Assistant Account Executive

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of the agency’s mission
• With mentorship from the Account Team, learn the foundations of account management and the basics of other departments
• Support the agency team by taking responsibility for: - coordinating schedules and project trackers - ensuring project deadlines are met - maintaining a who’s who on respective brands - clients’ names, titles, responsibilities, and contact information - document management and organization to include all briefing documents, scope of work, presentations, conference reports, and any relevant material provided by clients. - creating an accessible history of any given project
• Assist AEs in ongoing competitive analysis and weekly reporting of account status to ensure both internal and external teams are up to speed on current marketplace trends and are aware of any in-market examples of creative excellence
• Be an extra pair of eyes, proofreading all external communications
• Attend and participate in meetings as opportunity permits; meeting attendance isn’t passive, so ensure that your attendance equals active participation
• With guidance, begin to build rapport and credibility with clients as opportunity permits
• Begin learning the ingredients of great strategic marketing communications plans and the roles of various media channels within those plans
• Find opportunities to build up your presentations skills

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Up to 1 year experience in an agency environment preferred
• An effective communicator, both written and verbal
• A good listener, able to take in information and quickly suss out what’s next
• Organized, detail-oriented and able to anticipate potential issues
• A multi-tasker that can handle the pressure of multiple assignments at once
• Resourceful, inquisitive and resilient
• Positive outlook and good people skills
• Well-versed in Microsoft Office, Google Apps, and Keynote
• Some travel may be required

Benefits

• We value our teams and are committed to their success! We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive employer subsidized benefits package which includes group medical, dental and vision coverage, Health Savings Account, 401k retirement plan with annual company match, gym reimbursement, commuter benefits and cellular phone allowance, generous paid time off and employee volunteer day to encourage social responsibility giving time to the non-profit, community service or charity of your choice.