Account Executive

BBDO has been in the big idea business for over a century and is one of the most awarded advertising agencies in the world. Dedication to our craft and ideas is summed up in the BBDO mantra : Do Big Things. We create work that changes user behavior, tells a brand’s story across all channels and media, and is an economic multiplier for our clients' businesses. We uniquely combine world-class creative with content production agility and real-time analytics. Quite simply, we believe that in the absence of great work, nothing else matters.

Account Executive

The Account Executive coordinates the development and execution of each campaign. Responsibilities range from overseeing project development, collaborating with the partner agencies, managing production and providing day-to-day contact with the client. The Account Executive helps the agency create and execute great work.

Responsibilities :

• Understands and embraces the agency's process while actively pursuing ways to innovate and refine in the name of excellent client work.
• Leads partners and client team through weekly status, providing updates on project milestones
• Strives for the highest standards of quality and ensures that the agency's work delivers on the client's strategic goals, holding the client and internal teams accountable to agreed terms.
• Collaborates with media agency on channel strategy, deliverables, and deadlines
• Actively gathers project requirements and prepares complete documentation for internal scoping, as well as internal and client project kick-offs.
• Lead internal departments and client team on project level details and execution of the campaign.
• Establishes project schedules, briefings, and meetings.
• Executes job orders, status reports, conference reports, estimates, and trafficking.
• Manages timelines, budget compliance, legal and network approvals, talent costs, and cost consultants.
• Prepares financial reconciliations, monthly billing reports, estimates and invoicing.
• Develops an astute business acumen through thorough understanding of the clients’ business, products, goals and competitors.
• Stays on top of new technology, trends and media and shares these learnings with internal teams and Clients.
• Collaborates and maintains strong relationships with cross-functional team members and agency partners to create best in class work.

Qualifications :

We are only considering candidates that currently live in Los Angeles. The targeted annual salary range for this role is $70,000 to $75,000 and may vary depending several factors including but not limited to the candidate's experience, education, skills and job qualifications. Benefits for this role include health / vision / dental insurance, 401(k), stock purchase, vacation, sick and personal days.

Salary : $70,000 - $75,000