How to hire an account supervisor

How to hire an account supervisor, step by step

Here's a step-by-step account supervisor hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an account supervisor job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new account supervisor
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring an account supervisor, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect account supervisor also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of account supervisor salaries for various roles:

   Type of Account Supervisor	Description	Hourly rate
   Account Supervisor	An Account Supervisor is responsible for supervising accounting department functions to ensure efficiency and compliance. They monitor team performance and provide guidance when needed.	$30-53
   Account Manager	Account managers are employees who act as the bridge between the company they represent and the client of the company. They are assigned to handle specific clients so that the company will be able to tailor-fit any product or service according to the clients' requirements... Show more	$20-52
   Marketing Supervisor	Marketing Supervisors oversee the performance of employees in the marketing department. They ensure that the employees in the department adhere to company standards, policies, and guidelines... Show more	$21-43

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Service
   • Digital Marketing
   • Project Management
   • Account Management
   • Direct Reports
   • Client Facing
   • Strategic Development
   • Press Releases
   • Payroll
   • Integrated Marketing
   • Client Expectations
   • Creative Briefs
   • Twitter
   • Financial Statements

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead and manage the strategy, development, production and distribution of global digital retail POS kits for Intel.
   • Manage internal channel teams and their respective campaigns in PPC, SEO, PPI, email and media.
   • Lead site re-designs and CRM programs for HomeAgain and Sanofi-Aventis to evolve from flat product centric portals to consumer centric experiences.
   • Manage the coordination and preparation of all statutory/regulatory and GAAP reporting.
   • Develop and manage accounts for start-up healthcare intelligence company targeting major pharmaceutical companies.
   • Manage day-to-day activity of client relate projects including IP voice, MPLS infrastructures and CPE implementations in a deadline-orient high-pressure environment.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your account supervisor job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. An account supervisor salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, account supervisors' average salary in mississippi is 42% less than in oregon.
   • Seniority. Entry-level account supervisors earn 43% less than senior-level account supervisors.
   • Certifications. An account supervisor with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in an account supervisor's salary.

   Average account supervisor salary

   $83,760yearly

   $40.27 hourly rate

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   Entry-level account supervisor salary

   $63,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 23, 2025

   Average account supervisor salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Oregon	$105,212	$51
   2	California	$101,737	$49
   3	New York	$100,200	$48
   4	Hawaii	$95,236	$46
   5	District of Columbia	$94,255	$45
   6	Washington	$94,143	$45
   7	New Jersey	$93,789	$45
   8	Massachusetts	$90,712	$44
   9	Illinois	$85,339	$41
   10	Ohio	$80,525	$39
   11	Minnesota	$79,966	$38
   12	Missouri	$78,600	$38
   13	Colorado	$75,613	$36
   14	Texas	$75,194	$36
   15	Pennsylvania	$74,221	$36
   16	Maryland	$73,370	$35
   17	Georgia	$73,227	$35
   18	Michigan	$71,992	$35
   19	Tennessee	$69,598	$33
   20	North Carolina	$68,967	$33

   Average account supervisor salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Wasserman	$106,239	$51.08	6
   2	Publicis Sapient	$103,392	$49.71
   3	Edelman Financial Engines	$101,517	$48.81	1
   4	R/GA	$98,384	$47.30
   5	TBWA Worldwide	$98,195	$47.21
   6	Wieden+Kennedy	$97,668	$46.96
   7	Wpp Us Holdings Inc	$96,803	$46.54	37
   8	Droga5	$96,746	$46.51
   9	DDB	$96,595	$46.44	5
   10	AKQA	$96,396	$46.34
   11	Deutsch LA	$96,356	$46.33
   12	Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Worldwide Inc	$96,347	$46.32
   13	mcgarrybowen	$96,300	$46.30
   14	MullenLowe U.S.	$96,297	$46.30
   15	Grey Group	$96,222	$46.26
   16	Trevelino/Keller	$95,966	$46.14
   17	GSD&M	$95,941	$46.13
   18	Leo Burnett	$95,650	$45.99
   19	RPA	$95,609	$45.97
   20	Young & Rubicam	$94,997	$45.67

4. Writing an account supervisor job description

   A job description for an account supervisor role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's an account supervisor job description:

   Account supervisor job description example

   Ideal Candidate Intangibles: Requires highly proactive, high touch client relations skills. The ideal candidate constantly brings strategic and proactive ideas to clients and instills confidence in his/her ability to lead the business and counsel senior level execs of corporations based on a strong understanding of trends and competitors in tech, broadband communications and networking space. Proven experience running multiple mid-large sized accounts and driving results from accounts of 3+ person teams on a daily basis. Works well across all disciplines and regularly incorporates other practice leads and experts into the programming. Identifies opportunities for incremental growth as well as “red flag” issues that need to be addressed well in advance with clients and takes the appropriate steps/brings in the appropriate support to amend.

   Required Skills:

   Strategy: Strong strategic thinking and experience developing programming and plans from research to strategy to tactics and measurement.

   · Lead client meetings and planning sessions; Lead internal account team strategy sessions and the corresponding development, planning and execution of client media strategies

   · Proactively generate winning ideas and opportunities to support client objectives and stories

   Client Management: Strong experience as the client lead, spearheading the strategy and execution of integrated accounts including experience seamlessly incorporating corporate/consumer/digital strategies.

   · Anticipate client needs and prepare in advance, troubleshooting clients’ problems as they arise; ensure that all accounts are strategically on target with clients’ business objectives.

   · Manages deadlines and keeps team accountable.

   Team Management: Ability to manage multiple mid-large accounts and teams of 3+ members cross-function and cross-geography.

   · Drives results and guides junior team members and works alongside practice leader to provide top-tier strategic counsel to account teams

   Writing: Excellent strategic writing skills with experience developing published opinion pieces and thought leadership content for clients.

   Media Relations/Relationships: Maintain solid relationships with top-tier media and proven ability to drive results for strategic integrated media programs.

   · Moderate media interviews; lead media training for C-level execs; oversee creation of media briefs, key messages, and talking points; initiate implementation of media events such as press conferences, briefings, and media tours; serve as the senior on-site agency contact for clients’ events

   Client service: Responsible for setting a standard of excellent and consistent work, delivering superior client service at all times.

   · Maintain a thorough understanding of clients’ businesses and industries; actively follow and understand emerging issues, trends, and news impacting clients’ business, and proactively advise the team and client regarding how best to leverage or address these developments

   · Entertain clients appropriately to cement relationships and better understand their business

   Presentation skills: Demonstrate superior presentation skills and proven ability to present plans and “sell in” new ideas

   Account operations/staffing: Oversee the management and tracking of staff allocation and account financials (budget allocation and control, time sheets, client billing, supplier invoicing and purchase orders); work with the finance team to ensure client budgets are comprehensive, actual costs are monitored and approved, and billed account receivables are collected in a timely manner

   The Perks

   · Unlimited PTO and Pre PTO

   · Summer Fridays and Friday Freeze

   · Mental Health Days

   · Phone and Gym/Fitness Stipend

   · Offices are closed between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day

   We celebrate diversity in our employees and partners, and we’re committed to building a safe and inclusive workplace environment where we all can, feel comfortable and thrive while we bring our best ideas to life. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we encourage those from traditionally underrepresented and underserved communities to apply.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right account supervisor for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with account supervisors they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit account supervisors who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your account supervisor job on Zippia to find and recruit account supervisor candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with account supervisor candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new account supervisor

   Once you have selected a candidate for the account supervisor position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new account supervisor. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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