Assistant Account Executive

ABOUT THE AGENCY:

David&Goliath is an agency that adheres to one simple philosophy: Brave. To be brave, to inspire people and brands to take on their goliaths. To create lasting impact that the world can feel and truly embrace. This is our purpose and for over two decades, we have never wavered from it. We are not made for everyone. We are made for the few who believe that purpose isn't just a business proposition, but a way of life. And for those who believe we can achieve the unthinkable, together. David&Goliath is a collaborative, empathetic, and team-oriented culture that believes in taking on challenges that others might walk away from. Because, the truth is, nobody ever became great without first being brave. 

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Assistant Account Executive (AAE) is responsible for supporting the integrated Kia Regional (DMG) team on 360 campaigns and the day-to-day of regional project requests including broadcast tagging, digital, print, radio, and other campaign elements. In addition, the AAE will be responsible for maintaining daily tasks and team documents such as creative rotations, workbooks, competitive activity, etc. This person should have a team-oriented attitude and always be ready to help – no matter the task. The AAE will mainly report to the Account Supervisor and Account Executive, and sometimes the Account Director on certain projects.

• Passion for great creative – always looking for ways to make the work and the ideas better, stronger and more engaging.
• Extreme attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communications.
• Multi-tasker. Sure, it’s overused, but it’s imperative to success.
• Be a problem solver. We don’t expect you to have all the answers, but be prepared with a few thoughts on how to tackle the problem and we can work through it as a team.
• Most importantly – Go for it! Believe in yourself. Be proactive. We’d rather you try and fail than to have never tried at all.

• Execute assigned broadcast, print, collateral, and digital requests in efficient and timely manner
• Take ownership of regional broadcast-tagging/project requests and ensure that all creative is completed on time per media dates
• Proactively manage projects and ensures guideline adherence -- responsible for communicating any potential issues to the larger team, Account Supervisor and/or clients
• Manage team documents, meetings, and asset library (e.g. status reports, workbooks, competitive activity, AdPlanner, invoices, etc.)
• Assist with material/deck preparations for all Client presentations and oversee preparation for Client meetings (printing presentations, creating agendas, ordering food, etc.)

• Be strategic - challenge and question everything
• Develop Project Assignment Requests as necessary for Project Management team to ensure the timely delivery of creative

• Get into the details. It’s the nuts and bolts of getting to great work…
• Work closely with Producer to ensure:
• Production timeliness are met
• Internal reviews are completed and feedback accounted for, prior to presenting to clients
• Delivery of assets
• Creative trafficking (as needed)
• Production direction to third-party vendors (as needed)
• Organization of final creative files
• Creative rotation/feedback is reflected across all parties (Client/Creative/Product Specialist/Account Services)
• Work closely with media partners to ensure all spec information is accurate and shared on time

• One team. We’re all here because we believe in being brave and creating work that stirs the soul.
• Maintain ongoing communication with all departments (including vendors) to ensure available assets are shared
• Assist other departments on ‘larger’ efforts (i.e. Competitive Reviews, Integrated Production Schedules, etc.)

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