Location: San Jose, California
Job Type: Contract
Compensation Range: $44 - 55 per hour
Our Creative Studio is an in-house agency focused on developing breakthrough creative campaigns, integrated marketing solutions, and compelling brand experiences that drive business impact and connect with consumers across channels. The team combines strategy, creativity, and innovation to deliver high-quality work that strengthens brand presence and supports business growth.
We are deeply focused on customer experience, insight-driven creative strategy, and integrated campaigns that build brand affinity and measurable results. Our work spans multiple categories, platforms, and touchpoints, bringing ideas to life through advertising, digital experiences, social content, video, retail signage, and more.
We value collaboration, creativity, curiosity, diversity, and results, and are committed to fostering an environment where teams can do their best work.
We are seeking a seasoned and innovative Account Manager to serve as the primary liaison between creative teams and cross-functional business partners. This role will focus on understanding business objectives, translating strategic needs into actionable creative direction, and partnering closely with project management to ensure campaigns and initiatives are delivered on time and on budget.
The ideal candidate is strategic, organized, solutions-oriented, and capable of balancing big-picture thinking with day-to-day execution. This individual should be comfortable leading integrated campaign development, managing multiple stakeholders, and driving collaboration across creative, business, and operational teams.
This role requires experience managing high project volume, navigating complex workflows, and overseeing integrated marketing campaigns from concept through execution. The Account Manager should be confident evaluating creative briefs, aligning campaign objectives with KPIs, and communicating strategy clearly to internal teams and external partners.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Develop a strong understanding of business objectives, products, priorities, and challenges.
- Drive accountability to marketing and business goals through integrated campaign solutions that generate measurable results.
- Lead day-to-day campaign development and production while ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
- Maintain consistent communication with stakeholders regarding project status, timing, and deliverables.
- Ensure all creative concepts and executions remain aligned to campaign objectives, KPIs, and strategic direction.
- Partner with project management to oversee workflows, timelines, prioritization, and milestone tracking.
- Develop creative briefs and ensure all work aligns to strategic goals.
- Manage full-funnel campaign development across paid, owned, and digital channels, including video, social, digital, site, and signage.
- Oversee production budgets and identify opportunities for cost efficiencies.
- Represent the creative team in cross-functional meetings and collaborate with external agency partners when applicable.
- Effectively manage upward communication and provide updates to senior leadership.
- Mentor and support junior account management team members while helping drive workflow and team success.
- Identify opportunities to elevate creative output and improve efficiencies across projects and processes.
- Confidently present recommendations, points of view, and campaign strategies to stakeholders and internal teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business Administration, or related field.
- 5-8 years of experience in account management, agency services, or integrated marketing roles.
- Experience working in retail, consumer products, or other high-volume industries preferred.
- Familiarity with project management tools such as Smartsheet and Workfront.
- Strong understanding of advertising methods, campaign development, and integrated marketing execution.
- Experience managing timelines, resources, budgets, and stakeholder expectations.
Additional Experience Preferred (Not Required)
- Experience supporting product launches or product development initiatives.
- Background in Apparel, Beauty, Home, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), or related industries.
Skills & Qualifications:
Strategic & Creative Thinking
- Ability to combine business strategy, communication, and creative thinking to develop impactful campaigns and integrated marketing solutions.
Relationship Management
- Strong ability to build collaborative relationships across teams through a deep understanding of business goals, organizational structure, and category dynamics.
Communication Skills
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present ideas clearly, confidently, and persuasively to a variety of audiences.
Leadership Mindset
- Ability to motivate teams, foster collaboration, and create positive team momentum while maintaining strong judgment and prioritization skills.
Execution & Accountability
- Highly organized, action-oriented, and proactive with the ability to manage multiple priorities and drive projects through completion.
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At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
