Marketing and Innovation Account Coordinator

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 implementation in a technical or creative skill area (e.g. copywriting, design, SEO, social media)

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 (bonus for hands-on execution skills)

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:

PHASE 1 (5-20 HRS/WEEK)
Higher rate reflects self-covered taxes and partial overhead.

• Account Coordination & Development: $36.38-$44.31/hr (~5-20 hrs/week)
• Sales Support: Commission-based (~2.5 hrs/week)
• [Optional] Tech or Creative Work: Pay varies by skill and scope (~2.5-10 hrs/week)

Scenario: Low Effort

• Weekly Hours: 10 hrs
• Base Earnings: $1,747
• Tech/Creative Work: +$400-$1,900
• Sales Commissions: +$0

Total Range: $2,147-$3,647

Scenario: High Effort

• Weekly Hours: 20 hrs
• Base Earnings: $3,510
• Tech/Creative Work: +$400-$1,900
• Sales Commissions: +$292-$583

Total Range: $4,202-$5,993

PHASE 2 (20-39 HRS/WEEK)
Includes access to systems, team support, and mentorship, with pro-rated access to benefits.

Hourly employee, with partial benefits: $26.44-$32.21/hr

Includes:

• Paid time off and holidays (pro-rated)
• Wellness stipend (partial)
• Annual bonus (pro-rated)

PHASE 3 (40+ HRS/WEEK)
Offers long-term stability and full access to benefits.

Salaried, with full benefits: equivalent of $26.44-$32.21/hr

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)

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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.