Account Executive – Brand

Responsibilities: 

  • Maintain and grow relationships with key senior-level influencers.
  • Identify communication trends and educate/inform clients and agency colleagues and partners on changes and trends.
  • Monitor, report and provide insight on competitor and issue-specific social media activities, unique and creative uses of social campaigns, or emerging culture themes.
  • Leverage clients’ extensive data to conceive and drive stories apart from traditional news milestones.
  • Model agency values; mentor and coach colleagues and junior staff on agency best practices and successful engagement with influencers.
  • Oversee and reinforce consistent adherence to media management processes: media lists, coverage monitoring and industry coverage trends.
  • Maintain and grow client relationships by contributing to the development and implementation of communication strategies and executing on projects (leading where appropriate).
  • Identify opportunities to grow and diversify current accounts and new business efforts to include sourcing and gathering audience, industry or competitor market data.
  • Negotiate and manage client expectations and satisfaction; ensure that internal and external stakeholders are aligned.

Requirements:

  • Understanding of the role and trend of the media; good network of editors and influencers.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (particularly Outlook, Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint and Excel).
  • Strong bilingual writing skills.
  • Experience with written and developed materials, including integrated communication plans, press releases, pitches and social media content (highly desirable).
  • Comfortable with integrated communication principles.
  • Interest in developing integrated communications skills incorporating digital and social media,
  • High level of initiative
  • Desire to be an engaged, accessible member of a dynamic office and broader global agency community.
  • Customer service orientation in a client and business environment (a must).
  • Experience working globally or with colleagues in multiple locations.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced team environment (frequent tight deadlines, multitasking, etc.).
  • Strong presentation and consulting skills with the ability to read, write and speak English?fluently.