Marketing and Innovation Account Coordinator

Job Description

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

Join a small, high-impact marketing and innovation agency serving mission-driven, faith-based, and values-aligned organizations. You'll help keep projects on track, clients happy, and the team focused-while developing into a long-term strategic leader.

This role is a direct path to becoming an Account Manager. We're hiring Account Coordinators with the intention of promoting two to Account Manager within 6-8 months. From there, exceptional performers in strategy or creative leadership may be eligible for promotion to Account Director within a year.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support sales and discovery calls by taking notes, offering insight, and updating our CRM
• Collaborate with strategists and account sponsors to plan and set client strategy
• Act as liaison between clients and project teams
• Lead project management for internal and client-facing marketing and innovation work
• Contribute to process development and agency improvement
• Partner with Account Managers and senior team to ensure client success
• Manage and execute internal growth projects
• [Optional] Contribute to project implementation in a technical or creative skill area

SKILL REQUIREMENTS

Hard Skills:

• Project management tools (Asana, Trello, Monday.com)
• Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive)
• CRM systems (especially HubSpot)
• Client service and sales support
• Marketing strategy knowledge across digital and traditional channels
• Familiarity with design thinking, agile workflows, and lean business methods
• Marketing domain expertise (e.g. copywriting, design, SEO, social media, etc.)

Soft Skills:

• Clear, professional communicator
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Calm and adaptable under pressure
• Self-directed and reliable
• Team-oriented with a growth mindset

COMPENSATION

This position starts as project-based, hourly contract work at 5-20 hours/week, with a clear path to part-time and then full-time employment in three structured phases. Starting compensation is $26.66-$44.31/hr based on the task performed with additional commission-based sales compensation available.

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CAREER PATH & ADVANCEMENT

• 6-8 months - Consideration for full or part-time Account Manager positions (salary range: $70,000-$97,000)
• 12-24 months - Top-performing Account Managers may be considered for Account Director (salary range: $100,000-$140,000)

OUR VALUES

• Be Ambitious, Creative and Strategic
Driven, skilled, and motivated to pursue ambitious, impactful work, with the flexibility, commitment, and leadership to achieve excellence.
• Work in Goodness, Truth and Beauty
An openness and desire for God and for Truth-wherever it's found. We seek what is good, true, and beautiful in every project, client, and person.
• Grow in Virtue Every Day
Exemplifies a disciplined and virtuous approach to leadership and work, balancing excellence with generosity, humility, emotional control, and excellent communication.
• Build Long-Term Partnerships
Builds lasting client and collaborator relationships through strategic vision, flexibility, and a deep understanding of business needs.
• Take a Visionary and Systematic Approach
Contributes to the long-term success of Modern Animal with a clear vision and a systematic approach to accomplishing it.

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IMPORTANT: YOUR COVER LETTER MUST SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH AT LEAST 3 OF THE POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES LISTED, OR YOU APPLICATION WILL BE DISCARDED.

About the Employer

Modern Animal lives at the intersection of strategy, creativity, and process. While most agencies focus on just one, we integrate all three into a whole-systems approach to marketing and business innovation. Our passion is helping faith-based, mission-driven, and values-aligned organizations do great things.