Account Manager (Project Manager)

Account Manager (Project Manager)
Reports To  

This role reports to an Evans Hunt Account Director or Program Director. 

Location

It’s wonderful if you can join us in Calgary, and almost as wonderful if you’re anywhere in Canada.

All candidates must have a valid Canadian work permit. Evans Hunt will not be providing sponsorship at this time. We’re open to considering international candidates working remotely during our business hours in Mountain Time.

Job overview

At Evans Hunt, our mission is to execute projects seamlessly from project intake to launch for clients of all sizes across different industries and marketing needs. We are currently looking for an Account Manager (internally this title is called a Project Manager) who will be responsible for the successful completion of campaign planning and execution, working with creative and media teams. This job will also include some brand and digital work. 

Show us what you’ve got! If this role feels like a reach, but you’ve got experience managing clients or working at an agency, apply anyway. You may be a great fit for different opportunities that may arise another day!

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone with two to five years of advertising agency experience focused on the development of regional and/or national campaigns. As part of the Client Engagement team, the ideal Account Manager candidate will check off the boxes below.

You have a proven track record of successful projects. You have experience managing various projects in an agency environment: creative concepting, media strategy and planning, creative production, and brand development. 

Experience working with vendors and partners on end-to-end asset production, including photography shoots and broadcast/video production.

Experience in trafficking and distributing common ad assets (display, paid social, video/CTV/OTT) across platforms and partners, ensuring correct specs, naming conventions, and version control.

You’re detail-oriented. Nothing slips past you. You’re the first one in documents providing feedback, and the the last one to sign off before creative ideas are handed off. In fact, you’re so good with details that you probably caught the mistake in the last sentence. Now that’s impressive.

You can communicate effectively. Whether it’s a call with a client about a change to the media plan or a meeting with the client to provide updates to the overall timeline and budget, you can rattle off the facts and stats as needed.

You are organized. With so many moving parts to manage, you’re always one step ahead of everyone else. You love a good spreadsheet, a well-organized folder structure, and you anticipate timelines before anyone else is even thinking of them. It’s hard keeping up with you. 

You can work across disciplines. You have familiarity and are comfortable with the basic principles of campaign design and production (inclusive of broadcast, OOH and digital channels), reporting & analytics, and SEO, and can translate all this into simpler terms for clients.  

You’re self-motivated. You are comfortable working with limited supervision and enjoy being the person people come to when they’re looking for the next step. And you have a passion for ongoing learning and continuous improvement, particularly around process and methodology.

You can do math. You set up budget control reports, track and report budget burn, and keep all numbers up to date regularly.

A day in the life

Working at an agency, you’ll have the opportunity to work with clients across a diverse range of industries simultaneously. As an Account Manager, there are a few activities that will likely take up most of your time. These include:

• Managing & prioritizing multiple concurrent fast-paced projects with unmatched attention to detail
• Understanding the client’s goals, objectives, and requirements, and translating them into an actionable project plan
• Creating briefs, statements of work, detailed schedules, and a variety of spec sheets
• Forecasting, tracking, and managing project budgets, purchase orders, and invoices
• Finding the right team to work on your projects (“resourcing”) while working with a team of Project Managers to manage teams with conflicting priorities
• Working closely with clients, internal teams and vendors, acting as the primary point of contact through project delivery
• Managing and maintaining the scope, and communicating the status of the project scope to both internal and external teams  
• Managing, documenting and communicating risks, changes, and issues that affect the project
• Creating a positive, collaborative and team-oriented work environment 
  

What’s in it for you

Evans Hunt is a full-service marketing agency focused on integrating strategy, creative, and technology. Our experienced team of 125+ employees delivers fully integrated marketing solutions for top national and international organizations. We’re a fun place that does good work. Here’s what we’re offering:

• Salary: $60,000-$85,000+ per year, subject to experience. 
• Culture & lifestyle: We're an agency that works hard, but life is also for living. We strive to provide a respectful and inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome. We're also not much for micromanaging–you'll have a lot of flexibility to deliver great work in ways that make sense to you.
• Office availability: We have an office in Calgary, but there’s no need to come into the office if you prefer to work from home. Candidates may work remotely during our business hours in Mountain Time.
• Stuff: A laptop will be provided to you, along with a phone plan if you want it.
  

What we’ll ask

There are a couple of things we'll ask for as part of the application process:

• Cover letter: Tell us a little about yourself and your fit for the job.
• Resume: A summary of your previous work experience, as well as notable projects you’ve worked on, will help provide a glimpse of who we’re interviewing if selected. 
  

Timing

We’ll fill the position as soon as the right candidate is available. 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 

Evans Hunt embraces and encourages the differences and characteristics that make our employees unique. The rich perspectives that result from diversity promote innovation and business success, and make us more creative, flexible, productive and competitive. These differences are an important part not only of our culture but also of our reputation and achievements. At Evans Hunt, diversity is a fact, and equity and inclusion are choices we make as individuals and leaders.