CLYDE is an impact agency. Named America’s best boutique agency 2021 & 2022 by PRovoke, we work with clients who want to make a difference by moving the world forward – helping them do it through earned, owned, and paid media programs, creative solutions, and smarter, informed strategies. By strategically harnessing culture, emerging tech, and insights to make maximum impact with communications, our suite of products and services are designed to create and measure effectiveness, ultimately leading to better outcomes.
The Assistant Account Executive plays a role on 1-2+ client accounts (depending on the size of the account). AAEs support executing SOW activities, including media relations, content creation, digital activity, research, monitoring, reports, etc. AAEs should have strong writing skills, pay attention to relevant industry trends, and actively look for personal growth opportunities by raising their hand on client work and business development projects.
What you will be doing:
- Participate in client calls and actively listen during meetings
- Create client deliverables (agendas, action items, hot lists, reports, etc)
- Manage workflow for client work
- Email/communicate directly with clients
- Work with client teams to respond quickly and deliver on client requests
- Draft well-written, grammatically correct client-facing agendas, meeting notes, and emails
- Execute communications strategies and tactics on behalf of clients, including developing media lists, pitching media, creating social content, and drafting content
- Contribute to client presentation materials, such as agendas, presentation decks, briefing books, and research packets
- Carefully monitor client news and client industries and make recommendations based on emerging trends
- Use monitoring tools and identify key insights for clients
- Proactively learn about and react to industry-related business
- Consistently meet or exceed deadlines
- Find opportunities to mentor Account Coordinators and Fellows
- Supports business development efforts through research and internal brainstorms
Position Expectations:
- Adheres to firm’s policies and procedures
- Deadline oriented; able to complete assignments in line with client's deadline needs
- Show a commitment to uphold and defend the highest levels of ethical conduct
- Actively seek opportunities to learn and participate in client and biz dev projects
- Contribute ideas to help make Clyde Group the best place to work
- Fierce commitment to, and respect for, a diverse and inclusive workplace
Qualifications/Required Skills:
- 1-2 years of professional communications experience
- Comfortable with basic social media aggregators like Sprout Social, Meltwater, Hootsuite
- Comfortable with Microsoft and Google office products
- Interested and comfortable learning and adopting new tech platforms
- Interested in digital marketing and high level understanding of how SEO works
- Interested in using practical applications of AI
- Comfortable with digital platforms like Wikipedia, Reddit, Discord, Meta Business Suite, LinkedIn Campaign Manager and social media platforms
- Experience pitching media
- Seeks and is receptive to feedback; puts feedback into action
- Comfortable learning and adopting new tech platforms
- Mastery of AP Style
- Exceptional attention to detail
The salary range for this position is $49,500 - $66,400.
About CLYDE
Founded on the principle that CLYDE is the best agency to work with and the best agency to work for, we strive to impact our staff and clients in positive ways that leave a mark. Here to get things done, CLYDE builds programs and systems that achieve business goals today making it possible for our clients to make a difference tomorrow.
Bottom line, CLYDE impacts outcomes.
What We Do
CLYDE is an impact agency. Named America’s best boutique agency 2021 & 2022 by PRovoke, we work with clients who want to make a difference by moving the world forward – helping them do it through earned, owned, and paid media programs, creative solutions, and smarter, informed strategies. By strategically harnessing culture, emerging tech, and insights to make maximum impact with communications, our suite of products and services are designed to create and measure effectiveness, ultimately leading to better outcomes.
Founded on the principle that CLYDE is the best agency to work with and the best agency to work for, we strive to impact our staff and clients in positive ways that leave a mark. Here to get things done, CLYDE builds programs and systems that achieve business goals today making it possible for our clients to make a difference tomorrow.
Bottom line, CLYDE impacts outcomes
