Account Executive - African American Segment Job at Daviselen Advertising in New
Daviselen Advertising, New York, NY, United States, 10261
Job Description
IDEAL FIT AND ENVIRONMENT
Ideal candidate is a proactive problem solver with African-American cultural or marketing experience, a “can do” attitude, with both strategic and executional expertise who works well in a high-energy, fast-paced team environment. to develop powerful strategic marketing plans and campaigns concepts for TV/CTV, radio, and all digital platforms under a 360°ree; campaign umbrella. Must love direct response marketing as much as brand work. Able to think and develop briefs/presentations with business acumen and cultural relevance, present ideas and solutions both internally and to the client, and be flexible to client requests. Being both a team player and self-starter are required. We are looking for the right fit, so the level can vary. This is not a 9 to 5 job, but definitely flexible.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage day-to-day mid-scale projects from inception to completion
- Knowledge of or eager to learn client’s business, competitors, products, and promotions
- Ability to research and learn more about the telecom/mobile space
- Follow through with client requests and funnel project work orders to project managers with deadlines, details and supporting documentation needed to complete task
- Help in performing online research as needed, work on quarterly competitive analysis
- Prepare/distribute reports/meeting recaps immediately following client and internal meetings
- Able to take notes for Account Team/clients as needed
- Assist account team in day-to-day and administrative tasks as needed
- Maintain and update internal and client Hot Sheet status reports
- Update client status reports on a weekly basis
- Update creative decks monthly, manage creative/account team trackers on daily basis
- Open job numbers, sends invoices, and tracks client Purchase Order payments
- Organize and manage creative library and team files
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and Adobe Acrobat
- Must work well in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing projects and changing deadlines
- Self-starter who takes the initiative on tasks and is a problem solver
- Highly organized and able to juggle multiple requests, excellent project mgmt. skills
- Preferred: Advertising Agency or Marketing Agency experience
- Strongly Preferred – Knowledge of, and experience with telecom and direct marketing
BENEFITS
Comprehensive benefit packages, including medical/dental/vision, supplemental life insurance, short term disability, long term disability, company match 401(k)/Roth, paid vacation, paid maternity/paternity leave, flexible office and work-from-home schedule
This job description is not intended to be a complete listing of all the job duties required of this position, but to provide information on the general scope of the position.