Account Executive

This is an excellent opportunity to get your foot in the door at a local, independent, and friendly agency where you will have daily access to the agency principals and work on a variety of exciting accounts. The primary function of the role is to support the Account Director on the day-to-day management of our clients. The job requires a strong set of project management skills, as you will be responsible for keeping projects – on time, on budget. Responsibilities • Be the communication hub between agency team members that may touch an assigned account/project • Proactively guide projects through the internal/external systems • Work with Account Director to manage and plan projects • Alert team if a project strays out of the originally set parameters • Communicate with the creative, account management and media/digital team members every step of the way • Keep detailed records of projects and share information as necessary • Ensure that agreed-upon agency workflow is followed • Bring new ideas and thinking to the table Qualifications • A minimum of 2-3 years of project management or advertising agency account service required • A self-starter who is curious • Extremely detail-oriented and organized • Excellent writing and communication skills • Cool, calm, collected and collaborative • Ability to tenaciously follow up with internal team • Proficient in MS Office applications, Adobe Acrobat Pro/Creative Suite • A working knowledge of Project Management software (Asana, Workamajig experience is a plus)