Account Executive (Irving, TX)

MARUS Marc, Inc; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Targetbase is seeking an Account Executive to manage agency resources and coordinate across Creative, PM, Analytics, and Strategy to meet client needs. You will ensure projects are completed on time, on spec, within scope and budget, while documenting planning and results for stakeholders.

The role requires strong interpersonal skills, writing and presentation abilities, and a proactive approach to problem solving within an advertising environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of professional experience; strong preference for marketing/advertising agency or in-house digital marketing environments.
• Strong writing and presentation abilities.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Liberal Arts, Marketing, or Communications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as point of contact for internal stakeholders across Creative, Program Management, Analytics, and Strategy.
• Coordinate with cross-functional team members to monitor progress, make adjustments, proactively identify issues, assist in resolution, and provide updates.
• Keep account team updated on status and produce communication materials for internal and external teams.
• Gather client and team specifications; provide concise written specs on inputs, outputs, processes, and QA measures.
• Build and maintain understanding of client business and competitive environment; contribute to competitive tracking projects.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Relationship development

MS Office

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Liberal Arts, Marketing, or Communications

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Agency

Targetbase

Job Function

Account Management and Growth

Job Subfunction

Account Management

Job Description

JOB SCOPE & PURPOSE The Account Executive is responsible for managing and coordinating agency resources to ensure that account needs are met. He/she acts as the daily internal contact and ensures that all projects for which he/she is responsible are completed on time, on specification, within scope, and on budget, while providing completed planning and documentation. The Account Executive ensures that support, information, and knowledge needed from the competencies are provided.

Main Responsibilities

• Serve as point of contact for internal stakeholders across Creative, Program Management, Analytics, and Strategy
• Coordinate with cross-functional team members to monitor ongoing progress, makes adjustments when required, proactively identifies project issues/problems, assists in issue/problem resolution, and provides updates to ensure all assigned deliverables are executed to plan
• Keep account team updated on the status of account activities; produces communication materials (contact and status reports, etc.) for both internal and external teams
• Gather database-related work specifications from client and/or team members; provides concise and appropriate written specifications on inputs, outputs, internal processes, and quality assurance measures to the appropriate functional groups
• Build and maintain a thorough understanding of the client’s business and competitive environment; routinely contributes to competitive tracking projects
• Develop a positive and partnering relationship with all team members
• Track and reconciles costs posted to the billing system and handles revenue forecasting at the project levelSchedule and lead project status meetings, including preparation of meeting agendas and documenting status
• Assist with building a positive culture
• Develop and maintains proficiency with Targetbase tools and processes

Experience & Education

• Minimum of 1 year of professional experience; strong preference for candidates with exposure to marketing/advertising agency OR in-house digital marketing environments (internships count!!)
• Strong interpersonal skills - able to write concisely and present effectively
• General understanding of the creative production process
• Prior experience managing projects with competing deadlines
• Strong organizational skills; demonstrated ability to multitask and set priorities
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Liberal Arts, Marketing, or Communications is preferred

Knowledge & Ability

• Excellent attention to detail and an eye for data
• Aptitude for relationship development and desire for client-facing responsibilities
• Enthusiasm for customer journey strategy/customer lifecycle management (CLM)
• Proactive nature with effective problem-solving ability
• Able to assist in the design of presentations
• Proficient in MS Office (outlook, excel, powerpoint/keynote)
• Bonus Points for exposure to Automotive, Pharma, Telco/Mobile or other heavily regulated industry

Position Requirements

Overtime as necessary

Travel as necessary

Targetbase is a part of Omnicom Precision Marketing Group (OPMG). OPMG aligns Omnicom’s global digital, data and CRM capabilities to deliver precisely targeted and meaningful customer experiences at scale. Using its universal framework of connected data, connected intelligence and connected experiences, OPMG provides services that include data-driven product / service design, technology strategy and implementation, CRM / loyalty strategy and activation, econometric and attribution modeling, technical and business consulting and digital experience design and development.

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