Account Executive

IW Group Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 34,440 - 45,460; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

IW Group, a leading multicultural advertising agency, seeks an Account Executive to support luxury spirits and lifestyle brands across integrated campaigns, live events, partnerships, and influencer programs. The role involves coordinating campaigns, developing strategic recommendations, and maintaining timelines and budgets in a fast-paced hybrid environment.

You will collaborate with Strategy, Creative, Production, Media, PR, Social, and Operations to bring campaigns to life and deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent professional experience.
• 1–2 years in marketing, advertising, communications, events, or related fields.
• Agency experience preferred but not required; experience with luxury/spirits brands is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day management of multiple client accounts and campaigns.
• Develop strategic recommendations, briefs, and client presentations.
• Maintain timelines, budgets, and deliverables across workstreams.
• Collaborate with Strategy, Creative, Production, Media, PR, Social, and Operations.

Skills

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Monday.com

Asana

Canva

AI productivity tools

Social media analytics

Slack

Zoom

Google Analytics

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Canva

Google Analytics

Slack

Zoom

CRM software

Job description

IW Group is the leading multicultural advertising and marketing agency with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. Named Ad Age’s 2025 Multicultural Agency of the Year and recognized by PRWeek for Best in Multicultural Marketing, IW Group produces culture-shaping campaigns for global and national brands. IW Group drives impactful work by blending storytelling, cultural insight, and innovation to achieve measurable results. We represent multiple brands and deliver distinctive multicultural and cross-generational campaigns. We're looking for an Account Executive who is curious, organized, collaborative, and excited to build campaigns that create real cultural impact. This role supports a portfolio of luxury spirits, lifestyle, and consumer brands and offers the opportunity to work across integrated campaigns, live experiences, partnerships, influencer programs, and strategic brand initiatives.

Responsibilities

Client & Account Management

• Support day-to-day management of multiple client accounts and integrated marketing campaigns.
• Help develop strategic recommendations, campaign plans, creative briefs, and client presentations.
• Maintain project timelines, meeting notes, status reports, budgets, and deliverables across multiple workstreams.
• Build strong relationships with clients, agency partners, vendors, and internal teams.
• Ensure projects remain on schedule, within scope, and aligned with client objectives.

Campaign Development

• Contribute to the development of integrated marketing campaigns spanning experiential, digital, social, influencer, partnerships, content, PR, and paid media.
• Participate actively in brainstorming sessions, bringing thoughtful ideas rooted in culture, consumer insights, and creativity.
• Research emerging trends, cultural moments, competitive activity, and audience behaviors to inform campaign recommendations.
• Assist with production planning and execution for events, activations, and brand experiences.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Strategy, Creative, Production, Media, PR, Social, and Operations teams to bring campaigns to life.
• Coordinate internal workflows and ensure deliverables are communicated clearly across departments.
• Anticipate challenges and proactively identify solutions before they impact timelines.

What We’re Looking For

• Naturally curious with a passion for culture, creativity, marketing, and storytelling.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced agency environment.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Collaborative mindset with confidence to contribute ideas and ask thoughtful questions.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Comfortable working across multiple disciplines and learning new skills quickly.

Education

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s or vocational degree from a fully accredited college or university

Experience

• 1–2 years of professional experience in marketing, advertising, communications, public relations, events, social media, partnerships, community engagement, or a related field.
• Agency experience is preferred but not required.
• Experience supporting consumer, lifestyle, luxury, food & beverage, spirits, or hospitality brands is a plus.

Technical Skills

• Google Workspace and Microsoft Office
• Monday.com, Asana or similar project management software
• Canva and presentation design tools
• AI productivity tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot)
• Social media publishing and reporting platforms
• Slack, Zoom, and other collaboration tools
• Google Analytics and basic marketing reporting platforms
• Adobe Creative Cloud or Figma (preferred)
• Ability to rapidly adopt new marketing technologies and AI-powered workflows

What Makes Someone Successful At IW Group

Our best Account Executives are:

• Passionate about culture and how it shapes consumer behavior.
• Exceptional communicators who build trust with clients and teammates.
• Curious learners who seek out new ideas, technologies, and perspectives.
• Creative problem-solvers who aren't afraid to speak up.
• Highly organized while remaining flexible when priorities shift.
• Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with flawless execution.
• Positive, resilient, and willing to jump in wherever needed.

Company Culture

• Connectors: IW Group is a company founded with community at our core. We believe in building meaningful community and encourage teams to connect with causes and missions that fuel their passions.
• Foodies: You can often find our teams sharing a meal.
• Explorers:IW Group encourages teams to follow their creative hunches. Whether it be testing new tech, visiting edgy art galleries, or discovering local coffee shops, we want our teams to stay constantly curious.
• Entrepreneurs:We have a strong entrepreneurial spirit! We encourage teams to drive new initiatives, work with growing startups, and drive their own growth with the company.

Hybrid Work Model

• IW Group has adopted a hybrid work model. Managers set their own in-office schedule but team members are requested to work in-office at least three time per week.
• While performing the responsibilities of this role, the employee will spend most of the time working indoors, in the IW Group office, client office or other identified location.
• This role may require extended work hours (including weekends) to complete certain projects, with or without advance notice.
• This role may require work outside of the office (i.e., client events) or travel outside of the local work area (i.e., national or international client locations).

Physical Demands

• While performing the responsibilities of this role, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required tostand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
• These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of this role.

The Pay Range For This Role Is

25 - 33 USD per hour (Los Angeles)