Senior Account Executive

| Chicago, IL
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Description

VMLY&R COMMERCE is WPP's newest end-to-end Creative Commerce Company. Built on the commerce expertise of Geometry and scaled through VMLY&R's connected brand promise, we help modern brands grow by unifying marketing strategies around commerce.

We believe the space of commerce holds the most untapped creative potential to grow brands and people. Living CommerceTM is our proprietary approach and platform that guides how we work. By understanding how, when and why people buy, we deliver the most engaging and culturally-relevant creative commerce experiences across Retail, Experience, Design and Innovation. We do this as part of a network of 13,000 specialists across 80 countries, everywhere life intersects with commerce - this is end-to-end.

The Senior Account Executive manages the day-to-day activities to creatively execute and produce client marketing programs. They serve as the client contact on assigned brands/projects, ensuring client approvals are secured, client objectives are achieved, and timelines and budgets are met. Senior Account Executives communicate externally with the client and internally with the project team to keep all apprised of project status, updates, and changes. They mentor and develop junior team members.

Responsibilities

  • Build rapport and credibility with client based on trust, sound counsel, responsiveness to client needs and flawless execution
  • Collaborate with client, account lead (director/supervisor), strategy and creative to develop creative briefs that solve for client's marketing challenge
  • Serve as creative and executional lead for new, larger scale and/or more complex marketing programs; upon client concept selection, lead the day-to-day creative development from start to finish; secure required client approvals (e.g. creative briefs, budgets, creative materials, etc.); ensure progressive steps in the process are approved with adequate time to meet schedules
  • Lead internal and client meetings, presentations, and calls; prepare relevant documents, including agendas, presentation decks and follow up communications, etc.
  • Evaluate copy, layouts, artwork, media plans and productions materials and make suggested revisions in keeping with agreed upon strategies and business objectives
  • Keep agency team informed of client requests and changes; anticipate potential problems and potential implications; proactively develop and execute solutions
  • Manage project scope and budget; notify manager of client requests that fall outside of scope; alert client of financial and timing implications; secure client approval to proceed; and revise budgets as needed
  • Analyze program results, summarize findings, and recommend program enhancements and/or changes to improve going forward
  • Assist senior leadership in the development of program recaps and associated presentations for clients based on analysis of results and recommendation
  • Monitor status of work-in-progress and client budgets; lead internal status meetings with finance and project management; review estimates/billing and approve invoices
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to AAEs and AEs around marketing strategy, account management, client management, agency process, etc.
  • Adhere to agency process and financial policies; identify ways to improve processes
  • Enter time reports at minimum once a week and expense reports within 10 days of incurred expense
  • Handle other duties as assigned by supervisor


As part of the WPP Group, VMLY&R COMMERCE offers one of the best overall compensation packages in the business.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, communications, related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 4 to 6 years of advertising or marketing experience, preferably some experience in an agency setting
  • Kroger experience or other retail experience preferred (shopper background)
  • Comprehensive knowledge of client's business, objectives, category and products, and a clear understanding of the key strategic issues impacting the client's business
  • Able to communicate clearly, thoroughly, succinctly and in a timely manner both verbally and in writing; follow up on outstanding issues; ask relevant questions
  • Able to build relationships and collaborate across teams, departments, vendors, and clients to successfully accomplish work
  • Strong attention to detail and organization, demonstrated through actions such as:
  • Effectively proofing own and others work to ensure accuracy
  • Actively and effectively managing timelines, budgets, and deliverables of multiple projects simultaneously
  • Analyzes results, interpret data, draw sound conclusions, and develop insightful and actionable recommendations
  • Proactive approach, demonstrated through actions such as:
  • Providing regular and thorough project updates to manager and team
  • Anticipating potential problems and obstacles to project success, communicating concerns and developing solutions
  • Keeping abreast of category trends and sharing information/learnings with team members
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook


VMLY&R COMMERCE is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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More Information on VMLY&R
VMLY&R operates in the AdTech industry. The company is located in Kansas City, MO, Parsippany, NJ, New York, NY, Washington, DC, Miami, FL, Atlanta, GA, Cincinnati, OH, Detroit, MI, Kalamazoo, MI, Chicago, IL, Nashville, TN, Memphis, TN, Austin, TX, Dallas, TX, Rogers, AR, Minneapolis, MN, San Francisco, CA and Seattle, WA. It has 10423 total employees. It offers perks and benefits such as Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance and 401(K). To see all 19 open jobs at VMLY&R, click here.
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