Senior Business Leader - Account Manager

We seek an experienced Account Manager who eats, sleeps and breathes our business and helps advance the firm with their brainpower. They will be a highly engaged liaison between the business' rational marketing objectives/messages and the creative translations of those into work that works.

The Senior Business Leader/Account Manager will be responsible for seizing market opportunities, growing the health of our client relationships, and overseeing the efficient and effective development of our projects - and our visions. You will join a high-energy and highly regarded agency, in pursuit of helping make Edward Jones famous.

The EJ Agency is an in-house, full-service agency which delivers creative and strategic advertising, marketing communications, event, and content solutions to the firm in support of clients, communities, and colleagues. If you are a proactive, client-focused professional with a passion for creative problem-solving and creative strategy, this is the perfect opportunity to join a new department within a thriving agency. You will be an integral part of contributing to our success and shaping the future of Edward Jones initiatives and campaigns.

EJ Agency core values we embody, and hope you do, too:
FIO / Figure It out - intrinsically motivated and resourceful
Fuego / Inspired and inspiring
CSWS / Can't Stop, Won't Stop - constructively dissatisfied with status quo
GRIT / Rigorous and resilient in approach
Love / Collaborative and generous with our time

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.

Hiring Minimum: $99200
Hiring Maximum: $168900

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Skills/Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in communications, creative, digital, advertising or marketing, with a background in client leadership, at an advertising or marketing agency
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Business, or a related field; Masters Degree or MBA is a plus.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing successful integrated marketing strategies.
• Strong emotional intelligence/maturity.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills (written and verbal).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Intellectually curious.
• Results-oriented leader who can develop and convey program strategies, and simultaneously deliver solutions through practical, disciplined execution.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, overseeing multiple active projects of varying scopes, concurrently.
• Experience in Adobe Workfront a plus. Other tools used include: Microsoft Office, Zoom.
• Client-focused mindset, consultative approach to projects, and strong relationship-building skills are required.
• Financial services industry and/or other regulated industry experience is preferred.

Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday

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Awards & Accolades

At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.

Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones

Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones

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About Us

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.

¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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