Bayard Advertising

Bayard Advertising is a niche-advertising agency and consultancy committed to best practices in recruitment advertising and communications. Since opening our doors in New York City in 1923, we have grown to a dozen offices from Tampa to Los Angeles including our office here in the DC area. As the largest privately owned recruitment ad agency in the U.S., we are seeking a motivated individual for the following position in our Washington DC area location:

As a member of the Bayard client services department, you will develop day-to-day client relationships and be committed to driving their business forward through innovative work that inspires and motivates talent acquisition.  You will also help generate profit for Bayard and deliver projects that achieve excellent results for the client and the agency. Account Manager’s must also begin to develop an exceptional understanding of the digital arena and how new and emerging developments can be exploited to add value to a clients business. Contributing to Bayard’s values, you will thrive when faced with new challenges and will constantly strive to improve the way things are done for our clients.
 
 Responsibilities

• ($1-2M) revenue responsibility across one or a group of clients.
• Focuses on growing revenue on the assigned account and exceeding 25% client operating margin.
• Understands all upcoming client initiatives over the next 12 months.
• Works with Sales to develop and execute business strategy that meets or transforms our client’s sourcing needs.
• In conjunction with Project Management, participates in the approach, planning and estimation of all full-service projects.
• In conjunction with Engagement leadership, focuses on solving our client’s biggest challenges.
• In conjunction with client finance, ensures all client activity is processed/invoiced in a timely and accurate manner.
• Participates in project reviews and develops case studies for the work.
• Manages clients and projects efficiently and professionally.
• Leverages client relationships for introductions to additional business units and brands and provides meaningful contribution to new business.
• Participant in periodic account planning to plan and forecast for client growth.