Senior Account Manager - Marketing Strategist
Company Profile
Strategic Partners Marketing and Impact Academy are in the process of becoming Soul Seed.
Soul Seed is a transformational brand strategy, marketing, and business coaching firm that helps purpose-driven leaders and companies to grow and scale with-profits rooted in purpose. We do this by partnering with clients to create and implement more effective marketing strategies that are rooted in that brand’s authenticity and that deliver measurable results.
Our culture includes a flexible, remote-work environment that requires every member of our team to display individual leadership while coming together in creative collaboration and strategy to create meaningful results.
We attract growth-minded team members and clients who care about connecting with clients on an authentic level and driving profits from that purposeful place. Profits rooted in purpose. The intersection of heart and mind, soul and strategy.
Please note that we have three listings active. Visit each listing so you apply for that which is most appropriate. We anticipate filling two positions now and another later in the year. We have flexibility in how we meet the needs of the team so if you think any of the positions align, we’d love to hear from you.
- Senior Brand Strategist + Team Operations Manager
- Senior Account Manager – Marketing Strategist
- Senior Digital Marketing Strategist
Learn about our company values from our founder here:
For a short background on who we are, watch this video:
Company Culture
Tired of traditional workplace models, our founder Amber Swenor set out to create a company that would celebrate the uniqueness of each individual with a focus on strengths over weakness, an environment of authenticity and compassion through radical transparency, along with creating a flexible workplace to empower highly-responsible, self-driven leaders to shine within a team atmosphere.
What it takes to be successful here
Honesty with us and yourself.
Commitment to follow through.
Commitment to personal growth within your role.
Alignment with company values:
- Think & Act Strategically: Thinking & Acting strategically is demonstrated by thinking through why you are doing what you are doing and how it fits in the puzzle for client success. This also includes engaging strategies that help you maximize your time and support your best work-flow.
- Intrapreneurship: Growth minded and Innovative in your role within the team.
- Motivation: Self-starter that is regularly motivated to fulfill your tasks because you see the dots for how your contributions support client goals, company goals, and your goals.
- Passion: Passion is demonstrated by bringing some sparkle to your role; you are interested and engaged in the work you are doing and in the goals of the company. It’s demonstrated in how you feel and show up emotionally and energetically, resonating passion for what the company stands for and the work that we do.
- Accountability: Accountability is demonstrated by taking responsibility for your actions. We hold ourselves accountable for results, we caringly hold team members accountable, while also holding clients accountable for what they are responsible for, in order for the partnership to be a success.
- Caring Communication: SP engages a caring culture that is demonstrated through flexibility and also in how we communicate internally and externally. Care is demonstrated by displaying kindness and concern for others while also being transparent, honest, and direct in our feedback and communications. We communicate directly because we care about the success of the company, for the clients, and the success of our fellow colleagues and the team as a whole.
Who We’re Seeking
We’re seeking a fast-starting, multi-tasker who thrives in an agency or similar environment managing 8-12 clients at a time.
To be successful in this role, it will require: Strategic thought, relentless attention to detail, embracing a consultative mindset and approach, thinking 3 steps ahead, and being able to articulate these ideas, strategies, and recommendations both internally and externally, backed up with a solid strategy for why the recommendation is being made. We are a culture of people who seek to continue growing ourselves, our company, and our clients.
We are looking for an individual who is a leader within their role while also being company-forward and demonstrating teamwork and alignment to the company vision.
Personal Responsibility: Demonstrate a high level of personal leadership and responsibility to fulfill commitments at or above expectation, according to agreed-upon timelines
Personability: Ability to establish authentic connections and rapport quickly with clients and prospective clients
Multi-Task: Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and clients with multiple components in an upbeat fast pace atmosphere
Strategic Thought & Guidance: Strategic thought and attention to detail, ability to articulate the strategy and recommendations based on clear reasoning, along with detailing the accompanying next step comprehensive action plan
Adaptability: Ability to be resilient, agile, flexible, adaptable to change. We work in a very fluid environment, and plans change quickly based on client needs so it is important to be able to evaluate and manage priorities
Business & Marketing Acumen: Eagerness to stay on top of marketing trends including digital, social media, and email marketing and possess the ability to translate how those trends apply to each clients’ strategic plan. This will require the development of comprehensive and cohesive marketing plans and proposals based on business goals.
Consultative Sales Process: Demonstrate ability to conduct consultative conversations, effectively diagnosing the business and marketing gaps and opportunities, and propose a strategy with accompanying tactical marketing plan to achieve goals. This requires being well-versed in comprehensive marketing approaches.
Team Guidance: ability to not only communicate brand, strategy, and goals to teammates who carry out implementation but also to collaborate with them and provide ongoing feedback to ensure deliverables are strategically aligned and meet the needs of the client.
Who We’re Seeking
We’re seeking a fast-starting, multi-tasker who thrives in an agency or similar environment managing 8-12 clients at a time.
To be successful in this role, it will require: Strategic thought, relentless attention to detail, embracing a consultative mindset and approach, thinking 3 steps ahead, and being able to articulate these ideas, strategies, and recommendations both internally and externally, backed up with a solid strategy for why the recommendation is being made. We are a culture of people who seek to continue growing ourselves, our company, and our clients.
We are looking for an individual who is a leader within their role while also being company-forward and demonstrating teamwork and alignment to the company vision.
Personal Responsibility: Demonstrate a high level of personal leadership and responsibility to fulfill commitments at or above expectation, according to agreed-upon timelines
Personability: Ability to establish authentic connections and rapport quickly with clients and prospective clients
Multi-Task: Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and clients with multiple components in an upbeat fast pace atmosphere
Strategic Thought & Guidance: Strategic thought and attention to detail, ability to articulate the strategy and recommendations based on clear reasoning, along with detailing the accompanying next step comprehensive action plan
Adaptability: Ability to be resilient, agile, flexible, adaptable to change. We work in a very fluid environment, and plans change quickly based on client needs so it is important to be able to evaluate and manage priorities
Business & Marketing Acumen: Eagerness to stay on top of marketing trends including digital, social media, and email marketing and possess the ability to translate how those trends apply to each clients’ strategic plan. This will require the development of comprehensive and cohesive marketing plans and proposals based on business goals.
Consultative Sales Process: Demonstrate ability to conduct consultative conversations, effectively diagnosing the business and marketing gaps and opportunities, and propose a strategy with accompanying tactical marketing plan to achieve goals. This requires being well-versed in comprehensive marketing approaches.
Team Guidance: ability to not only communicate brand, strategy, and goals to teammates who carry out implementation but also to collaborate with them and provide ongoing feedback to ensure deliverables are strategically aligned and meet the needs of the client.
Job Description:
We are looking for a highly skilled self-starter who takes pride in executing top-quality work. We are seeking a strategic thinker with project management experience who can see the whole picture for a client and understands the plan to execute that strategy into reality.
In this senior-level position where the magic of intuition and gut instinct meets the power of the strategic mind, the ideal candidate will understand how to see the big picture, as well as the step by step plan needed to achieve that vision.
You will engage a combination of people skills, strategic thought, and powerhouse project management skills daily. Your role is the quintessential meeting of intuition and creative direction
This senior-level role will require you to meet directly with prospective clients to conduct business needs analysis and then work with the internal team to develop a strategic plan to achieve their business objectives. You will work directly with clients, ensuring that deliverables and results are achieved.
You will project manage projects internally with the team, ensuring that all elements of the comprehensive plan are working together to achieve client goals.
The ideal candidate will work with a fierce passion on behalf of our clients as the gatekeeper of their marketing strategy, ensuring that all forces are proceeding forward to deliver results.
You will be responsible for conducting consult meetings and making appropriate recommendations to the client, creating and presenting proposals, building and maintaining relationships, project managing the execution of marketing campaigns among members of the team, and, at times, performing some of the execution yourself.
You must be extremely skilled at self-management and time management and can be relied upon to meet KPIs while thriving in a remote environment.
We are looking for someone who is a problem-solver and self-starter who requires minimal management. We will provide training and mentorship, however you must bring a positive can-do attitude and a relentless commitment to growth and results. We value a culture of transparency, growth and care, in a flexible and supportive work environment.
This position requires someone who can see the big picture with our clients and be able to effectively execute elements of the plan and project manage elements among the team. You will be able to articulate how the strategies we are pursuing are helping clients to achieve their goals.
The ideal candidate will be a competent leader able to provide guidance that enhances performance in a manner that incorporates the company’s vision and culture. The position will be 40 hours per week however you are trusted to manage your time working more or less as needed to achieve your KPIs, goals and deadlines. While the hours are flexible with up to 100% remote available within the US, if you are within the Madison, WI area, you will join the team in office 1 day/week for team in-office days.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Conduct consultative sales calls and meetings by phone, video, and in person
- Develop detail-oriented, integrated recommendations and proposals tied to clear strategy for presentation to the client
- Create comprehensive data-driven marketing strategies and plans using multiple data points (Google Analytics, sales trends, social media stats, market research, online leads)
- Project manage the execution of marketing strategies within the team, ensuring that all deadlines are adhered to and that all work is delivered at or above expectation in alignment with the client brand and the goals of the marketing plan; this will at times include execution of various aspects of the plan yourself
- Communicate with clients and serve as liaison between client and internal SP team to ensure that all parties are on the same page and moving toward the defined goals
- Project manage the execution of marketing strategies within the team, which will at times include executing various aspects of the plan yourself, which may include:
- Developing and guiding client messaging based on their business goals and brand to ensure brand consistency throughout all forms of marketing advertising, including email marketing, TV, radio ads, digital ads, print and website
- A combination of these specific responsibilities (to be determined based on your skill and experience), including:
- Digital advertising strategy
- Content strategy
- Media strategy and buy development
- Public relations strategy development
- Collaborate with team members on the design and implementation of business plans and strategies to promote the attainment of goals
- Report to clients on statuses of campaigns, providing ongoing consultation to retain the relationship and continue moving progress forward
Qualifications/Requirements
- Associates, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in marketing, small business management, communications, digital marketing, public relations, communications, or a related field 4+ years of related work experience; previous agency or marketing director experience preferred
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities, including the ability to clearly and compassionately articulate the following in oral/written format:
- Feedback to team members regarding project statuses, timelines, and deadlines; execution of work; and ongoing skill and strategy development
- Project objectives and action steps via email and Slack
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office, Excel, and preferred knowledge of Excel formulas
- Work from home fast internet set up that can maintain video conference calls
- Proficient at developing, managing, and overseeing implementation of comprehensive media plans that include various tactics such as social media, broadcast, print, email marketing, digital marketing, graphic design, web design, and SEO
- Understanding of when to utilize various marketing and communications strategies, how they are implemented, and how they are measured
- Strong working knowledge of various digital advertising strategies and platforms including Google, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube
- Solid grasp of interactive media, including various pricing models, targeting technologies, and ad serving
- Grasps various marketing and sales tactics and understands when to utilize them
- Able to create a step-by-step organized marketing plan for recommendation to the client, and for the team to execute
- Effective communicator with ability to articulate complex topics simply and succinctly
- Detail- and results-oriented, embracing a salesperson mentality
- Ability to work individually with strong time-management abilities
- Can collaborate effectively with other team members, including the Founder, Business Manager, Digital Marketing Strategist, Web Designer, and Marketing Assistants
- Experience with developing and maintaining client and vendor relationships
- Option to work 100% remote, but must be based in the US
- Reliable transportation, which (at times) may require 40+ miles of travel to meet with clients
- Preferred: understanding of research methods and marketing data analysis techniques
- Preferred: understanding of media strategy, public relations strategy skills, strong writing and editing ability, strong understanding of digital marketing
Salary Range
- Base + commission based on accounts managed + bonuses based on team performance
- First-year earnings projected at $60,000-$75,000+ depending on experience; potential to grow into much higher earnings
Benefits
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- Very flexible & fully remote available (office in Madison, Wi also available for use)
- Company-sponsored Health Reimbursement account to provide toward health insurance or other health-related expenditures
- Company provided Health Savings Account
- Paid sick/personal days
- Work Anniversary celebrations
- Semiannual team retreats
- Phone & mileage reimbursement
**Applicants must apply through our website directly
Interviews begin immediately so please don’t delay. Some flexibility in hiring date with goal to hire by mid-March. No phone calls. Thank you.
Strategic Partners Marketing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity, are committed to creating an inclusive environment for employees and clients, and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
