Assistant Account Executive

Company Description

Arc is the leading creative engine within Publicis’s group of commerce agencies. In an era of unprecedented change, where shopping happens anywhere and everywhere, we believe that brands not present at the moment of desire will be resisted. Which is why everything we do is in service of creating Irresistible Commerce — breakthrough creative solutions fueled by data-driven insights. It’s a proven approach that’s earned us recognition as WARC’s #1 Specialty Retail Agency, along with accolades from Adweek, ANA Reggie Awards, and Effies. And we do it all in an irresistible culture that’s put Arc on the AdAge Best Places to Work list.

Overview

Assistant Account Executives are a true partner to our internal cross-functional teams. They are responsible for learning the fundamentals of shopper marketing and supporting the team to move projects smoothly through the process. The Assistant Account Executive must understand the roles of other disciplines across the agency and build trust with internal stakeholders (and sometimes external clients) by consistently showing curiosity, delivering work efficiently and demonstrating proactive professionalism.

• Support the account team on all day-to-day asks and/or own all status documents for internal and client-facing teams
• Act as a liaison between client and team to deliver relevant information, securing feedback and approvals and routing through the internal and external stakeholders (legal, regulatory, etc.)
• Assist with the development and monitoring of project timelines
  
  

Responsibilities

What you will do

• Support the development and execution of integrated marketing campaigns seamlessly with the client's broader marketing strategy
• Learn the basics of Shopper Marketing
• Craft conference reports, change requests and executional creative briefs
• Develop and maintain client budget trackers
• Manage and execute digital coupon plans
• Seek to understand; ask questions continuously
• Learn the overall agency process and ask questions to understand
• Understand the competitive marketplace in which your brands live
• Contribute to creative process
  
  

Location: Chicago

Client: Kimberly-Clark

Qualifications

• 0-1 years of equivalent work or digital marketing internship experience
• Extremely detail-oriented, with superior written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to balance/prioritize multiple projects at once
• Strong work ethic and dedication to consistently provide quality work to their team and clients
• Enjoys collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams and is not afraid to speak up
  
  

Additional Information

As part of the Publicis Groupe, we believe in the Power of One. And that starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• In office expectations are three days a week; Monday’s are mandatory and you cannot have two consecutive work from home days.
• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
• The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S-based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents
  
  

Arc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

Compensation Range: $39,710 - $52,605 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 05/08/2025.