Account Executive

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$55K/yr – $60K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive day-to-day account management and cross‑functional collaboration for an advertising agency, coordinating client needs, budgets, and delivery while leveraging data and AI for recommendations.

  • Own day-to-day account management and liaison with client managers across campaigns.
  • Must-have: 1–2 years in account management at an advertising agency.
  • Standout: Cross-functional collaboration with Creative, Social & PR, Strategy, and Production.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Account Executive is the “go-to” person regarding the day-to-day business of their assigned account(s) and serves as the liaison with key client managers, leading both planned and ad hoc assignments, including internal strategic documents and presentations.
  • Through nimble communication, you’re successful at working collaboratively with a variety of people in different capacities - partner agencies, talent management, and project management
  • Interfaces and collaborates with cross-functional teams including Creative, Social & PR, Strategy, Media and Production – establishes and tracks campaign KPIs, manage/lead social initiatives and able to evaluate work & articulate thoughtful direction
  • Even as a self-proclaimed “people person”, the Account Executive will leverage AI tools, data and numbers strategically and tactfully for internal and client recommendations
  • Works closely with the Project Manager to organize and plan the workflow of the agency in order to provide outstanding work, i.e., manage financials, open/create job codes, prepare estimates, connecting with client for appropriate approvals, oversee budgets, etc.
  • Keeping status of project vs. plan and providing updates to client and agency teams

Requirements

  • Preferably you have 1-2 years of experience in Account Management at an advertising agency
  • You’re an innovative problem solver who thinks expansively and creatively about problems and can easily identify effective solutions
  • You have experience across digital and traditional campaigns and have experiencing managing/leading tactical projects across all media including Social Media, TV/broadcast, film/video digital/OLA, print, direct mail, OOH, etc.
  • You know the importance of client management and are comfortable navigating client feedback – able to ask questions and distill direction for the team
  • You’re extremely organized and detail-oriented when it comes to every project – you demand excellence in execution of all campaign elements

Benefits

  • C-K offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental and vision for employees and dependents including domestic partners; disability; 401(k) company match and profit sharing; and paid time off including parental leave.
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Cramer-Krasselt

Cramer-Krasselt is one of the largest independent agencies in the US with nearly $50 million revenue, with more than 80% of that revenue coming from digital and social. We’re more than integrated. We’re totally interconnected to optimize and synergize every marketing effort for maximum engagement and impact.With a mission to Make Friends, Not Ads®, C-K has built a reputation for changing perceptions and behaviors. It’s how we helped Porsche achieve more than a dozen years of record-breaking sales and how Corona beer got to be one of the top imports.We provide strategic branding, social, creative, digital, analytics, media strategy and investment, e-commerce, programmatic UX, influencer management and more. C-K.com.

Chicago, Illinois, USA
293 employees (100 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.3%
Direct
51%
Referral
6%
Social
12.3%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~293

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
64 (22% of company)