R-02907 Senior Account Executive (Open)

New York City, NY (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and advance client accounts by coordinating editorial coverage, shaping media strategies, and ensuring timely delivery of campaign materials.

  • Client stewardship: build trusted client relationships and proactive communication.
  • Media strategy & editorial: oversee media lists, pitches, press materials, and coverage monitoring.
  • Operational delivery: manage day-to-day tasks, timelines, and escalation to address issues.

Job Description

Own and advance client accounts by coordinating editorial coverage, shaping media strategies, and ensuring timely delivery of campaign materials.

  • Your Role: A Senior Account Executive’s role is to provide faultless support for their accounts, making sure that they are managed seamlessly and efficiently.
  • As a Senior Account Executive, you will demonstrate a development of your role from Account Executive by taking more ownership of tasks and starting to assist Account Supervisors and Account Directors in driving your accounts forward.
  • An established and trusted member of the team, you will alert your AS to any issues and opportunities in a timely manner.
  • Taking an efficient approach to every element of account support, the rest of the team can rely on you to complete tasks without error.
  • Maintain a strong knowledge of the media landscape, especially in relation to the specific needs of your clients
  • Continue to cultivate relationships with key media and maintain an extensive network
  • Manage ongoing editorial coverage for clients, overseeing opportunities from initial sell in to final delivery
  • Expertise in editorial calendar opportunities and long / short lead pitch deadlines
  • Oversee the media monitoring for all client coverage / articles of interest, ensuring junior staff flag / report to team and clients in a timely manner
  • Oversee development of media strategies and materials (e.g. press releases, media alerts, pitches, media lists, media updates, coverage recaps, etc.)
  • Be dedicated, positive and enthusiastic team player and maintain strong working relationships
  • Ensure that the foundations of the account are run impeccably
  • Provide a strong support for AS and AD, serving as a reliable, proactive, solution-oriented and valuable member of the team
  • Ensure that work (written and communication included) presented to senior members of the team is of the best possible standard
  • Demonstrate ownership of every task given to you, while maintaining responsibility and accountability for your work
  • Lead Account Executives and Account Coordinators, delegating where relevant and answering any questions they may have
  • Cultivate a thorough knowledge and expertise of the client, their product and the industry landscape, and demonstrate your commitment to the accounts, while pushing yourself towards new achievements.
  • Exhibit a confidence in your communication with the rest of the team and client
  • Being efficient and diligent with all work tasks, exploring all routes to deliver requests from your team and client
  • Be fully capable of effective time management, prioritizing tasks effectively and delivering work in a timely manner (always flag any issues early – e.g. workload considerations, if you don’t think you can meet a deadline)
  • Previous lifestyle and fashion experience is preferred for this role, but not required.
  • We value our team and are committed to their success. We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive employer subsidized benefits package which includes group medical, dental, vision coverage, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) retirement plan with up to 3% annual employer match, generous paid time off including Summer Fridays and Holiday break, and employee volunteer day to encourage social responsibility giving time to the non-profit, community service or charity of choice.
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M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment NA

Creative Communications agency that connects brands with consumers. We specialize in passion point marketing.

Founded in 2011
New York, New York, USA
31 employees (6 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.2%
Direct
40.7%
Referral
12.8%
Social
9.4%
Paid
1.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~31

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (16% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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