Account Management

What title/level should I be targeting when looking at in house roles? I have 6-7 years experience at creative agencies working on a range of large brands and have just been promoted to account direct… more

Does anyone know of any opportunities for AM position in the Bay Area? Personally have 5+ years in sales 2 years in project management

What are some tips to getting an account management position?

I started a new job 4 months ago. I left my old agency because I was burnt out. Everything was at a breakneck pace with problems at every turn and long hours. My new job started out ok, and now I’m ex… more

Anyone have some advice on how to get recap notes to your time in a timely matter? I recently started recording meetings to help, but sometimes it takes about an hour for me to share my recap with the… more

The areas I’m being told I need to improve on in performance are the areas I was never onboarded to. Of course I need to improve - I was never taught. 😭😂 Not saying I need to be spoon fed but majorly di… more

I am FRUSTRATED, it’s been a few months(less than 4) and my head is still spinning! I’m involved in meetings, I have onboarding materials, but everything still isn’t making sense to me. I take notes i… more

What are some key skills that should be in my resume to make the step from Marketing/ Account Coordinator? I would like to make the jump to CSM or Account Manager? Kansas City two years experience.

Has anyone made a jump from DTC Pharma to regular consumer? Starting to burn out on the Pharma side and really need to explore what else is out there.

Does anyone know what job boards would be good for the account manager role, outside of Indeed or Linkedin? Would love if you know any head hunters or can offer a referral.

I'm European based in London. I'm constantly being joked about being foreigner (Brits joking about us non Brits working in the UK) jokes about my accent etc.

It makes me feel uncomfortable and no matter how much I ad… more

How do you manage rounds of revisions with clients once a project is in studio?

I have clients consistently asking for “tweaks” at every file review stage once we’re in studio (usually leading to vers… more

Anyone have insight on what's it like transitioning from a start up as an AE to a AM at a big company?

Hey everyone, what are some good external resources, perhaps books and websites, that go into detail about the world of Account management in the Pharma Ad industry? Every time I look it up it always brings up sales roles and cold-callers, which IS NOT what type of account management I’m … more

Looking for advice collaborating with Project Management in an agency. I’ve worked in more than five agencies but my current agency’s Director of PM insists the PM control every aspect of a scope, inc… more

Thoughts on working as an AM at Gartner? Any insight appreciated :)

How did you get into your first account management position? What experience or skills did you have? Did you move up into the role from previously working with the same company or new company?

I’m currently a junior AM with 2 years experience in banking looking to move to fintech/tech AM/CSM. Consistently high EOY ratings, but I’ve been interviewing for months and no offers yet. 1. Any advi… more

Hi all,

I was recently apart of a layoff in adtech and looking for a new role. It was my first job out of college and I was there for about a year. I’m using this as an opportunity to get closer to my… more

Is it just me or is account management in pharma advertising just not manageable, it’s mentally and physically tiring.

What do you enjoy about acct really?

In retail business with international clients i sometimes face an issue of their POSM that wont fit to be on display.
So my dilemma is:
Im on the run most of the times explaining to them how to design and shape the POSM to be … more

Looking for tips on how to make the most of my weekly 1:1s with my manager and less frequent 1:1s with my VP, etc. Do you have a structure you like to follow? Advice on what to discuss? I feel like I … more

Is it hard to get fired in account management as an AAE?

Anyone know of a good temp agencies? Referrals needed. Thank you

Kind of in a slump after layoffs and crap annual. I work in e-commerce but feel like it’s time to move on… what’s a good step after AM or SAM?

So many people don't know when to stop

We use PDFs of decks to receive comments from our clients. My strategy is to add additional clarifying comments to the PDF for vague feedback and then flag any major general notes in my email when I send the PDF back to my t… more

Hello, I have been working as an account coordinator at a small marketing agency in Kansas City for 2 years. I am looking to find an Account Manager position. Any advice would be awesome.

Hi Everyone,
I interviewed with this organization. After 2 rounds. Now the HR sent me a mail asking for references as we move forward. The mail doesn’t really say anything about the next step or whethe… more

I’m currently interviewing for Account Manager & Partnership Manager roles.

The interviewing game has got SO INTENSE with 6+ rounds including take-home assignments! It seems that they give you an assignment, then you present it in th… more

Writing because I’ve felt severely undervalued and unhappy over the last 6 or so months. AE’s at my agency are treated as disposable & the “lucky” few of us who received 2K salary increase before … more

Is a 15% increase in pay a lot?

Someone explain to me why in 2023 account folks still manually make their own tracker for client fiance reviews. In my last 7-8 years, I’ve seen finance/PM team provide a tracker with formula and acco… more

First time getting negative feedback during a client review. Client is asking for a deliverable that is beyond what was agreed upon in brief. We tried to scale back what we were promising in the brief… more

What computer software are you using at your agency to create and track project estimates and SOWs? I’m looking for a more streamlined way to generate and especially see all active project estimates and SOWs in one interface… more