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Zimmerman Advertising

Account Executive

Zimmerman Advertising, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85003

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You love advertising! You love working on iconic brands like Kay Jewelers, Yuengling, McDonald's, AutoNation, Planet Fitness, Five Below, JetBlue, and others. 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 have a level head, real world experience and the ability to combine these two sides to deliver client solutions that make you and your bosses proud. And our client successful.

If you love working with talented people, who love to laugh, and having fun, come be our next Account Executive.

Responsibilities

General

Assist with multiple projects, ranging from minor tactical assignments to supporting complex, integrated campaigns ensuring that these projects meet or exceed internal team and Client expectations.

Maintain direct contact with the Client and represent the Agency’s core values while fostering a strong relationship with both Clients and internal teams on a daily basis.

Coordinate and communicate relevant project information to the team to ensure that the outcome addresses the Client’s business requirements while demonstrating creativity and business logic, in addition to being on time and on budget.

Lead, 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

Assist in the development of marketing and advertising strategies and plans, including gathering and analyzing client, industry and competitor information.

Train and provide accurate direction to Account Coordinators & Jr. Account Executives.

Lead 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, scripts, storyboards, spots, approvals, versioning and legal compliance).

Proof all Client facing documents published by the Agency

Update and manage internal and Client facing status reports. Communicates progress and challenges in a timely and succinct way

Attend relevant internal and Client meetings and proactively contributes to conference reports by compiling notes indicating key points and clear next steps including stakeholders

Possess/portray a strong positive, professional attitude at all times and work effectively in a team environment.

Project Management

Collaborate with multiple Agency teams (Creative, Media, Traffic, Studio, Social, Digital) to identify deliverables, assess scope, build timelines, define processes and assign stakeholders

Manage internal and external status documents to track project process

Troubleshoot tight deadlines and hold others accountable for deliverables

Assist in planning broadcast and social content shoots with producers, creative and studio teams

Communicate progress and challenges in a timely and succinct way

Open creative jobs inclusive of briefs, mandatory inclusions, budgets, brand tone, campaign objectives and timelines/go live dates. Activate change logs and revisions in a timely and accurate manner

Monitor production timetables and ensures each milestone is met and addressed, keeping Clients and internal teams apprised of process and timeline ramifications.

Ensure all creative has passed through proper approval and legal channels prior to implementation

Create and maintain project budgets and billing documents

Integrated Campaign Development

Conduct and compile industry and competitive research

Work with Media Planning and the Account Team in development of monthly, quarterly and annual integrated media plans

Monitor flight and launch dates for all channels in all markets (Broadcast, Digital, Social, OOH, Print and emerging channels.)

Manage estimates and billing with Account Coordinator to ensure accuracy and timely invoicing

Provide nightly updates informing Account Supervisor of top level status of Client deliverables and key initiatives

Assist with market analysis including, but not limited to: daily sales numbers, weekly competitive analysis, industry trends and integrated campaign performance

Participate in brainstorming sessions with Strategy & Creative teams

Required Skills

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications or relevant, equivalent experience.

2-3+ years experience as an Account Coordinator or Account Executive or related role in an advertising or marketing agency

General knowledge of traditional and Digital Media experience is highly preferred

Candidate should be familiar with Agency & Account Services

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 and 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

A “DO IT NOW” mentality

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

Qualifications: Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications or relevant, equivalent experience.

2-3+ years experience as an Account Coordinator or Account Executive or related role in an advertising or marketing agency

General knowledge of traditional and Digital Media experience is highly preferred

Candidate should be familiar with Agency & Account Services

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 and 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

A “DO IT NOW” mentality

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