Watson Design Group is seeking a talented account manager to help in the execution of campaigns across the digital and social landscape. The ideal candidate is organized and experienced in both project management/production, as well as social media marketing and strategy. Our ideal candidate has strong writing skills and is comfortable in a fast-paced creative environment working with various team members across different departments. Entertainment industry experience required.

About You

• You have marketing experience, with an emphasis on social-first campaigns.
• You are an active and engaged consumer of social media and entertainment culture.
• You have a passion for creative, innovation, and producing high-impact campaign work.
• You are an excellent communicator and can speak to a variety of teams with ease.
• You are a problem solver and a self-starter.
• You are organized, detail-oriented, and forward-thinking - a natural planner.
• You are a collaborative, communicative teammate who enjoys producing fun, thoughtful, engaging work.

Job Description

Reporting to the Senior Account Lead, the Account Manager is responsible for the execution of social and creative campaigns across entertainment brands and series & film-specific projects. The role can be divided into three areas, which include:

Production

• Work in collaboration with the Account Lead to define, maintain, and execute project scope and timelines from planning through execution.
• Work closely with the creative team - disseminating client feedback and maintaining efficient production workflows across titles.
• Communicate overall health of assigned accounts and projects to Account Lead and senior leadership.
• Work with Account and Strategy Leads to define and lead weekly call agendas, providing updates on the status of a title, reviewing the status of production and planning next steps.
• Build out detailed production schedules, working with Account and Creative leads to ensure there are no bottlenecks on the design floor.

Social / Editorial Strategy

• Oversee content calendars across assigned titles. Ensure campaigns are informed by both strategy and production by working with team counterparts.
• Oversee community management and publishing efforts, communicating plans and insights with both internal and client teams. Stay informed and up to date on social trends and conversations that might impact cadence and editorial strategy.
• Participate in creative ideation for live campaigns and campaign requests (talent ideas, social concepts etc).
• Ensure creative and copy align with client feedback - copy editing and cross-checking talent handles, appropriate hashtags, links, and messaging.
• Work with the Strategy team to recommend and implement data-driven insights to clients.
• Correspond regularly with the internal team to conceptualize new content opportunities based on social sentiment and platform trends.

Client Strategy

• Assess client needs and team challenges proactively to create and enable effective internal and external solutions.
• Maintain a proactive account management lens, projecting hurdles and effectively crafting solutions to stay ahead.
• Assist Account Lead in the development of monthly reports, support with presentation.
• Set and communicate broader client / project goals to the team.
• Build strong relationships with our clients.

Preferred Skills :

• 3-5 years experience in project management/account management
• Can work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams including strategists, writers, designers, video editors and developers
• Experience managing editorial calendars for social campaigns and embedded knowledge of social publishing and platforms across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat & YouTube

About Watson Design Group

We develop campaigns for clients in the entertainment and brand sector across the earned, owned, paid and experiential space, putting creative writing and storytelling at the heart of everything we do.

We look to our creative and design teams to help develop and breathe life into ideas. 

From the creation of an identity and style to a digital content hub or a 360 interactive platform, Watson creates experiences that carry our clients’ stories to audiences across the globe. The ambition at Watson is to continue to build upon our award-winning campaign work and integrate the expertise of new creative approaches, new ways of thinking and technologies to our business.