Assistant Account Executive

Saatchi & Sa; New York (NY); On-site; USD 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advertising agency seeks an Assistant Account Executive in New York to manage day-to-day operations for client campaigns. The ideal candidate will support creative development, budget tracking, and ensure effective communication within the team. This role offers a chance to thrive in a dynamic environment, emphasizing organization and professionalism.

Benefits

Medical coverage

Dental and vision benefits

401K plan

Flexible time off

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Eager to learn & take on new responsibilities.
• Professionalism and a positive, can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Support with coordinating clients' advertising campaigns.
• Assist with production and creative development tasks.
• Manage budget documents and internal meeting preparations.

Skills

Professionalism

Organization

Multitasking

Problem-solving

Positive attitude

Job description

Company description

We Are Saatchi.

We’re a crowd of curious thinkers and leaders. We’re dog-lovers, beach-walkers, deep-fried devotees and boundary-pushers. We firmly believe that with a childish sense of wonder, the latest technology and an openness to embrace the new, we can imagine the impossible and prove it is totally within our reach.

With offices in Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle we are brought together to create unparalleled strategies, unexpected fresh ideas, and exceptional advertising.

Overview

The Assistant Account Executive supports other Account team members in managing and coordinating all day-to-day operations of the clients’ advertising campaigns. The AAE is the glue that holds the team together by ensuring all account management fundamentals are flawlessly executed, so that the team is buttoned up and can function as seamlessly as possible across all projects.

Responsibilities

• Support with General Production/Creative Development
  • Assist with various needs that arise during creative reviews and productions, that include but are not limited to:
    • Product management for shoots
    • Producer Request documents
    • Managing and tracking deliverables
    • Manage recaps as needed
• eComm and Brand Website:
  • Assist and ultimately create/lead briefings and managing materials with cross-functional teams related to eCommerce and brand website projects

• Talent
  • Assist AE with and ultimately lead the Talent process to track all talent terms / expiration dates, upcoming costs, etc.
  • Partner with Talent Manager to ensure talent estimates are always kept accurate according to latest media plans
  • Advise on usage terms as media opportunities are presented via the media team or client

• Trafficking:
  Assist AE with and ultimately lead the TV, print, and digital trafficking and network clearance process to deliver creative for air

• Budgets/Finance
  • Assist AE with and eventually own updating and tracking budget documents in order to make sure they are kept up to date, accurate, and thoroughly detailed. Ensures this is done consistently, so the team is able to make quick and effective recommendations to the client.
  • Manages monthly budget reviews/shareouts with finance and works closely with AE to ensure Brand team is kept up to date on latest spends

• Meeting Management
  • The AAE should always be the most prepared person in a meeting, complete with all call-in information, any & all technical equipment and any necessary materials needed for the meeting.
  • Accountable for majority of internal and client invites, proactively manages internal & client calendars with appropriate parties, and communicates any conflicts/potential solutions
  • Will ultimately own all internal and client status, proactively checking in with AE to ensure details are up to date, and leading share-outs with the client

• Servers
  • Owner of the asset management systems in order to be the go-to person for any request from the client or the team

• Understanding the Brand’s Business
  • Utilize understanding of historical & current work, and business objectives to provide helpful perspective and insights throughout projects
  • Become an expert in competitive activity

• • • Keeps an eye out for new competitive creative, learns to raise urgent competitive activity proactively and understanding competitive movement that is less actionable.
    • Crafts internal competitive alerts and is able to speak to what competitors are currently messaging (including across regions) to broadly speak to what competitive activity on an as-needed basis.
  • Immersed in client culture, updates, trends
    • Stays abreast to latest client company news, memorize client team structure, and know who’s who in leadership.

Qualifications

• Professionalism and positive, can-do attitude throughout all tasks big and small
• Organized, diligent, and thorough
• Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously
• Understands how to prioritize tasks across multiple projects
• Meeting preparedness and ability to troubleshoot issues effectively
• Eager to learn & take on new responsibilities; looks for opportunities to support team and business wherever possible
• Proactively seeks solutions to problems, but knows when to ask for help/guidance
• Ability to take feedback well and incorporate it quickly and effectively

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail]. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $39,710- $57,615 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 08/09/2025.