Account Executive

Carmel, IN (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead strategic account growth and cross‑discipline program delivery for client success.

  • Own strategy, ROI‑focused analysis, and quarterly business reviews.
  • Must-have: cross‑functional coordination and project management.
  • Standout: translate goals into briefs, SOWs, and execution plans.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Leadership & Account Growth
  • Analyze campaign performance across channels; synthesize insights into strategic recommendations that improve client outcomes and demonstrate clear ROI.
  • Identify expansion opportunities within accounts through proactive strategic planning and business-aligned recommendations.
  • Lead quarterly business reviews: present performance data, strategic insights, and growth roadmaps to senior client stakeholders.
  • Project & Workflow Management
  • Build and drive project plans: scope, milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, and budgets.
  • Run stand-ups and status: agendas, notes, action items, and follow-through.
  • Maintain accurate timelines and resourcing; flag risks early and propose options.
  • Own handoffs and QA—no deliverable ships without your eyes on it.
  • Client Partnership
  • Be a trusted day-to-day partner: clear updates, smart asks, and proactive recommendations.
  • Capture goals and KPIs; translate strategy into briefs, SOWs, and workback plans.
  • Prep/lead portions of client meetings with confidence and clarity.
  • Navigate difficult conversations—scope changes, budget constraints, timeline shifts—with solutions-oriented professionalism.
  • Integrated Marketing Execution
  • Coordinate cross-discipline work (strategy, content, design, web/dev, media, PR).
  • Support digital programs (email, social, paid search/social, analytics) with practical, data-aware recommendations.
  • Contribute to web and social best practices (UX/SEO basics, content structure, accessibility considerations).
  • Roll up your sleeves: write project briefs, build presentation decks, draft client-facing documents, QA live sites, and jump into execution when the team needs support.
  • Help manage vendors/freelancers to scope, schedule, and budget.
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THE PLAID AGENCY

PLAID becomes an entity of its own right when disparate horizontal and vertical lines and colors interweave-creating a consistent, classic, yet powerful pattern. Allow PLAID to create this brand statement from your various marketing channels and communication inputs.As an advertising and full-service marketing agency, THE PLAID AGENCY provides strategic consulting, marketing plan development and oversight, cross-channel management, digital strategy and tactical project implementation, brand creation, multi-channel content creation, social media composing, and more... let's discuss.

Founded in 2015
Carmel, Indiana, USA
12 employees (6 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
769
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.5%
Direct
39.5%
Referral
12.8%
Social
8.4%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~12

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (25% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
4.2 years