Exelerate Digital Sales Account Executives
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include the Following:
New Business + Client Management
Independent prospecting of opportunities that will drive new revenue streams and new customers.
Understand client business and products.
Acts as key client advocate and liaison.
Interpret client needs to the group and manage execution of those needs.
Should be able to initiate and define interactive projects internally
Works with client to define objectives and parameters of new digital projects.
Sells need for a project to client when required.
Oversees presentation of creative work to client.
Champion agency process to ensure quality of work.
Become familiar with and adhere to agency financial and operating procedures and policy.
Escalates issues or problems when appropriate.
Must be able to build upon tactical ideas and think strategically about a brand or business.
Monitor competitive activity and collect competitive samples.
Develop proactive business-building ideas for client and agency.
Comply with quality standards for the team as set forth by leadership.
Communication and Integration Skills
Frequently communicates project updates to the client.
Attends production status meetings and client status meetings.
Works with all departments in the agency and must respect process and integration.
Monitors other activities in agency that affect the projects he/she is handling.
Writes meeting reports immediately following client or key internal meetings.
Manages and oversees budgets, and defines metrics and evaluates results.
Communicates schedules and obtain the required approvals from client, per project schedule.
Consults with appropriate stakeholders and subject-matter experts in the idea development process.
Consults with internal team before making timing commitments to client.
Communicates client codes and special budget requirements to PM.
Collaborates with the media team on the approved plan and units Project Manager.
Collaborates internally to ensure work in progress is strategically and tactically correct.
Job Requirements/Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred
Experience: 3-4 years prior advertising account management experience required.