VP Client Relations

This position is responsible for the overall leadership, planning, management, growth and profitability of several substantial agency accounts. Makes and maintains ongoing top-level client contact, serving as a long-term direct marketing strategist and partner. Manages accounts with an entrepreneurial style, driving strategy and innovation to grow the business.

Key Characteristics:
• Passionate about forming and driving successful client relationships
• Ability to grow client relationships through new strategies and innovative ideas
• Direct marketing expert - client-side and agency experience a plus
• Develop and drive account plans and strategies that improve results for clients while growing the account portfolio.
• Immersed in clients’ business (and industry) to continually increase knowledge and serve as the clients’ first line consultant.
• Work closely with the sales team in developing proposal/presentation content and strategy for new business pitches. Effectively “on-boards” new client relationships.
• Successfully demonstrate the ability to analyze market data and identify integrated direct marketing solutions to meet client needs. Drives agency requirements through effective presentation and proposal recommendation process. 
• Engage with key senior level client contacts on a regular basis delivering a continuous flow of business-building ideas while securing relationship and performance feedback.
• Extensive experience developing and managing core agency processes. Comfortable overseeing and engaging in creative strategy development, campaign planning and management, print production and other project-level services.
• Accountable for managing, forecasting and meeting P/L, growth, and client satisfaction performance goals.
• Effectively manages resource allocation and employee development.
• Manage to company and team objectives and ensures optimal levels of productivity, service, communications and quality
• High energy leader with the ability to motivate and build high performing teams
• Engaging personality with the ability to successfully interact with senior level client contacts
• Accomplished meeting leader and presenter

Key Responsibilities:
• Minimum of 10 years experience in direct marketing. Experience in financial services, insurance or other direct marketing intensive industries is highly desirable.
• At least 5 years recent experience in growing and managing complex client relationships in an agency environment.
• Experience in managing within a dynamic, fast-paced, and ever-changing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage all facets of the agency engagement including creative, data, print production, interactive, and analytics.
• Excellent presentation and proposal writing skills.
• Relevant undergraduate degree required with advanced degree preferred.

Please refer to job code 6634 when responding to this ad.

Category:	Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations
	> Direct Marketing
Location:	Denver, CO
County:	Denver County
ZIP Code:	80201
Pay Rate:	Open
Job Terms:	full time
Company:	Numeric, LLC
Phone:	email only
Fax:	email only