Account Coordinator - Zimmerman Advertising, Inc

You were born to be in advertising! You love a challenge. You have a passion for delivering what clients want. You know how to solve a multitude of problems, but you don’t have multiple personalities. You are, as your mom tells her friends, "well rounded".You’ve spent time trying to breakdown ads, figuring out what drives people to purchase, and what makes them brand loyal. You’re passionate about marketing and advertising, risky in all the right ways, but keep a level head. You can quickly adapt to change, while maintaining composed. You love working with people, laughing, and having fun!

Responsibilities:

• The Account Coordinator assists with multiple projects at one time, ranging from smaller tactical assignments to supporting complex, integrated campaigns
• Coordinates, activates and communicates relevant project information to the team to ensure that the outcome addresses the Client’s business requirements
• Supports Supervisor and Account Executives on opening and tracking of all jobs directed to Traffic, Creative, Media, Broadcast and Social Media teams
• Leads and supports projects by managing timelines, processing job orders and working collaboratively to meet Client deliverables
• Assists in proofing and compiling materials for internal and Client meetings
• Updates and manages internal and Client facing status reports. Communicates progress and challenges in a timely and succinct way
• Attends relevant internal and Client meetings where appropriate and proactively contributes to conference reports by compiling notes indicating key points and clear next steps including stakeholders
• Quality Assurance of Client assets for job processing: ad unit specs, copy, images, files, legal specifications
• Proofs ad materials, scripts & spots to ensure accuracy, approvals, versioning and legal compliance.
• Manages all billing with the Client and internal accounting team
• Administrative support for booking travel and scheduling meetings
• Assists with market analysis including, but not limited to: daily sales numbers, weekly competitive analysis, industry trends and integrated campaign performance
• Participates in brainstorming sessions with Strategy & Creative teams

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications or relevant, equivalent experience.
• College internship with exposure to Agency & Account Services highly preferred.
• Desire to develop a strong working knowledge of advertising and marketing at a world class Agency spanning Broadcast, Digital, Social, OOH, Print and emerging channels.
• Keen attention to detail and strong communication skills. Ability to communicate with people at all levels of the organization.
• A strong sense of urgency and commitment to get the job done quickly and with high quality.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while working independently
• Must be computer literate with proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook with the ability to learn new software & operating systems
• Positive outlook and good interpersonal skills
• A “DO IT NOW” mentality