Senior Business Manager

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Agency

BBDO

Job Function

Account Management and Growth

Job Subfunction

Account Management

As a Senior Business Manager at BBDO Chicago, you are responsible for overseeing the execution of multiple concurrent projects while ensuring clear visibility into progress, priorities, and outcomes for both clients and internal teams. Working closely with cross-functional agency teams, you ensure seamless delivery of campaigns in a fast-paced environment while maintaining strong communication, collaboration, and professionalism at every level.

Things you’ll do

• Oversee administration and execution of numerous projects at the same time.
• Build client confidence by knowing the objective and status of various client-related activities.
• Develop a strong knowledge of the client's products, branding, and style guide.
• Keep the clients and the Account Lead updated on the status of account activities. Elevate issues and opportunities as required.
• Foster the client relationship, maintain contact, and build rapport at as many levels of the organization as possible.
• Liaise with teams across the agency, including Creative, Strategy, and Production, to ensure campaigns are delivered.
• Identify opportunities when in client conversations and act on them to add value to the client or agency.
• Understand the fast-paced nature of business and positively respond to last-minute client requests.
• Maintain knowledge of competitive trends within the category and recognize and address barriers to acquisition.
• Demonstrate strong collaboration, communication skills, respect, and professionalism in all interactions.

Things we are looking for

• You are a strong relationship builder.
• You are an expert communicator.
• You have demonstrated experience supporting integrated campaigns.
• You drive for results and the highest quality standards.
• You thrive in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
• You have a passion for the creative work.
• You are an organized and strategic thinker.
• You have 3+ years of experience in marketing or advertising.
• You have a bachelor’s degree and/or relevant experience.

In-Office Policy

At BBDO Chicago, we believe being together in person enhances our ability to collaborate, communicate, and innovate. Currently, BBDO Chicago’s in-office policy requires employees to work in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with the flexibility to work from home on Monday and Friday.

Benefits

BBDO Chicago offers a competitive compensation package, with benefits including:

Comprehensive Health & Wellness benefits

Paid Time Off

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Parental Leave

$75,000 - $115,000

To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager.

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