Account Executive

Tombras; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly environment

Dog-friendly offices

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Medical insurance

Internal promotion culture

Job summary

Tombras, a 600+ person national advertising agency, seeks an Account Executive in Knoxville, TN. You will build strong client relationships, lead project execution, and coordinate with internal teams to keep work on time and on budget.

You'll join a top independent agency recognized by AdAge and others, with a culture that promotes growth, cross-functional collaboration, and client impact across digital, traditional, and interactive programs.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of Account Executive/Project Management work in an agency, managing creative and production teams.
• Understanding of creative development and production for traditional and interactive media.
• Experience estimating, tracking, and managing multi-phase project budgets.
• Strong time management, attention to detail, proofreading and organizational skills.
• Experience assisting with client presentations.
• Proficiency with MS Excel, Google Docs; comfortable in a Mac environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong client relationships and provide leadership for assigned clients.
• Interface with internal departments and clients to track status, resources, and budgets.
• Participate in brainstorming and planning to achieve client objectives.
• Manage digital jobs across web, mobile, online media, PPC, social, etc.
• Research client products/services and benchmark against competitors.
• Open, track, and review jobs; monitor budgets for client work.
• Conduct status meetings with the internal team and client.
• Coordinate activities with the agency team and provide ongoing direction.
• Perform other duties as assigned by account group supervisor.

Skills

Account Management

Client relations

Budget management

Estimating

Tracking

Time management

Attention to detail

Proofreading

Organizational skills

Client presentations

MS Excel

Google Docs

Mac environment

Tools

MS Excel

Google Docs

Mac environment

Job description

Tombras, a 600+ person, full-service, national advertising agency with a digital mindset, is seeking an Account Executive.

You’ll be joining one of the top independent agencies in North America.Connecting Data & Creativity for Business Results® is working for our clients and creating a flywheel affect fueling both client and agency growth. You’ll be a part of a highly creative agency that has been recognized by AdAge, Adweek, Communication Arts, Fast Company, Forbes and Fortune. Tombras was recently named 2025 AdAge Agency of the year and 2024 AdAge Independent Agency of the Year.

Where you'll be working:

Knoxville, TN.

What you'll be doing:

• Responsible for developing strong client relationships, providing leadership with assigned clients regarding project implementation
• Interface with internal agency departments and clients to advise status of on-going projects and ensure the smooth cooperation between resources, and the flow of the projects to track them on time, and on budget
• Participate in brainstorming and planning sessions to develop tactics that will achieve client objectives
• Manage digital jobs related to web, mobile, online media, PPC, social media, etc.
• Perform general research about the client’s products or services as needed and continuously benchmark against competitors
• Responsible for opening jobs, tracking jobs through to completion, reviewing and monitoring/managing budgets for all client work
• Conduct status meetings with internal team and client
• Coordinate all activities with the agency team and provide ongoing direction and status
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned by account group supervisor

What you bring:

• 1+ years of Account Executive/Project Management work in a traditional or interactive agency with experience working with and managing creative and production teams
• Thorough understanding of creative development and production process for both traditional and interactive media-based programs
• Experience estimating, tracking, and managing multi-phase project budgets
• Exceptional time management, attention to detail, proofreading and organizational skills
• Experience in assisting with the development of client presentations
• Strong working knowledge of MS Excel, Google Docs and working in a Mac environment

Why you'll want to work at Tombras:

• Family - It comes first, on every list. Tombras has been family-run since day 1, we strive to facilitate a family-oriented environment rooted in supporting one another.
• Dog-friendly offices
• Flexible PTO
• Generous parental leave for primary and non-primary caregivers
• Medical (PPO or High Deductible option) for employee + dependents
• A company culture of promotions from within and an atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career development.

Tombras is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

Tombras is an E-Verify employer and participates in the E-Verify program.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Job may require traveling overnight, driving long distances as required and sitting for extended periods of time with occasional walking and standing and occasionally lifting or carrying articles weighing less than 10 pounds.

Remote employees must be based in the United States.