Assistant Account Executive

Niagara Falls, NY (Hybrid)

$55K/yr – $65K/yrIntern/New GradVolunteer

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Support early-career communications work across campaigns and operations in a global agency.

  • Assist with project delivery, briefs, and campaign materials across the full lifecycle.
  • Must-have: Internship or early experience in communications or marketing.
  • Standout: Interest in geopolitics and global affairs; proactive with ideas.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Project & Team Support Support delivery of communications projects across their full lifecycle
  • Contribute ideas, research, and inspiration to strengthen creative work
  • Assist with briefs, reviews, and development of campaign materials Maintain accurate project documentation, timelines, and status reports
  • Creative & Strategy Contribution Bring a point of view—contribute ideas thoughtfully and proactively
  • Support research, insight gathering, and development of campaign stimulus Stay on top of industry trends and share relevant inspiration with teams
  • Operations & Execution Support account administration (timing plans, meeting setup, reporting)
  • Ensure all deliverables meet high quality and formatting standards Assist with financial processes including estimates, POs, and invoicing
  • Help coordinate internal processes across production, digital, and print
  • Team & Culture Build strong relationships across the agency
  • Contribute to team initiatives, events, and agency culture

Requirements

  • Internship or early experience in communications, marketing, or similar
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Understanding of business and operational fundamentals
  • Degree in a relevant field (e.g., International Relations, Communications, Marketing)
  • Curious, proactive, and detail-oriented mindset
  • Strong interest in geopolitics and global affairs
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and work independently
  • Confidence to contribute ideas and learn quickly

Preferred

  • Experience working on social impact or government-related projects
  • Fluency (spoken, written, or reading) in Arabic or Farsi
  • Curious, proactive, and detail-oriented mindset
  • Strong interest in geopolitics and global affairs
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and work independently
  • Confidence to contribute ideas and learn quickly

Benefits

  • Family & parental support
  • - 12 weeks’ full pay for Primary Carers and 6 weeks for Secondary Carers (after one year of service; return requirements apply for subsequent leave)
  • - Applies to birth, adoption, and surrogacy
  • - Up to 10 days’ paid fertility leave per year (5 per cycle)
  • - 2 days’ paid leave for new grandparents
  • - $2,500 annual interest-free parental loan
  • - $6,000 interest-free fertility treatment loan
  • Healthcare & wellbeing
  • - Three medical plans (HSA at $0 cost; EPO 75% employer funded; PPO 65% employer funded)
  • - $0 employee-cost dental and vision
  • - 10 days’ health leave per year (mental and physical)
  • - 24/7 mental health support through Self Space
  • - Wellhub subscription
  • Financial & practical support
  • - 401(k) match (3% after 3 months; 4% after 1 year)
  • - Pre-tax commuter benefits
  • - 10 days’ paid military leave
  • - Full pay for jury duty (state/city payments declined)
  • - Uber/taxi home after 9:30pm
  • Time off & flexibility
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M&C Saatchi World Services

M&C Saatchi World Services is an issues-focused communications agency. We combine cutting edge communications and technologies to help our clients solve the world’s most complex challenges.As a specialist division of M&C Saatchi Group, our creative solutions bring vision to reality through our integrated capabilities across strategy, insights, content, media, and data. We address global challenges with passion, innovation, and collaboration to make meaningful impact on the world.

Founded in 2014
London, England, GBR
286 employees (50 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.4%
Direct
59.1%
Referral
5.4%
Social
9.9%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~283

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
41 (14% of company)
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