Account Executive

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$65K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Manage end-to-end project trafficking and client relationships while coordinating cross-functional teams to keep campaigns on schedule and within budget.

  • Own trafficking workflow end-to-end
  • Build trusted client relationships across departments
  • Coordinate timelines and guide smaller workstreams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Be a champion for great work by sharing knowledge of the Client, business, and brand and demonstrate strong creative judgment and strategic recommendations.
  • Deliver exceptional Client management and establish trust with Clients, developing strong relationships across departments and among integrated agency partners.
  • Develop strong relationships with your internal counterparts on the Creative, Strategy, Project Management, and Production teams, demonstrating respect for their roles and creating a collaborative environment.
  • Be the steward of any assigned projects; setting priorities, organizing workstreams, monitoring progress and problem solving for challenges.
  • Learn to lead smaller workstreams/campaigns and take the lead in feedback and post-production processes.
  • Coordinate schedules and ensuring meetings are scheduled in a timely manner.
  • Own end-to-end trafficking process
  • Support the team to execute integrated campaigns, applying your knowledge of production and process. Develop project budgets and ensure projects are running on schedule and in budget.
  • Be knowledgeable of the business, starting to understand the ins and outs of the products, claims, and competitive landscape, to support the team and help the day-to-day business run smoothly.
  • Proactively assist in the development of presentations across strategy, creative, and production.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area or equivalent experience.
  • 1-2 years of agency experience.
  • Strong client relationship skills and a collaborative spirit.
  • Communications excellence, both verbal and written; you’re also a good listener.
  • Ability to be resourceful and think strategically and creatively.
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving.
  • Proactive, multi-tasker able to do what it takes to get the job done.
  • Detail-oriented and reliable.
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We build brands that move people and markets through the radical creativity of Truth Well ToldTM.We don’t make campaigns, we build brands. We don’t follow trends, we uncover enduring human truths. That has been the promise of Truth Well Told since our founding in 1912 – a promise we renew every day as an iconic brand that builds the world’s most iconic brands through finding the truth and telling it well.Truth Well Told unites our 10,000+ people across 100+ countries, as does our commitment to Conscious Inclusion, which upholds the highest standards of bravery, integrity and generosity. Named one of the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company in 2025 and 2024, McCann was the most awarded agency at Cannes Lions 2023 and ranked Most Effective Agency Network by the Global Effie Index 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

Founded in 1902
New York, New York, USA
370 employees (156 in marketing)

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$65K/yr – $75K/yr

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Account Executive

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