Advertising Account Executive

Dunn&Co. is a pretty good shop. Not just because our walls are full of trophies, but because we care. We care about our people and our clients, and helping both of them win.

We’re often considered one of the Southeast’s leading branding and advertising agencies. That happens when you’re able to survive 20 years in this business and make work that matters along the way. But what makes us special is our relentless desire to build a team that works together with passion and empathy.

Job Description: Account Executive

Our Account Executives wear quite a few hats. They’re responsible for building and maintaining strong working relationships and managing all marketing campaigns and projects across our client base. You will be required to wear an execution hat and support the client’s strategy, vision, and business growth. You’ll also collaborate (and/or lovingly arm wrestle) with our creative team, and serve up your own great ideas. Candidates perfect for this job will be highly organized, proactive, and demonstrate a keen ability to prioritize and manage a high volume of projects.

We require our Account Executive applicants to have 3 years of advertising or marketing agency experience. If you have 1 years agency experience, please consider applying for our Associate Account Executive position.

Responsibilities

• Attend to client needs and continually look for ways to add value the client’s business
• Proactively communicate with clients on a daily basis and demonstrate thought leadership
• Assist with the formulation and support of client marketing strategies and campaign recommendations
• Present project/campaign plans and rationale and supporting budgets to the client
• Manage budgets, media, and production costs, and ensure all clients are invoiced accurately and on time according to the SOW’s billing schedule
• All project management responsibilities: writing up of job specifications, opening jobs, creating timelines, production follow-through, entering accurate information for billing/invoicing, and working with the traffic manager to manage/assign resources
• Write project briefs and client reports
• Collaborate with agency internal resources (account/creative/production/strategy), to execute projects on strategy, on budget and on-time
• Ensure that communication between teams flows effectively, and that project plans and deadlines are met
• Monitor the effectiveness and outcomes of projects and campaigns
• Travel when required to support client initiatives at tradeshows, production shoots, meetings, etc.
• Develop budgets utilizing the estimating sheet template
• Write new SOWs based on prior agency templates
• Independently maintain client status document with learning from both client and internal meetings
• Create and maintain detailed project plans in slide format for client presentation
• Be the account services lead on agency production services, interfacing and communicating with the assigned producer to ensure productions are delivered seamlessly

Growth Areas

• Developing agency recommendations and campaign approaches based off of client inputs; summarizing into succinct client-facing plans and internal agency communications
• Outstanding client presentation skills, ownership and empowerment to independently oversee and lead on small-medium size projects/clients
• Identify opportunities for organic new business growth and develop proactive thinking to influence clients toward pursuing deeper partnerships
• Management, coaching & mentorship of up to 2 junior staff members - e.g. intern, Account Coordinator, Associate Account Executive

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising or related field
• 3 years of advertising or marketing agency experience. Agency experience is non-negotiable.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, both internally and externally.
• Ability to lead by example and work well with fellow account staff.
• Self-starter with the ability to deliver results without much supervision.
• Dependable team player, able to work both autonomously and as part of a team.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously from inception through completion.
• Impeccable presentation skills
• Familiar with Google Suite, Mac, Microsoft Office Suite, Keynote, meeting software (Zoom, WebEx, etc.), Workamajig (or other project management software), social media platforms, proofreading skills

Salary

Salary range is $52,000 - $65,000 depending on experience and talent.

Dunn&Co is on a hybrid work schedule, and in the office 3 days a week. We are only looking for local talent, or those willing to relocate.

There are many things that make Dunn&Co. an awesome place to work, but we think these are worth a special mention:

• A hybrid office/remote culture – we work Mondays and Fridays from home and Tuesday through Thursday in the office.
• Paid time off between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• 13 other annual holidays.
• Work away time – the freedom to work from anywhere in the world for two weeks per year.