Account Executive, Client Leadership - Remote - New York, NY, United States

Company Description

Dentsu Creative US is comprised of audacious thinkers and award-winning collaborators across the United States who blend local knowledge with global expertise. Choosing substance over stunts, our Modern Creative mandate is about unlocking sustained growth and holistic impact for brands in ways that Create Culture, Change Society and Invent the Future. Our borderless approach allows us to assemble passionate team members around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the 9,000+ people across dentsu's global creative network. This integrated model also allows our talent to learn about and explore the breadth of career possibilities within Dentsu Creative.

We are champions for meaningful progress, and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding, and learning so they can excel. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our services and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all. Dentsu Creative is an agency of dentsu.

Job Description

This is a remote position reporting to an account lead.

You will be an integral part of the ins and the outs of an exciting piece of business, producing successful 360 campaigns from start to finish. You’ll work with your production, strategy and creative teams to bring brand and product level campaigns to life for a well-known home improvement retailer, including exciting sports partnerships.

Your job responsibilities will include daily client communication as it relates to important information regarding assets, status meetings, and overall project knowledge and process. You will become a trusted partner to the internal team and clients through your ability to accomplish tasks thoughtfully and work collaboratively towards a common goal. As the Account Executive, you will:

• Be the daily resource for clients on projects and general inquiries, requests., build a solid rapport with appropriate clients
• Partner with clients for strategic and executional needs
• Demonstrate mature leadership in difficult situations, escalate client difficulties
• Manage projects independently and can creatively resolve issues along the way
• Understand when and how to keep Account Supervisor informed on important project details, when to get AS management feedback
• Sell agency strategies, creative and points of view
• Experience establishing communication and engagement with internal team (strategy, creative, production, project management), clients and agency team counterparts (media agency, cost consultant).
• Learn and understand the clients’ competitive landscape.
• Manage client status reports, conference reports and any other necessary documentation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years account management experience
• 1+ years creative agency experience
• An understanding of the social and digital production and development processes (across TV, OLV, social/digital)

Additional Information

The anticipated salary range for this position is $51,000 - $83,375. Salary is based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visitwww.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

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About dentsu 
Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society www.dentsu.com. 

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

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