Senior Account Executive, Client Leadership

Dentsu International Americas; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Dentsu Creative in Chicago is seeking a Senior Account Executive- Experiential Marketing to lead daily client communication on assets, campaigns, events, and overall project knowledge.

You will partner with clients and internal teams, demonstrate leadership in challenging situations, and manage projects independently while promoting agency strategies and viewpoints. The role supports a hybrid work model with regular in-person collaboration.

Qualifications

• 2.5+ years of account management experience.
• 2+ years creative agency experience on an account or client services team.
• 2+ years experience with events and activations.
• Experience developing campaigns and onsite/in person activations.
• Experiential Marketing and client management experience.
• Must be 21+ to support Alcohol/ Spirits/ Beverage industry.

Responsibilities

• Become a trusted partner to the internal team and clients through your ability to accomplish tasks thoughtfully and work collaboratively towards a common goal.
• Partner with clients for strategic and executional needs.
• Demonstrate mature leadership in difficult situations and escrow client difficulties.
• Manage projects independently and can creatively solutions issues along the way.
• Keep Account Supervisor and Directors informed on important project details.
• Sell agency strategies, creative and points of view.

Skills

Account management

Agency experience

Events & activations

Campaign development

Experiential marketing

Alcohol/bev client experience

Job description

As a Senior Account Executive- Experiential Marketing, you will be an important contributor to daily client communication as it relates to information about assets, campaigns, events, status meetings and overall project knowledge and process.

Responsibilities:

• Become a trusted partner to the internal team and clients through your ability to accomplish tasks thoughtfully and work collaboratively towards a common goal.
• Partner with clients for strategic and executional needs.
• Demonstrate mature leadership in difficult situations and escrow client difficulties.
• Manage projects independently and can creatively solutions issues along the way.
• Understand when and how to keep Account Supervisor and Directors informed on important project details, when to get AS management feedback.
• Sell agency strategies, creative and points of view.

Qualifications

• 2.5+ years of account management experience
• 2+ years creative agency experience on an account or client services team
• 2+ years experience with events and activations
• Experience developing campaigns and onsite/in person activations
• Experiential Marketing and client management experience
• Must be 21+ years of age to support this client within Alcohol/ Spirits/ Beverage industry

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working on a client in the Alcohol/ Spirits/ Beverage industry

The annual salary range for this position is 58K- 72K . Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 15 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick and safe leave
• Paid parental leave

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com .

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we're connected. Our hybrid way of working combines remote flexibility with regular in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Many of our employees who live within commuting distance (90 minutes) from one of our Headquarter or Hub Offices (New York, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles) are required to work in the office 2-3 days per week including one Team Day. The minimum number of days may vary by office and role. Dentsu may designate other HQ or Hub offices at any time. Those who do not live near an office may be designated as a remote employee, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect you to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office from time to time.

Location:

Chicago

Brand:

Dentsu Creative

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

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