Assistant Account Executive

Albany, NY based advertising agency is seeking a Sales Assistant. The successful candidate will work with a Senior Account Executive and support the company’s sales goals by developing professional long-term relationships, discovering the needs of clients, and delivering innovative products with the highest level of quality, service, and integrity to exceed those needs. Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned): • Responsible for assisting with the sale and servicing of advertising accounts across multiple platforms including web, mobile, broadcast and print • Must be able to build and maintain quality relations with existing assigned accounts • Assist in managing a portfolio of accounts • Contact customers via telephone, email or in person by meeting as necessary • Direct project management activity • Partner with account team to prepare for and execute the client project kickoff meeting • Deal with all aspects of a campaign • Prepare sales presentations, proposals, and contracts • Help to develop new creative campaigns and adhere to brand standards • Accountable for tracking and reporting of budgets throughout the lifecycle of each project • Completing administrative work, as required Requirements: • 2-year degree and at least 1-3 years sales and/or assistant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience, preferably at an advertising agency or media • Great time management skills • Outstanding attention to detail a must • Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word and Powerpoint) • Ability to write reports and develop proposals • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Other Desired Skills: Customer Relations; Customer Service; Professionalism; Time Management; Diplomacy; Presentation