Account Executive

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Ensure that all billing is done accurately and promptly
• Track OOP billing to ensure that all expenses fall within approved guidelines
• Weekly review of hours/OOPs tracking
• Work diligently to meet Client's accounting needs (e.g., Daily review of vendor purchase orders, job actuals, etc.)
• Sign final draft invoices after reviewing with senior management
• Participate in reconciliation reports, scope of work (S.O.W.) development, and other critical financial documents
• Keep client abreast of hours and OOP changes when revisions require updated estimates
• Closely manage jobs

Responsible For Ensuring That Account Is Organized And Efficient

• Oversee tracking Purchase Orders (POs)
• Request and close job numbers
• Lead status meetings and individual project start-up meetings concerning projects
• AAE is managing (if applicable)
• Lead project management from start to finish, starting with drafting estimates to creative briefs to receiving regulatory approval to production and ending with completion of job
• Maintain regular Client contact, ensuring that the Client is updated and briefed on account activity
• Manage timetables in conjunction with traffic and production
• Record and summarize all Client contacts, decisions, and approvals
• Produce accurate and timely status reports/contact report
• Communicate direction and Client feedback to creative staff clearly and concisely
• Continue to develop fundamental understanding of marketing and advertising concepts
• Demonstrate working knowledge of scientific category and brand

Additional Responsibilities

• Supervise Assistant Account Executive’s work (when relevant)
• Monitor (or help to monitor) daily account workload
• Train (or help to train) new hires in process and procedures of the account
• Delegate work to AAE when appropriate; communicate effectively
• Manage time efficiently, meet deadlines, pay attention to detail, and set priorities for specific assignments, especially when handling multiple projects
• Demonstrate good problem-solving and interpersonal skills
• Remain calm despite high pressure situations
• Project a professional, positive attitude toward peers and clients within the department and the agency
• Uphold Agency quality standards in servicing the Client
• Maintain accurate time sheets
• Demonstrate an understanding of Client's business and Agency assignment, and contribute to strategic direction and solutions
• Develop thorough knowledge of Client's goals and vision, both the brand itself and the people involved, and interact appropriately
• Understand when it’s appropriate to make decisions independently and when to escalate issues/decisions to manager
• Uphold the Company Values in all decisions and interactions

Qualifications

• College degree
• 1-2 years Agency or comparable marketing experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including ability to write basic documents with minimal supervision
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail
• Possess a good foundation of knowledge of marketing/advertising

Pay

$53,000 - $76,500

Schedule

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.