Senior Account Executive M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment Europe · New York

JOB DESCRIPTION: SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Your Role:
A Senior Account Executive’s role is to provide faultless support for their accounts, making sure that they are managed seamlessly and efficiently. As a Senior Account Executive, you will demonstrate a development of your role from Account Executive by taking more ownership of tasks and starting to assist Account Supervisors and Account Directors in driving your accounts forward.

An established and trusted member of the team, you will alert your AS to any issues and opportunities in a timely manner. Taking an efficient approach to every element of account support, the rest of the team can rely on you to complete tasks without error. Previous lifestyle and fashion experience is preferred for this role, but not required.

Core requirements include:

Be dedicated, positive and enthusiastic team player and maintain strong working relationships

Ensure that the foundations of the account are run impeccably

Provide a strong support for AS and AD, serving as a reliable, proactive, solution-oriented and valuable member of the team

Ensure that work (written and communication included) presented to senior members of the team is of the best possible standard

Demonstrate ownership of every task given to you, while maintaining responsibility and accountability for your work

Lead Account Executives and Account Coordinators, delegating where relevant and answering any questions they may have

Cultivate a thorough knowledge and expertise of the client, their product and the industry landscape, and demonstrate your commitment to the accounts, while pushing yourself towards new achievements.

Exhibit a confidence in your communication with the rest of the team and client

Being efficient and diligent with all work tasks, exploring all routes to deliver requests from your team and clientBe fully capable of effective time management, prioritizing tasks effectively and delivering work in a timely manner (always flag any issues early – e.g. workload considerations, if you don’t think you can meet a deadline)

Media Management:

Maintain a strong knowledge of the media landscape, especially in relation to the specific needs of your clients

Continue to cultivate relationships with key media and maintain an extensive network

Manage ongoing editorial coverage for clients, overseeing opportunities from initial sell in to final delivery

Expertise in editorial calendar opportunities and long / short lead pitch deadlines

Oversee the media monitoring for all client coverage / articles of interest, ensuring junior staff flag / report to team and clients in a timely manner

Oversee development of media strategies and materials (e.g. press releases, media alerts, pitches, media lists, media updates, coverage recaps, etc.)

Client Services:

Develop trusted relationships with clients, providing timely and thoughtful communications while ensuring your tone is professional and friendly

Anticipate client needs and work with team on addressing promptly

Proactively elevate potential issues or opportunities, flagging to senior team members and identifying solutions

Understand the importance of verbal and written presentation skills and learn how to talk clients through a document or pitching an idea

Show genuine interest in your clients’ business and overarching industry

Campaign Execution:

Support AS’s, AD’s and VP’s by managing day-to-day tasks and responsibilities as assigned

Lead in producing essential campaign materials alongside team

Oversee status reports and recaps to ensure that they are completed in a regular and timely fashion

Start to develop project management skills, overseeing campaigns working alongside senior account leads

Creativity and Industry Insight:

Participate in – and at times lead – brainstorms and group discussions, showing interest and proactivity

Continue to immerse yourself in the competitor landscape and creative industry

Work with AE’s, AC’s and Interns to keep the team and clients updated with any creative activity and industry news

New Business:

Participate in new business research and pitches on an ad-hoc basis

Administrative Work:

Manage essential administrative tasks and ensure they’re delivered at a high standard

Manage day to day team administration (e.g. status docs completed and shared before calls, all docs from clients saved on the system, meeting rooms booked)

Manage regular account tasks (e.g. reporting, coverage documents, status reports, ensuring folders are kept well organized)

What You’ll Get:

Competitive salary between $66,500-$70,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience

Comprehensive employer subsidized benefits package including group medical, dental, vision coverage, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) retirement plan with up to 3% annual employer match

Generous paid time off including Summer Fridays and Holiday break

Employee volunteer day to encourage social responsibility by giving time to the non-profit, community service or charity of choice

All candidates must have the ability to work in the US; work visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Equal Opportunity Employer
M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics.

If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please make us aware as part of your application.

All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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