The Big Picture

As a Strategist (aka: account manager) at Lessing-Flynn, you’ll build smart, results-driven strategies, guide teams through epic execution and nurture client relationships that last. You’ll stay curious about your clients’ businesses, pitch bold ideas that spark growth and keep budgets, quality and results on track along the way.

What You Bring

• Degree in marketing, public relations, communications or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience as the day-to-day agency contact for clients, delivering fast, responsive service.
• Experience in agriculture, animal health or B2B industries is an added bonus.
• A genuine curiosity that keeps you learning. You dig into client industry news and marketing trends to sharpen your skills and your clients' strategies.
• A positive, hustle-driven attitude that keeps projects and teams moving.

Where You Shine

• Developing integrated marketing strategies built around client goals.

• Writing proposals and pitching ideas that win.

• Positioning and managing product brands.

• Becoming a steward of the industries you serve.

• Mentoring and developing people.

• Analyzing data to drive smart decisions and measurable results.

• Communicating with internal teams and clients in a way that's clear, honest and tactful.

• Budgeting and billing.

How You'll Go ALL IN

• Act as the senior, day-to-day contact for your clients. Build deep, trusting relationships that last.
• Lead strategy conversations with clients and internal teams. Set goals, shape plans and keep every project moving toward the client's targets.
• Gather insights that help elevate the work.
• Share regular updates that show clients the results and wins behind their marketing initiatives.
• Partner with project managers to define team roles, assign work and keep projects on track.
• Make sure every strategy is clearly defined, approved by the client and understood by the right internal team members.
• Bring cross-functional teammates into client meetings, projects and engagements. Put their expertise in the spotlight.
• Track client budgets, authorize estimates and keep spending on course.
• Pitch fresh, relevant ideas that grow client business and help LF hit its agency goals. Introduce LF team members and services where clients aren't yet tapping into them.
• Represent LF at industry functions and promote the agency at every opportunity.
• Explore new tools and industry trends that spark new insights for clients.

Here's the deal

Every ad agency says they offer competitive salaries and benefits. We happen to think ours are better than most. You can be the judge of that. But at the end of the day, your career is a big part of your life. If you’re looking for that part of your life to include working with positive, high-energy, creative teammates who have your back, helping clients whose missions include feeding, educating, building and protecting the world and a culture that emphasizes investing in our people and ensuring balance, then applying to join our growing team might be your next (and maybe last) career move.

Founded in 1907, Lessing-Flynn is the oldest independent advertising agency in America. We solve complex brand challenges that enable our clients to be successful and grow. And we work in a culture that has been named a Top Workplace in Iowa for the past eight years.

The work is challenging and rewarding. But it’s not for everyone. We look for people who fit our culture and match our core values. People who are:

• Investors who invest in themselves and others.

• Creators who aren’t afraid to bring ideas to life.

• Explorers who are genuinely curious.

• Teammates who are in it for the good of the team, not themselves.

The people who work at LF enjoy:

• A benefits package that provides every employee with medical, dental, life and disability insurance at no cost.
• 401k plan with company match and discretionary “Bonus +” program.
• Generous paid time off program, paid holidays and volunteer time off.
• Flexible work hours, including work from home one day per week.
• Discretionary year-end bonus program based on company performance.
• Paid maternity and parental leave.
• Company-paid snacks and beverages in the office.
• Company-paid training and professional development opportunities.
• Company-paid parking.
• Open-concept workspace with dedicated workstations plus a dedicated quiet workroom available when focus is needed.

Lessing-Flynn is committed to making our hiring process accessible to everyone. If you need an accommodation at any point, just let us know. Contact us at [email protected] or 515-274-9271, and we'll work with you to make it happen. Requesting an accommodation will never count against you.