Full-Time

Client Experience Supervisor

Posted on 1/8/2026

Barkley

Barkley

501-1,000 employees

Full-service marketing agency delivering brand campaigns

No salary listed

Chicago, IL, USA

In Person

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Requirements
  • 6+ years of relevant brand or agency experience
  • Excellent client communication and the ability to establish a connection with senior-level client leadership
  • Self-starter with the ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Strong collaborator with the ability to lead cross-channel initiatives with a diverse range of team members and stakeholders
  • Ability to run projects independently with minimal supervision
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; capable of effectively articulating both strategic recommendations and detailed tactical plans
  • Ability to develop trusted relationships and partner with diverse teams and mid-senior client leads
  • Demonstrated success in a cross-functional team environment
  • Ability to juggle multiple projects and clients at once, while correctly prioritizing
Responsibilities
  • CLIENT: Independent Client relationships
  • Excellent client communication that builds trust, digs for insights, and sets expectations that allow for a brand to reach its biggest possible future
  • Serve as category and Client’s brand/business expert to BarkleyOKRP teams
  • Fosters team member agency relationships to maximize integration and collaboration in service of the client's goals
  • Proactively manages client expectations by partnering with Project Management to identify areas of risk and opportunity
  • Supports the overall Client Experience that delivers external strategic documents like Annual Planning and 360 Scorecard or internal performance tied to financial forecasting, Whole Brand Assessment and Team Annual Huddles
  • CREATIVE: Create conditions for project-based whole brand thinking. Protect the work
  • Understands the Whole Brand Spectrum and looks for opportunities where it can be applied to best support the client’s needsWork closely with Director and VP/Client Experience to create a long-term plan for Whole Brand transformation and growth through projects that build the brand.
  • Contribute to the making of brave ideas by ideating with the team, bringing client insight, setting up correct expectations, aligning teams, connecting resource needs, and (pre)selling in the work
  • Accountable that all elements and deliverables from BarkleyOKRP are concepted based on the aligned strategic brief of the Whole Brand that delivers against client set objectives, timing, & budget
  • COLLABORATION: Flawless communications, proactive team leader on key projects, financial/resource awareness
  • Embraces and sets an example in fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where each team member feels they can bring their best self, be respected and seen
  • Independently runs large projects from inception to in-market delivery, working with cross-agency teams. Keeps communication and roles clear.
  • Identifies when to escalate any issues to senior leadership and does this in a timely manner with a problem-solving mentality
  • Keeps the team calm, focused and inspired as they work together
  • Partner to Director on all financial needs and management of invoicing, POs, estimates, etc
  • Manages a direct report and guides that person in their career path and clearly identifies roles and responsibilities that set that individual up for success

Barkley is a full-service marketing and advertising agency serving sectors such as consumer goods, finance, healthcare, hospitality, and travel. It offers services including advertising, communications, product innovation, media strategy, talent management, experience design, digital platform optimization, influencer activations, and creative campaign development, combining brand-building with performance marketing. Using deep consumer insights, Barkley designs campaigns and experiences and executes them across channels—from creative development to media planning, digital optimization, and influencer programs—while supporting product innovation to keep campaigns relevant. Its goal is to help brands connect with modern consumers, launch new products, drive engagement, and improve performance across marketing channels.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

M&A

Total Funding

$5.1M

Headquarters

Kansas City, Missouri

Founded

1964

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What critics are saying

  • Adlucent integration fails, causing talent exodus in 12 months.
  • OKRP merger triggers key creatives to join Wieden+Kennedy.
  • Holding companies like Publicis acquire BarkleyOKRP in 24 months.

What makes Barkley unique

  • BarkleyOKRP ranks seventh-largest independent U.S. advertising agency.
  • Proprietary Whole Brand Thinking uncovers clients' core purpose.
  • Big Indie model blends large-scale resources with independent soul.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

401(k) Retirement Plan

Company News

MarTech Cube
May 3rd, 2024
BarkleyOKRP acquires Performance Media and MarTech Company Adlucent

BarkleyOKRP, one of the largest full-service independent marketing firms in the U.S., announced today the acquisition of Adlucent, from Advantage Solutions.

The Business Journals
May 3rd, 2024
Austin marketing firm Adlucent acquired by BarkleyOKRP

Adlucent CEO Ashwani Dhar will join the BarkleyOKRP executive team as chief performance officer.

Adweek
Apr 23rd, 2024
BarkleyOKRP Selected by Hormel Foods' Applegate Brand as AOR

BarkleyOKRP will launch initial campaign efforts for Applegate this summer.

Adweek
Mar 6th, 2024
Barkley and OKRP Are Merging to Become BarkleyOKRP

The two agencies now form one of the biggest independent shops.

The Business Journals
Oct 16th, 2023
Chicago firm invests in advertising agency Barkley

Barkley has landed an investor that takes a long-term approach, sticking with companies through "good times and bad."

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