Account Executive (New York City Metropolitan Area)

Position Summary:

Account Executive candidate will be responsible for daily management and coordination of various integrated marketing projects and campaigns. The individual will serve as a key point of contact between the Agency and the Client; and must be able to provide strong leadership and effective direction to other functional teams to ensure that the agency is properly delivering on client expectations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Working closely with more senior members of the account team and the agency’s cross-functional teams in managing all client duties and deliverables.
• Leading and supporting production and execution of all creative work,
• Managing weekly status reporting by working with internal agency departments.
• Drafting and disseminating conference reports after every client meeting.
• Ensuring quality control of all materials and creative deliverables.
• Working with Project Management to develop and manage all project timelines.
• Working with Account Management and Planning teams to identify consumer trends and insights that inform creative briefs and agency points-of-view (POVs).
• Generating production jobs and estimates with Production team.
• Managing all traffic materials to respective media outlets.
• Managing payment all talent usage/holding fees with Production and Finance.
• Working with senior members of the account team in the development of Statements of Works/Service Agreements to a level of presentation readiness for internal staff and client
• Managing all financial budget phasing reporting and analyses, working directly with more senior account management and Finance teams.
• Managing quick response to needs and requests of clients
• Supporting new business endeavors, including organic growth of assigned account(s).

Qualification Requirements:

• Have a strong interest in creativity and in building strong relationships between brands and consumers.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher. Have at least 2+ years of experience at a marketing, advertising and/or promotion agency, preferably in an account or project management function.
• Possess exceptional project management and multitasking skills.
• Aspire to develop, lead and present ideas and proposals, as well as interpret research and client objectives/strategies to positively impact the client business
• Must have a strong ethic, positive attitude and professional demeanor.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently, with little direct supervision
• Be a good listener with the ability to take detailed direction well and act accordingly.
• Have a passion for marketing, advertising and consumer trends.
• Have strong written and oral communication skills.
• Must be detail-oriented and possess the ability to work well under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Experience working healthcare or managed care is a plus.
• Fluency in Spanish or other language a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Salary range: $55,000 - $60,000