Account Specialist

About the role

The Account Specialist will coordinate and manage customer on-boarding and campaigns for variable print, pre-media or Sales throughout the lifecycle (initial meeting through final disposition of a customer's project).

*Note that this role is 100% onsite.

Responsibilities

• Project manage customer on-boarding and campaigns for variable print or pre-media throughout the lifecycle (initial meeting through final disposition of a customer's project).
• Gather required data from customers and evaluate objectives and goals to create the project plan and develop the statement of work. Submit Statement of Work to legal for approval.
• Analyze and review the customer requirements and make a determination on the scope of the overall project. Pull together the appropriate resources/departments required to successfully implement a customer campaign.
• Estimate time frames, and resources (programming, composition, photo, creative, prepress, etc) required to successfully complete a project.
• Design & implement workflows after evaluating complexity, deliverables, and costs/job profitability. Maintain the master schedule for all project activities and conduct periodic status checks to assess progress against the schedule. Make changes to plans when requirements change/shift.
• Communicate customer project status to appropriate stakeholders and disseminate information on problems or potential delays. Manage customer expectations and ensure the completed work meets customer SLAs and comply with the company standards.
• May hold color review meetings with the customer to review and make changes to jobs.
• May be involved in establishing test cases and final sign-off on projects for go live to the customer.
• Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to functional work
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of applicable work experience.

Skills and Certifications

• Able to demonstrate the ability to solve somewhat more complex problems by analyzing variables and applying appropriate solutions learned through experience and proficiency in understanding the job. Must be able to recognize anomalies and critical situations and respond appropriately.
• Must be able to communicate and interact with a variety of internal/external customers and/or coworkers at the level of detail required to resolve issues of moderate complexity.
• Able to apply strong functional computer knowledge in utilizing Microsoft Windows, MAC, or other technical tools in completing assignments. May require knowledge of or ability to quickly learn specialized software to complete work assignments. Able to demonstrate continued expertise in the primary tools or applications used in completing daily work assignments.
• Requires very good communication skills with the ability to state messages in a clear manner by using language that is easy for others to understand.
• Must be able to proactively listen to others to understand issues and situations. Must be able to clearly articulate business needs to both internal and external customers.
• Additional job requirements may be listed on the staffing requisition

Additional Information

RRD's current salary range for this role is $59,700 to $90,700 / year. The salary range may be adjusted based on the applicable geographic location of the hired employee, and the range may change in the future.

At RRD, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions may vary based upon, but not limited to education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift and location. Depending on the role, in addition to base salary, the total compensation package may also include participation in a bonus, commission or incentive program.

RRD's benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.