Event Account Executive

EA Collective; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 62,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Agency EA, a 100% employee-owned experiential marketing agency, seeks an Account Executive to manage client projects, lead teams, and keep campaigns on time and on budget. You will liaise with clients, coordinate internal resources and present concepts to stakeholders.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years of experience in marketing or events, strong communication, and proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and Keynote. Willingness to travel is required.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of relevant experience in marketing, events or experiential work.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field is a plus.
• Agency experience and event/experiential marketing background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own development and execution of events and campaigns with client deliverables.
• Liaise with project team members and clients to ensure clear communication.
• Lead client meetings and present ideas and insights as directed.
• Drive projects from conception through launch, troubleshooting as needed.
• Maintain timelines and milestone documents for each project.

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Client-facing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Keynote

Job description

As one of the only independent, 100% employee-owned and majority women-owned agencies in the world, we do exceptional, exciting work. That's only possible with a team of wildly talented individuals. Come do your best and be your best in a casual yet vibrant workplace where we prioritize professional and personal growth, commit to causes we believe in, and ensure a diverse and inclusive EA community.

Agency Overview

Agency EA, a part of EA Collective, is a 100% employee-owned, WBENC-certified, award-winning experiential marketing agency specializing in live, virtual, and hybrid experiences for global brands. Known for its ability to blend strategy, creativity, and flawless execution, Agency EA partners with clients to bring their brands to life through impactful events, immersive environments, and engaging digital activations. As the flagship agency of EA Collective, Agency EA benefits from the broader collective’s creative resources and industry-leading expertise to innovate and deliver unforgettable experiences that resonate with audiences and achieve business objectives. We are looking for dreamers and doers who have the passion to champion big ideas and the talent to bring them to life. A place of acceptance and open dialogue, we strive to foster a culture where differences are not just valued, but celebrated. Come do your best and be your best in a casual yet vibrant workplace where we prioritize professional and personal growth, commit to causes we believe in, and ensure a diverse and inclusive community.

Position Overview

Account Executive manages the execution of client projects and ensures that the day-to-day workflow of a project through the agency is executed with excellence. Account Executive has a clear understanding of the client’s challenge or opportunity, brand, objectives, and success measures and leads Project teams in the development of brand experience campaigns and execution plans. Account Executive assists in the growth and development efforts of existing clients as needed. Account Executive is responsible for general oversight (and training where appropriate) of Account Coordinators and Interns to ensure that projects are completed successfully, on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Own the development and execution of events and experiential marketing campaigns. Deliver excellence against assigned tasks and ensure client deliverables are being achieved.
• Liaise with and maintain regular contact with project team members and clients to ensure effective communication flow.
• Participate in and/or lead client meetings and presentations. Present ideas, findings and/or solutions as directed.
• Drive, manage and communicate status on projects from conception through launch. Trouble-shoot issues, recommend actionable solutions.
• Ensure program timelines and milestone documents are developed for each project and that next steps, deliverables and dates are being met.
• Communicate to and build relationships with clients. Update project team members on client discussion points, potential challenges, and/or new insights and learnings.
• Research, procure and price venues, talent, speakers and vendors for proposals/concepts. Provide recommendations that are on strategy, executable within the timeline and budget and that bring to life the concept in the best way.
• Provide options and recommendations for stated deliverable(s).
• Execute contract process; provide details to Client Services lead or project team member as necessary.
• Support Production team members in the search for new vendors if scope of project changes while in production.
• Develop and manage profitable budgets.
• Review budgets with clients, answer questions and/or provide additional information as requested; gain client alignment/approvals.
• Monitor budgets frequently; work to achieve positive net revenue results.
• Provide client updates on project budgets as necessary/on a regular basis.
• Re-align client expectations if scope changes; estimate increases and produce a revised budget or PCN’s to facilitate client discussions/approval.
• Ensure that time tracking is proactively occurring for each project.
• Pull time reports (or ensure that Account Coordinator does) and compare hours spent to hours budgeted; share findings with Account lead.
• Present a general hours status that includes a POV on trends and potential challenges to Account lead; propose solutions as necessary.
• Conduct actualization process with Production lead. Once all information is organized, finalize actualization process with Controller.
• Ensure quality control for all projects (against client mandatories, brand standards, and client directed revisions).
• Develop and format client presentations, written communications, creative elements and other project-related content pieces as directed.
• Work with project team members to ensure all elements (and necessary versions) are completed against the brief, proofed, and produced within stated deadlines.
• Communicate with clients to obtain necessary feedback and/or approvals on all creative and digital elements.
• Liaise with clients and support on-site requests as needed.
• Conduct post program analysis. Develop program recaps including results achieved, learnings and recommendations for future executions.
• Train, mentor and provide general oversight of Account Coordinators and/or interns as appropriate.
• Preserve and foster EA’s culture and maintain a positive and forward-thinking attitude.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Marketing, Communications, Business or another related field a plus.
• Agency experience and/or event and experiential marketing experience is highly preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Must enjoy working and collaborating with teams.
• Must be proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and Keynote.
• Must be willing to travel as needed.

Salary Range: $62,000 to $68,000 based on experience and education.