Senior Account Executive

Troy, MI (On-site)

$61K/yr – $84K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive shopper marketing projects from brief to delivery, coordinating across departments, managing timelines and budgets, and producing recaps and reports.

  • Lead and author program recaps
  • Develop brand positioning and marketing strategies
  • Manage budgets and timelines across programs

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Maintain productive interaction with support departments (i.e., answer questions/provide direction) to keep projects moving forward
  • Lead, compile and author recaps
  • Develop knowledge of assigned brand or retailer brand positioning(s), short and long term goals, consumer/shopper targets and marketing strategies
  • Tactically support programs (development of timelines, trafficking and review of materials, estimation of costs, etc.)
  • Independently manage projects effectively from start to finish
  • Manage budgets, completing programs within estimated hours and costs
  • Manage electronic job jackets/billing information
  • Develop your proficiency across all Mars internal workflow and financial management systems
  • Work effectively and efficiently with various internal departments
  • Maintain and update team reports, including weekly status, marketplace assessments, etc.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business or related field
  • Minimum of 3 years of shopper marketing or advertising experience, preferably agency experience in retailer promotions
  • Strong computer skills and proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Ability to manage time, adhere to strict timelines and work well under pressure
  • Detail orientation and ability to multitask across fluid workload
  • Proactive nature in the seeking of work/responsibility
  • Dependability in execution of work and as member of assigned team
  • Enthusiastic, “can do” attitude in accepting work/new challenges
  • Desire to learn all aspects of the Shopper Marketing discipline
  • Effective interpersonal skills working well across functions

Benefits

  • The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.
  • Mars United℠ Commerce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.
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Mars United Commerce

Mars UnitedSM Commerce is a global commerce marketing practice that aligns people, technology, and intelligence to make the business of our clients better today than it was yesterday. Our worldwide capabilities coalesce into four key disciplines — Strategy & Analytics, Content & Experiences, Digital Commerce, and Retail Consultancy — that individually deliver unmatched results for clients and collectively give them an unparalleled network of seamlessly integrated functions across the entire commerce marketing ecosystem. These disciplines are powered by our industry-leading technology platform, Marilyn®, which helps marketers understand the total business impact of their commerce marketing activation, enabling them to make better decisions, create connected experiences, and drive stronger, measurable results. Learn more at https://www.marsunited.com/.

Founded in 1972
Southfield, Michigan, USA
970 employees (280 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
19.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.8%
Direct
46.2%
Referral
7.8%
Social
6.8%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~970

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
117 (12% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
11