Account Executive Ad Agency

Do you have experience in the day-to-day liaison with client and agency teams to ensure client satisfaction? If you are well-versed in helping your team adhere to client brand guidelines and looking for a company that provides a great family/work-life balance, we'd like to talk to you! We are working with our client, an advertising agency located in Overland Park, KS to find an Account Executive to join their team!

Our client provides a collaborative culture with leaders who want their team to succeed. You will join a team of creative thinkers, business leaders, and bright minds who bring lots of inspiration to their team and clients alike!

In this role, you will assist with the development of client marketing communication strategies, as well as the successful and timely completion of projects. Ideal candidates should have 2-3 years of advertising/marketing agency experience, as well as excellent interpersonal, customer service, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously. Applicants should demonstrate critical thinking, problem solving skills, and an understanding of how an integrated agency operates.

Responsibilities

Be well versed in our client's business, products, and goals to define objectives and strategies for success an expert in our client's business
Execute and manage marketing projects and ensure consistency across functional areas
Actively contribute in the formulation of marketing communication plans
Help develop creative briefs and brief agency teams to ensure proper direction
Present briefs, estimates, and creative to client for approval and discussion
Completion and update of status reports, both internally and client facing
Build and identify additional growth opportunities by fostering and expanding existing and new client relationships
Be a catalyst in developing and maintaining strong relationships between clients, Agency, and industry contacts
Ensure all client demands are handled in an effective, timely, and efficient manner
Proactively communicate critical client and industry news
Ensure compliance with agency policies and procedures

Skills/Qualifications

Initiative: exhibit self-motivation and a strong desire to perform at a high level
Forward-thinking: able to anticipate questions, problems, and obstacles and formulate potential solutions
2+ years of relevant experience within the advertising and marketing industry, or a similar role within industry
Business acumen (financial, marketing, and strategic) skills necessary to effectively interface both internally and with clients
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and group situations to customers, clients, and agency team members
Multi-tasking: able to handle multiple projects at once and balance shifting priorities
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (verbal, written, and listening) necessary to provide advertising direction within and outside the agency
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Desire and willingness to excel as a team
Develop/implement client and project plans/budgets
Success is measured by the quality of the end deliverable = a sum of client satisfaction, and Agency team satisfaction
Ability to travel as needed or required / Unusual work hours are occasionally necessary to meet Agency and client timelines and deliverables
Legally eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future