Marketing Agency Account Manager

Are you an experienced agency account manager ready to lead meaningful, high-visibility campaigns? Do you enjoy turning client goals into smart strategy, bringing cross-functional teams together, and seeing great work through from idea to measurable results?

Sagent is a purpose-driven marketing agency that partners with public agencies, nonprofits, and mission-aligned organizations to help people make healthier, safer, and more sustainable choices.

In this role, you will lead integrated marketing and communications campaigns, serve as a strategic client partner, coordinate cross-functional agency teams, and keep complex work moving on schedule and within scope and budget.

This is a client-service and campaign leadership role, not a sales position. You'll contribute to proposals and new-business presentations as part of the agency team, but your primary focus will be managing client relationships, contributing to strategy, and leading campaign execution and project delivery. There are no individual sales quotas or commission requirements.

We are looking for someone with at least four years of agency account management or client-service experience who can move comfortably between strategic thinking and detailed execution.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Client & Project Management

• Maintain positive client relationships as the agency's primary day-to-day contact for assigned campaigns and projects, using strong project management practices, detailed reporting, and tracking
• Lead project teams to deliver high-quality results on time, within scope, and within budget
• Present strategies, recommendations, and campaign results to clients and internal teams
• Participate occasionally in public outreach events on behalf of clients

Strategy, Campaign Development & Analytics

• Contribute to the development of integrated marketing campaign strategies and strategic action plans
• Use industry research, digital analytics, and other data to help develop, execute, and optimize integrated marketing campaigns
• Coordinate the implementation of integrated campaigns across internal teams and disciplines

Writing & New Business

• Write scopes of work, short- and long-form content, and other client-related copy
• Support Sagent's new business efforts by contributing to strategy development and writing and editing proposal content

Other Responsibilities

• Collaborate and have fun with other smart, fun people in a talented team environment
• Perform other duties as assigned

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

Required qualifications

• At least 4 years of agency account management or client-service experience within an advertising, marketing, or public relations agency
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, public relations, business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
• Strong writing and editing skills, including the ability to develop clear, effective client-facing content, scopes of work, strategies, and other communications
• Experience managing project scopes, budgets, schedules, and deliverables
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Outlook, and Teams
• Ability to occasionally travel to client meetings, public outreach events, and company teaming events; most travel will be within California

Preferred qualifications

• Comfort using AI tools responsibly to support research, analysis, writing, and other agency work
• Experience with agency utilization and time-tracking practices
• Experience using data analytics and reporting tools to analyze campaign performance, inform recommendations, and optimize campaigns
• Experience with public agencies, nonprofits, social-impact organizations, or behavior-change campaigns
• Proposal or RFP response experience
• Familiarity with Workamajig or a comparable agency management platform

WHY SAGENT?

At Sagent, marketing is about more than selling products. Our work helps people and communities make healthier, safer, and more sustainable choices. As a Certified B Corp, purpose isn't an add-on to our business.

It's part of how we choose our work and how we operate.

You'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful campaigns, collaborate closely with smart people across disciplines, and have a visible impact on both client strategy and the work we produce. We're a team that values curiosity, accountability, kindness, good judgment, and people who are willing to roll up their sleeves.

WHAT WE OFFER

• $65,000–$80,000 annual salary
• Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with an employer match of up to 4%
• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays
• Flexible hybrid/remote work within the Greater Sacramento area
• Professional development opportunities

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your resume and a brief response of no more than 500 words describing one integrated marketing or communications campaign you helped lead. Tell us:

• The objective or challenge
• Your specific role
• The channels or disciplines involved
• How you worked with the client and internal team
• How success was measured

We’re less interested in polished marketing language than in understanding how you think, what you owned, and how your contribution affected the outcome.

We are more than an equal opportunity employer—we believe that diversity in all forms strengthens our team, fuels creativity, and helps us grow and thrive.

Pay: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• marketing agency: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Sacramento, CA 95818