Audry Link

About Audry Link

As an Account Manager at THOMPSON on the United States Marine Corps account, I support…

Experience

1. Associate Account Manager

   VML

   Jan 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   THOMPSON USMC, District Brand Activation • Supported three Western Recruiting Region (WRR) Marine Corps District (MCD) Account Managers with daily verbal/email correspondence between the agency and Marine clients from 24 recruiting stations to coordinate recruiting activations with vendors across the country and record MCD program updates.• Managed the new vendor set-up process end-to-end in the agency’s internal system by guiding the supplier step-by-step through the multi-document submission and approval process to verify the vendor profile.• Oversaw purchase order creation, issuance, and vendor invoice and proof of Marine performancesubmissions to maintain accurate program and budget records and guarantee timely vendor payments.• Negotiated partnership contracts and activation deliverables with vendors to align with District/RS budgets and recruitment goals and arranged event details/logistics between vendors and on-site recruiters.• Spearheaded quarterly paid media campaigns for various WRR/District recruiting missionswhich entailed compiling approved copy and creative assets for production, generating vanity URLs to accurately track campaign leads, and coordinated launch dates for optimal campaign performance.• Reported monthly and year-to-date qualified lead totals, contract conversion ratios, and calculated cost per qualified lead sums for activations from internal data dashboards on monthly client performance reports.• Facilitated biweekly meetings with WRR RS Marketing and Communications (MAC) Marines and weekly meetings with 12MCD, 9MCD, 8MCD Marketing and Communication Officers (MACO) to provide RS activation updates, report budget status, and to take action on any questions/concerns from the MACs/MACOs.• Assisted WRR AMs and Account Sup by consistently updating District program trackers, documented training for client contact reports, and organizing ongoing agendas and actionitems for efficient internal time and project management goals.