About This Position

We are looking for an experienced Account Executive with a strong, interactive/digital background to add to our growing team.

Responsibilities include supervising day-to-day efforts on behalf of our clients and supporting and developing the strategic direction of brands through both digital and traditional applications.  Position serves as a liaison between our client contacts and internal agency departments and is directly responsible for managing the profitability of the account.  Also ensures that the agency provides the highest quality service/product and manages the workflow to ensure completion on time and within agreed upon budgets.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop positive relationships with clients and create an atmosphere in which the client is receptive to agency efforts to ensure organic growth and continued development of the account.
• Provide strategic and marketing guidance and leadership to client and agency team.
• Nurture, guide and influence budget allocation and growth initiatives for clients.
• Gain a thorough understanding of clients’s business and industry, in particular digital initiatives among other relevant best-in-class brands. Educate staff on same, as appropriate.
• Proactively provide client with points of view and recommendations on business building, market research and competitive activities.
• Monitor all new product and new business opportunities at the client, assess how the agency can capitalize on them and integrate into the digital space, and provide updates with recommendations.
• Function as internal team leader, making sure that all members of the internal team work together smoothly and effectively.
• Ensure total quality control of final output to client, encouraging excellence from all agency resources.
• Generate or supervise the generation of accurate work orders and provide timely estimates/revised estimates when appropriate for all active projects.
• Assist in management of account profitability by generating or supervising the generation of financial reports and monitoring the hours against ongoing agency projects.
• Proactively anticipate both internal needs and client needs in the course of ensuring accurate and timely delivery of projects.

Qualifications/Skills

• College degree in marketing, advertising, communications or related field preferred.
• 5-7 years progressive experience in account, interactive, digital or marketing management, preferably with a retail emphasis.
• Analytical with an eye for detail across all aspects of creative, commercial, editorial and technical processes.
• Possess a clear understanding of social media strategy and how to apply this into tactical approaches that can be used on digital programs.
• Practical knowledge of interactive marketing and execution for medium to large-scale interactive/digital projects
• Versatility with strong experience of online marketing in some of the following: SEO, social media and email marketing. You will be expected to apply your knowledge of these on a daily basis with client and help maximize client visibility within the online market place, driving traffic and conversions.
• Understanding and experience with traditional marketing approaches: print, broadcast, direct, collateral, etc.
• Excellent analytics knowledge with the ability to communicate to clients verbally and in writing.
• Experience in revenue forecasting, billing processes and development of budgets and estimates
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Displays sound judgment to problem-solve and take corrective action.
• Comfortable with taking the lead relating to client interaction and participating in client-related activities.
• Ability to give and accept direction.
• Must be able to work well within a team environment, taking a leadership role when appropriate.

If this sounds like you, please send a resume here.