Fenton is hiring: Advertising Account Executive in Washington

Overview

Fenton is a social change agency addressing the world’s toughest challenges in human rights, social and economic justice, environment, education, and public health. We are remote-forward with staff located near our strategic hubs in New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area. We prioritize diversity, representation, and equity, and we offer excellent benefits and a strong sense of purpose and community.

We are currently seeking an Advertising Account Executive within our advertising practice who is passionate about making social change. This role will be pivotal in campaign trafficking and supporting account operations. It requires a detail-oriented mindset, comfort in a fast-paced environment, and a commitment to using advertising to advance social impact.

Responsibilities

Trafficking and Media Planning

• Trafficking of small and medium-sized advertising campaigns
• Update trafficking spreadsheets to ensure internal and external alignment
• Manage key creative deadlines with vendors and outlets
• Support development and execution of integrated media plans across video, display, social, audio, and offline channels
• Prepare and maintain media roadmaps

Research and Reporting

• Conduct media research and audience analysis using syndicated tools to inform planning decisions
• Collate reporting from vendors and platforms on a weekly and monthly basis
• Translate technical advertising nomenclature into client-friendly language
• Communicate campaign performance to clients on a regular basis
• Provide insight on weekly media optimizations
• Contribute to comprehensive final reports on campaign performance against benchmarks and controlled experiments
• Participate in team brainstorms and vendor outreach to contribute to strategic planning

Digital Marketing

• Implement Google Analytics and other insight/traffic tools
• Install Google Tag Manager on agency-developed websites
• Develop UTM codes for ad source attribution
• Compile email and SMS reporting to support direct response campaigns
• Support copywriting and content development for email, SMS, or social media campaigns as needed

Administrative

• Act as a principal note-taker on internal and external calls
• Schedule meetings with agency and client teams

Client Relations

• Prepare and/or review activity and status reports for clients
• Contribute to client decks and media plan presentations

Qualifications

• 1-2 years’ experience in advertising, digital marketing or creative trafficking
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks under tight deadlines in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with diverse stakeholders
• Demonstrated resourcefulness, optimism, and flexibility
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated writing and editing skills
• Curiosity and a passion for advertising
• Salary successfully benchmarked against industry standards with published salary bands across levels
• Salary for Account Executive = $65,000
• Year-end discretionary bonus
• Access to the Fenton Learning Lab and professional development
• Comprehensive healthcare plans
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and 401K with employer match
• Profit sharing plan
• Unlimited PTO for exempt staff and generous accrual for non-exempt staff
• 11 paid company holidays
• Discretionary company closing between Christmas and New Year’s
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Hybrid remote/in-office model; must live within 35 miles of NYC, DC, LA, or SF; remote work plus travel to meetings/events as needed
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over visa sponsorship at this time

Fenton is an anti-racist and intersectional organization committed to justice and equity, prioritizing the needs of historically marginalized communities. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to represent the diverse community reflected in our client work.