Creative Account Manager
Pittsburgh
Saturday, 30 May 2026
Client Partnership & Relationship Management:Serve as the primary liaison between the creative team and assigned business unit(s), providing consistent communication, proactive support, and clear expectation-setting. Build deep, positive relationships with internal partners by understanding their business objectives and aligning creative solutions to drive success. Lead the onboarding and integration of new partners into the creative organization, ensuring a seamless experience. Find opportunities to expand the value and influence of the creative team by delivering insights, solving challenges, and anticipating future needs. Program & Project Leadership:Lead all aspects of the strategic execution of high-visibility creative programs and projects, ensuring that priorities, timelines, and budgets align with business and marketing goals. Translate complex, multi-channel initiatives into clear project scopes and resource plans in collaboration with project managers, creative leads, and operations. Drive clarity in how work is planned, tracked, and measured—owning overall account health, delivery performance, and partner satisfaction. Monitor critical metrics, report progress to leadership, and adjust plans to ensure continued alignment with business priorities. Team Leadership & Development:Support and mentor a hard-working team of project managers, ensuring they are equipped to lead day-to-day operations and partner needs. Promote a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement within the team. Partner closely with cross-functional team members across brand, marketing strategy, creative, and operations to ensure smooth collaboration and delivery. Ensure consistency in creating and following standards, processes, and workflows. Business Engagement & Operations: Work closely with leadership to align account and project management practices with overall creative and business goals. Lead quarterly and monthly business reviews to evaluate business account processes and tools, identify areas for improvement and implement solutions to improve operational efficiency within the account. Partner with the operations and finance teams to understand account budgets, forecasts, and resource utilization. Minimum Requirements/ Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, advertising, or related field 10 years of experience in account and project management, ideally within a creative agency, corporate creative team, or marketing environment,3 years of direct people management experience with a proven ability to mentor and develop successful teams. Strong understanding of creative workflows, marketing campaign planning and development, and integrated media. Proven ability to lead complex programs across teams, functions, and geographies. Exceptional communication and high emotional intelligence, with a talent for negotiation, influence and conflict resolution. Strong client relationship management skills with the ability to anticipate needs, provide strategic counsel, solve complex problems and foster trust. Proven leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and guide a diverse team in a fast-paced environment. Ability to work swiftly and meet project timelines in a fast-paced creative environment. Agile certification or Agile marketing experience is highly desirable. Experience with project management tools and systems (e.g., Workfront, Asana, Smartsheet)Other Job Requirements:Adhere to OHS policies and procedures and ensure a safe and healthy workplace environment. We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company 401 k, and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/ Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a