Job Title: Account Manager/Brand Strategist (Hybrid/Partial Remote)Â
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Come join our team at Zilker Media, one of the fastest-growing companies in Austin!
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Are you a brand strategist with a passion for driving results for individuals and corporations?Â
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Do you pride yourself on your problem-solving skills and love interfacing with clients? Â
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Do you thrive on community, authenticity and good vibes?Â
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We’re looking for an Account Manager/Brand Strategist with two to three years of full-time digital marketing/PR agency and client management experience preferred, agency internship experience accepted, to join our Brand Strategy Department. If this description sounds like a good fit, we’d love to hear from you!
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But first, a little more about us.
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Zilker Media is a boutique digital marketing and PR agency providing end-to-end brand building for the world’s leading companies, executives, thought leaders and bestselling authors. We are a partially-remote company with team members coming in the office two days per week and working from home (or a coffee shop, or Zilker park ????) three days per week. Our mission is to cultivate community—for our team, our clients and our home here in Austin.
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Even working partially remote, we’re a close-knit team of talented professionals who genuinely care about one another and value an open, collaborative environment. Zilker Media is built on:
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- Good Vibes
- Meaningful Relationships
- Bold IntegrityÂ
- Leading The Way
- Bettering Our Community
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And, we don’t mean to toot our own horn, but…we’ve built something pretty special here. See for yourself:
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- Ranked #13 on in the micro-companies section of Austin Business Journal’s 2021 Best Places to Work (https://bit.ly/3DkA4H7)
- Ranked #15 in the micro-companies section of Austin Business Journal’s 2020 Best Places to Work (https://bit.ly/2XODY82)
- Named to Austin Business Journal’s 2019 list of Top Austin-Area Advertising & Marketing Agencies (https://bit.ly/2MMFy5Y)
- Named by AustinInno to their 2019 Austin’s Coolest Companies List (https://bit.ly/2GR2MEa)
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About the Role
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Our Brand Strategy department leads marketing strategy and branding for some of the world’s top thought leaders and companies. Our priority is to drive results with a creative personal branding approach while having fun doing it! In this role, you will be integral to the success of our brand strategy and PR campaigns. You will get to:
- Fully own and maintain client accounts by building meaningful relationships with your clients (executives, entrepreneurs and founders) that create a lasting relationshipÂ
- Develop and present creative and industry-leading strategies and campaigns that drive high-end results for their business goalsÂ
- Project manage all internal and external deadlines, ensuring items stay on track and are delivered with the highest qualityÂ
- Work cross-departmentally with our PR team on media relations and collaborations with clients
- Experience career growth as you tackle new challenges, stretch out of your comfort zone and hone your skills daily
- Find greater meaning in your work, with more opportunities for creativity and making a difference
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Requirements
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Our ideal candidate has strong client-facing/account management, project management and digital marketing skills. As a Brand Strategist, you’ll receive on-the-job training to be the lead point of contact for Zilker Media accounts and be responsible for building and maintaining client relationships. In addition, you’ll take a hands-on approach to all campaign operations, so you should be comfortable handling everything from project managing deadlines, social media and other deliverables, to creating results-focused strategies and leading on industry trends and shifts.Â
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Here’s a quick rundown of what we’re looking for in a brand strategist:
- 2+ years’ experience in an account management, marketing, digital marketing or social media role
- Strong experience in client-facing with c-suite executives requiredÂ
- Experience executing brand strategies and digital marketing campaigns
- Knowledge of public relations and digital marketing
- Experience running successful digital advertising campaigns
- Previous experience using email management software or a CRM to set up automatic nurturing sequences
- Proven experience leading marketing initiatives, campaigns or projects
- Ability to adapt and shift quickly with industry trends and developmentsÂ
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Culture and Benefits
Flexibility:
- Work from the office on Fitzhugh approximately two days a week and remotely the rest of the time
- Unlimited PTO – with a requirement to take at least 2 weeks off a year
- In addition, we also take all standard holidays and shut down the office the week between Christmas and New Year’s – totaling about 19 days per year,
- Flex schedule. Customize your schedule to your preferred workflow
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Growth
- Professional development budget
- Constructive feedback and open dialogue at all levels of the organization
- A culture that supports constant learning
- An opportunity to innovate, implement new ideas and make an impact
Benefits
- Zilker Media contributes 60% of the company sponsored medical insurance plan
- Zilker Media contributes 100% of the company sponsored dental, vision and life insurance plans
- 401k option
- Eligible for Zilker Media’s profit-sharing program after one year with the company
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Good Vibes
- Option to participate in the Good Vibes Initiative – Zilker Media’s philanthropic armÂ
- Don’t just get the job done-have fun doing it!Â
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Ready to join the Zilker Media team and build something meaningful with us? We’re ready to meet you!
To apply directly please email our HR Consultant, Susan Van Nostrand of Lake Travis HR at: [email protected]
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