Jr. Account Executive - Zimmerman Advertising

Overall Objective

Junior Account Executives are responsible for the day-to-day administration of marketing and advertising initiatives for assigned Clients. Junior Account Executives are instrumental in the development and implementation of new initiatives.

It is the objective of the Junior Account Executive to secure Client’s confidence as an advertising professional who can support marketing and advertising strategies and initiatives.

Responsibilities

• The Junior Account Executive assists with multiple projects at one time, ranging from smaller tactical assignments to supporting complex, integrated campaigns ensuring that these projects meet or exceed internal team and Client expectations.
• Junior Account Executives are in direct contact with the Client and are responsible for representing the Agency’s core values while fostering a strong relationship with both Clients and internal teams on a daily basis.
• Coordinates, activates and communicates relevant project information to the team to ensure that the outcome addresses the Client’s business requirements in a way that demonstrates creativity and business logic, in addition to being on time and on budget.
• Keeping the Account Supervisor and Account Executives updated on both internal and external initiatives on a regular basis
• Plan, organize, activate and control day-to-day Agency processes, bringing a perspective to the development of strategies and the execution of creative and media plans
• Responsible for the ongoing tactical execution of print, broadcast, digital, social and in-store ever-green & promotional campaigns, inclusive of communication with the Client
• Assists in the development of marketing and advertising strategies, including gathering and analyzing information.
• Train and provide accurate direction to Account Coordinators
• Leads project executions, managing timelines, processing job orders, working collaboratively across Agency departments to meet Client deliverables
• Quality Assurance of Client assets for job processing: ad unit specs, copy, images, files, legal specifications
• Writes and proofs all Client facing documents published by the Agency
• 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
• Proofs ad materials, scripts & spots to ensure accuracy, approvals, versioning and legal compliance.
• Possess/portrays a strong positive, professional attitude at all times and work effectively in a team environment
• Miscellaneous projects, as assigned

Required Skills

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications or relevant, equivalent experience.
• Advertising Agency experience is required
• 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.
• Ability to develop detailed plans and assist in running team meetings, identify and resolve issues manage risk
• Working knowledge and excitement of emerging trends and the delivery of 360 marketing solutions within both digital and traditional channels
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Positive outlook and good interpersonal skills
• Thorough understanding of the Client’s industry and business. Ability to build relationships and gain trust.
• A strong sense of urgency and commitment to get the job done quickly and with high quality
• Must be computer literate with proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook with the ability to learn new software & operating systems

Required Experience