Senior Manager, Accounts

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

What is draftLine?  

draftline YYZ (Toronto) is Labatt’s in-house creative agency and part of the ABInBev draftLine network across the world, with offices in New York, Buenos Aires, London to name a few.

 

About Labatt 

Founded over 175 years ago, Labatt is one of Canada’s founding businesses and its leading brewer. We are proud of our history and our heritage in Canada, and we remain committed to brewing great-tasting, high-quality beers that have satisfied beer drinkers for generations. Labatt has created exciting experiences with consumers through iconic brands like Budweiser, Bud Light, NÜTRL, Michelob Ultra, Corona, Stella Artois and many more. Through our broad portfolio, we are truly a national brewer, with over 3,600 employees, a portfolio of more than 60 quality beers and beyond, and 10 breweries from coast-to-coast, we are proud to serve Canada and the communities we call home.

Senior Manager of Accounts - draftLine

Senior Manager of Accounts is a highly creative problem solver, great at liaising between brand teams and creatives to execute deliverables big and small, digital and otherwise, with exceptional quality and speed. At Labatt we lead by example and we’re looking for a strong leader to manage a team of Account Leads both intermediate and junior; champion their development and optimize our ways of working with internal and external stakeholders. You must thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, pride yourself in your ability to take ownership of your work, and demonstrate strong abilities to effectively communicate between multiple groups. 

You are:

• Not a “no” person. You are a let’s figure-this-out together person
• Great at relationships, organizing, and able to make things happen
• Flexible, agile and can navigate ambiguity to bring clarity to your teams
• Creative, friendly, and collaborative
• Embrace project management tools and are always looking to streamline and enhance processes
• Passionate about building brands and bringing them to life through digital, social, and omni-channel plans 
• Well versed in all areas of digital communications production (social, web, apps, video, photo, etc.)
• A team player, great communicator, and leader with a start-up/entrepreneurial mindset

  
  

You will:

• Mentor and manage Account Leads, with oversight on the performance of the Account Associates. Driving a culture of collaboration, creative problem solving, and curiosity.
• Identify and tackle an ongoing pipeline of brand opportunities that converts into creative solutions that deliver business impact
• Manage and coordinate holistic view of all active programs and communicate periodically any deviations with internal stakeholders, preparing plans for successful resolution.
• Your team is responsible for:
• Participating in and scheduling meetings and presentations
• Identifies and schedules resourcing for creative and production team
• Accountability for draftLine's delivery and output of all campaigns to high quality standards following all media and creative best practices.
• Translate and present specifications and project requirements to creative/ studio teams
• Obtain all stakeholder approvals (e.g. brand, legal, senior leadership) for any projects you are leading
• Participate and lead project statuses, ensuring all documents are shared and inputted into prior by working team
• Coordinate unified POVs and presentations when external partners are part of projects, collecting inputs from PR, Media, Creative, Strategy, Analytics and Experiential Marketing teams.
• Monthly financial reports and reconciliations for all projects, including billing and tracking
• Leadership, ownership, and ultimate accountability for the success of external agency and vendor relationships
  
  

You have: 

• A University or College degree
• A minimum of 2 years leading teams 
• A minimum of 5 years account management experience 
• Experience using project management tools 
• Experience on 360/digital campaigns 
  
  

WHY LABATT:

As one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Labatt is a place where our people can bring out the best in themselves through a collective purpose of creating A Future With More Cheers. We are always looking to serve up new ways to meet life’s moments, dream big to move our industry forward, and make a meaningful impact in our communities. We believe in brewing up a future that everyone can celebrate and share.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

At Labatt Breweries of Canada, we are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to maintaining a welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment for every person – regardless of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, neurodivergence, or disability status.

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Labatt Breweries of Canada is committed to fair and equitable recruiting practices. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to come forward at any stage of the recruitment process to request accommodations, if needed. Members of our team will consult and create processes that provide individuals with disabilities the best possible recruitment experience.

Labatt Breweries will never ask you for money or reimbursement of training fees as part of our recruitment process. Any email communication you receive as part of the application or onboarding process will come from a @Labatt.com email address. If you have any questions or concerns, please email the recruitment team at [email protected]

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