Strategic Account Executive - Brand & Campaigns

McCann New York; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

McCann New York is seeking an Account Executive to partner with clients and lead connected teams across experiential, social, digital, and traditional channels. You will apply business drivers, brand research, and category landscape to guide creative work and ensure on-budget, on-time delivery.

You will develop strong client relationships, manage multiple workstreams, and coordinate across Strategy, Creative, Project Management, and Production teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• 1-2 years of agency experience.
• Experience in client management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Be a champion for great work by sharing knowledge of the Client, business, and brand and demonstrate strong creative judgment and strategic recommendations.
• Deliver exceptional Client management and establish trust with Clients, developing strong relationships across departments and among integrated agency partners.
• Develop strong relationships with internal counterparts on the Creative, Strategy, Project Management, and Production teams, demonstrating respect for their roles and creating a collaborative environment.
• Be the steward of any assigned projects; setting priorities, organizing workstreams, monitoring progress and problem solving for challenges.
• Learn to lead smaller workstreams/campaigns and take the lead in feedback and post-production processes.
• Coordinate schedules and ensuring meetings are scheduled in a timely manner.
• Own end-to-end trafficking process
• Support the team to execute integrated campaigns, applying knowledge of production and process. Develop project budgets and ensure projects are running on schedule and in budget.
• Be knowledgeable of the business, starting to understand the ins and outs of the products, claims, and competitive landscape, to support the team and help the day-to-day business run smoothly.
• Proactively assist in the development of presentations across strategy, creative, and production.
• Source, identify, and package consumer and culture news/trends/competitive, inspiring agency and Client team’s strategic and creative development and keeping Clients current.
• Continually seek ways to add value to the Client-Agency relationship.

Skills

Client management

Strategic recommendations

Cross-functional collaboration

Project leadership

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

McCann New York is seeking an Account Executive to partner with clients and lead connected teams across experiential, social, digital, and traditional channels. You will apply business drivers, brand research, and category landscape to guide creative work and ensure on-budget, on-time delivery.

You will develop strong client relationships, manage multiple workstreams, and coordinate across Strategy, Creative, Project Management, and Production teams.