Sasquatch Agency, a leading Portland-based full-service marketing firm, is looking to add a Sr. Account Executive or Account Supervisor to work with our growing “EAT & DRINK” Teams. Founded in 1995, Sasquatch works with leading local, regional, national and international brands in the EAT, DRINK and PLAY segments. Current clients include Reser’s Fine Foods, Mountain Hardwear, Salomon Worldwide, Tailwind Nutrition, Widmer Brothers Brewing, GSI Outdoors and many others.
Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Act as primary agency point of contact for select clients as assigned.
- Lead client relationships and strategy. Act as the primary and trusted, expert resource for clients. Earn their trust and know their business.
- Foster collaboration internally and with clients.
- Facilitate flow of project-related materials, project revisions, and documentation within participating departments, coordinating agency time and resources to meet client expectations and objectives.
- Understand and critically think about client feedback and its implications for the work, the objectives, and agency resources
- Conduct information-gathering exercises and ongoing education as needed for the EAT & DRINK team, distilling research findings, and recognizing and extrapolating relevant information. Be the category expert.
- Develop and give both internal and client-facing presentations as needed.
- Proactively communicate with clients to understand their pain points and offer agency solutions to grow the agency’s scope of work.
- Manage client and agency financials to ensure that budgets, forecasts, and invoices are aligned with client expectations and the contractually agreed upon agency services.
- Other project-related duties as required.
The successful applicant will have:
- 5 years of experience in a marketing firm or brand marketing environment with experience in the food/beverage CPG space strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, preferably in Journalism, Advertising, Marketing or Business Administration.
- Confidence and ability to move projects forward with minimal supervision while communicating clearly and effectively.
- Experience with standard business software including documents, spreadsheets, presentations, project management, etc.
We are a creative, fast-paced business where all employees from the most senior to the most junior wear multiple hats and are willing to pitch in and engage in tasks outside their primary job functions. The chosen candidate must feel comfortable working in such an environment.
What We Offer
Sasquatch offers an inclusive benefits package including, but not limited to:
● Competitive salary
● Health / Vision / Dental / Short-term Disability / Long-term Disability
● Matched 401K retirement program
● Generous PTO plan
● Hybrid work environment, with two days per week mandatory in-office
● Fun and fast-paced work environment
