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PLACED: VP, Client Service/Group Account Director; Beauty/Lifestyle, $150-175K+, NYC

With a focus on lifestyle-driven brands, this expanding start-up ad agency is seeking a polished and entrepreneurial Account team leader to help foster growth, innovation, and superior client satisfaction. This creatively nimble, full-service agency possesses major credentials on integrated and strategic campaigns for some of the biggest fashion and beauty brands on the market. The GAD should be a strategic leader who demonstrates skills in relationship building and management, mentorship, business development, production, negotiation and communication. You should demonstrate, by example, how a successful team works collaboratively by building and maintaining an inclusive, positive team attitude. You will be in the trenches, responsible for helping to shape the strategic development of the New York office and for driving the overall Account team vision. Finessing internal and client relationships, you will build out key account strategies, schedule and allocate projects, assess resources, assist in new business generation, possess financial accountability, and ensure clear and effective communication. Considering the bulk of your attention will be on the fashion/retail, beauty, hospitality, spirits and CPG sectors, a love of the September issue and previous category experience is ideal. You must be well-rounded and savvy with the production process, from web and tv to print and in-store. Digital know-how is a major plus, though tweeting that you spilled coffee on your Dolce doesn’t count. Prior agency/marketing experience is a must-have. Assertive, ambitious, and passionate folks, please apply.

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March 2, 2015/by Hunter Gilmore

Account Management

PLACED: Account Executive, $40-45K, NYC

Get ready to join a shop that delivers effectively on both brains and beauty, a hybrid agency that’s at once design-driven image makers and consumer-minded brand stewards.

Seeking a poised Account Executive to add fun, focus, and innovation to this family-style environment. This well-esteemed boutique agency has major credentials on integrated and strategic campaigns for some of the biggest fashion, luxury, and lifestyle brands on the market. Considering the bulk of your attention will be in the lifestyle category, a love of celebrities, trends and previous category experience would be ideal. However, this Account Executive must be savvy with the production process, from digital to print.

This is a faced-paced, fun, hands-on position with extensive ongoing client contact managing a diverse array of client projects, from web builds and banners to print and promotions. Serving as the integral link between the agency’s creative team and the client, you’ll assist in the planning and execution of ad strategies and initiatives; oversee day-to-day account activity; manage approval processes; document key account details; manage budgets and timelines; collaborate with the Account Director and creative team to develop and present agency work; help to gather and analyze client information and periodically monitor competitive activity.

Please have 1+ years advertising agency account management experience; lifestyle brand experience preferred (travel/hospitality/luxury/fashion/arts). You’re a quick study who can hit the ground running with the ability to translate a client request into clear directive for the creative team. Possessing a great work ethic, you should be flexible enough to work as part of a team or embrace the opportunity to work independently. And if you have a point of view, don’t be afraid to express it. Assertive, driven, and passionate folks, please apply.

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March 1, 2015/by Hunter Gilmore

Account Management

PLACED: Senior Account Director / Group Account Director, $125-175K

Get ready to join a shop that delivers effectively on both brains and beauty, a hybrid agency that’s at once design-driven image makers and consumer-minded brand stewards.

The Group Account Director is responsible for management, business strategy, service and profitability of key agency accounts while partnering with Head of Client Services in mentoring the client service team. The GAD should be a strategic leader who demonstrates skills in relationship building and management, business development, negotiation and communication. You’ll partner with Head of Client Services in reaching revenue & profitability goals, improving departmental processes and efficiency while training and developing junior staff. You should demonstrate, by example, how a successful team works collaboratively by building and maintaining an inclusive, positive team attitude.

The GAD provides strategic, operational & business leadership on clients, brands and new business efforts as follows:

Client: An awareness and understanding of Client politics, culture, personalities & competitive landscape, trends and opportunities with all efforts underscoring an agency relationship as Client Partner.

Strategy: Strategic direction of account from all perspectives: advertising, marketing, new media, digital, technology, and overall business performance.

Brand: Partner with Creative, Strategy, Copy & Production to define direction and targets for brands while working to maintain consistency and respond to challenges.

Profitability: Manage ultimate profitability of account from proposal writing, estimating of projects, payment of invoices, timesheet accuracy and profit reports.

Client Accountability:

Build long-term relationships with clients based upon reliability, trust, honesty and insight; establish agency team’s credibility and win confidence of clients
Grow targeted accounts in a manner profitable to the agency
Develop seasonal strategic ideas as well as annual marketing plans for Clients
Drive agency briefing process, development of Client briefs, internal team briefings and alignment of Client/Agency objectives

Communication:

Establish and maintain a consistent tone of voice for all client communications from the team, no matter the author/sender
Present with confidence and always supported by a well-rehearsed, well-prepared team in meetings; you can “hold a room”

Fiscal Responsibility:

Finalize and secure approval for all client proposals, understanding fiscal commitments, timelines, resources and responsibilities
Lead estimation and proposal process with teams, using each proposal as a learning/training purpose for Client Service team members
Convert opportunities within the account to grow the business and remain alert to potential agency competitors and threats

Account Direction:

Manage Account Supervisors & Account Executives, providing regular feedback on performance, whether requested or not
Report accurate finances to Head of Client Services and senior management routinely and be prepared to project 3-12 months of future work volume for your clients
Sustain and encourage client’s appetite to continue working with agency by becoming an indispensable partner to client

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December 11, 2014/by Hunter Gilmore

Project Management

PLACED: Senior Project Manager, $90-115K+, NYC

Boutique luxury ad agency with global clientele seeks to add highly passionate Senior Project Managers to help craft and tell beautiful stories, achieving the most creative and effective end result for the brand and the agency. This well-esteemed shop has major credentials on integrated and strategic campaigns for some of the biggest fashion and beauty brands on the market. Considering the bulk of your attention will be on retail fashion/beauty/luxury accounts, a love of Vogue and previous category experience is ideal. As the initial PM on-site, all candidates must be savvy with the production process, from print and tv to direct mail and digital; you believe that Production is as much of an art as a science. From kick-off through creative development, your ability to help drive, manage and execute work in tight timelines, while fostering cross-team collaboration, sets you apart; be able to see the big picture with the ability to keep multiple trains running on time. These positions require a confident and friendly personality with excellent management skills to foster and maintain a healthy, positive work environment.

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April 21, 2014/by Hunter Gilmore

Creative Services, Production

PLACED: Print Production Coordinator, $45-55K, NYC

Boutique luxury ad agency with global clientele seeks to add a highly passionate Print Production Coordinator to help craft and tell beautiful stories, achieving the most creative and effective end result for the brand and the agency. This well-esteemed shop has major credentials on integrated and strategic campaigns for some of the biggest fashion and beauty brands on the market. Considering the bulk of your attention will be on retail fashion/beauty/luxury accounts, a love of Vogue and previous category experience is ideal but not mandatory. You believe that Production is as much of an art as a science; please be up to date with the latest news, products, strategies, technologies, best practices, and trends in Production/Marketing. You’ll consult with internal teams and external vendors to develop client solutions. As you oversee all of the agency’s print post production, ideal candidates will understand retouching and the printing process; you’ll also assist the Producer for live photo shoots. Your ability to help drive, manage and execute work in tight timelines, while fostering cross-team collaboration, sets you apart. Ability to work autonomously as well as within a nimble team is a must. At least one year of print experience required.

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March 19, 2014/26 Comments/by Hunter Gilmore

Copy, Creative

PLACED: Senior Copywriter, Integrated, $70-90K+, NYC

“High-end” ad agency with international reach is seeking a thoughtful and flexible Copywriter to help creatively communicate the core truth of quality brands. This well-esteemed agency has major credentials on integrated and strategic campaigns for some of the biggest fashion and luxury brands on the market. Considering the bulk of your attention will be on a retail fashion or beauty account, a love of Vogue and previous category experience in fashion/luxury/beauty/retail/lifestyle would be ideal. Not just a wordsmith, this Copywriter must be savvy with concepting and strategic thinking; you’ll craft briefs, decks, manifestos, ecommerce content, the occasional tagline and beyond. Prior agency/marketing experience is a must-have; a blended copy/design/art direction background is a plus. Assertive, stylish, and passionate folks, please apply.

Sounds perfect, right? Shoot your resume/portfolio to hunter@thehuntinglodgenyc.com. Not for you? Please feel free to pass this opportunity along to a friend.

February 25, 2014/by Hunter Gilmore

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