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The account executive is a crucial role within the agency that owns the client relationship and understands the creative process and best practices for developing and launching marketing and communications materials for internal and external clientsThis role will work collaboratively with the client (internal and external) team(s) and creative and project management teams to understand the project/request and translate that into terms the creative team can build fromThis role will also serve as a key point of contact for their clients.
Daily, they will provide strategic value through clear, actionable, timely interactions; they understand the ask and set clear expectations for the client and the creative team to deliver on project scope within time and on budgetThey keep everyone aligned and moving forward while serving as a trusted partner to whom clients can turn to to help solve their marketing communications challenges creativelyThis position is a fully remote, 12 month-long contract with the ideal candidate based anywhere in the us but able to work an est schedule.
Account executive (remote) responsibilities:
Review strategic marketing briefs for new projects for new and existing clients and identify the opportunities/gaps in detail to drive a strategic communications pieces
Lead discovery calls with clients to gain deeper understanding of project needs, budget, and ambition
Work directly with account supervisors to develop proposals, statement of works, and creative briefs to translate the clients request into an actionable document for the team while managing the clients feedback and updating the document accordingly
Manage key timelines
Review all rounds of creative for strategy, quality, and accuracy
Review all test links for websites, coded emails, printing proofs, and provide feedback/approval to internal team members
Serve as a day to day contact for clients and business partners, taking and maintaining ownership for how the account operates on a daily basis and ensuring account director has line of sight to all work in areas where not directly involved
Manage multiple projects simultaneously
Manage monthly mailing files and coordination with production
Manage job costs to ensure profitability
Develop and recommend ways to streamline communications; at the client level and internally within the team
Proactively troubleshoot and adjust plans as needed
Exercise effective communication skills to manage business partners/clients and teams, develop compelling presentations and sell work
Responsible for reoccurring client status meetings with clients, including driving the status meetings and providing up to date status reports
Champion stellar creative work throughout the business/segment approval process
Forge strong client relationships with creative, production, project management and other agency departments and partner companies
Manage budget estimates and actual vsProposed budget; compile billing and income forecasts and reports
Support account supervisors by researching prospective clients before discovery phase (visit client website, careers page, social pages, etc.) to provide background
Account executive (remote) requirements:
Bachelors degree
Advertising agency experience required
3-5 years total of relevant experience
Experience using a project-management software (wrike, workfront, jira, etc)
Proven ability to work in a highly fast-paced, deadline-driven environment often with competing priorities
Organized and highly detail-oriented
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