JOB DESCRIPTION: SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment is a full-service, earned-first agency operating across Consumer PR, Creator & Influencer, Partnership Marketing, Social, Experiential, Sport, and Entertainment. We bring a deep bench of experience in lifestyle, sport, entertainment, fashion, technology, and CPG — with ambitions to expand into many other categories.

Our approach blends always-on brand communications with big creative campaigns, from strategy and ideation through design, production, execution, and social amplification. Our PR, marketing, and influencer specialists work seamlessly with our in-house studio to deliver content across every medium, from film and photography to print, experiential, and beyond.

We believe brilliant work is only possible through diverse perspectives and an inclusive culture where people can bring their full selves to work. When people feel empowered to be themselves, they deliver their very best.

In North America, we partner in an integrated capacity with our colleagues across M+C Saatchi Group, ensuring clients benefit from the full strength of our regional expertise and connected capabilities. We are proud to employ some of the brightest minds in the business and remain committed to investing in their growth and development so they continue to thrive.

Your Role:

A Senior Account Executive’s role is to provide faultless support for their accounts, making sure that they are managed seamlessly and efficiently. As a Senior Account Executive, you will demonstrate a development of your role from Account Executive by taking more ownership of tasks and starting to assist Account Supervisors and Account Directors in driving your accounts forward.

An established and trusted member of the team, you will alert your AS to any issues and opportunities in a timely manner. Taking an efficient approach to every element of account support, the rest of the team can rely on you to complete tasks without error. Previous lifestyle and fashion experience is preferred for this role, but not required.

Core requirements include:

• Be dedicated, positive and enthusiastic team player and maintain strong working relationships

• Ensure that the foundations of the account are run impeccably

• Provide a strong support for AS and AD, serving as a reliable, proactive, solution-oriented and valuable member of the team

• Ensure that work (written and communication included) presented to senior members of the team is of the best possible standard

• Demonstrate ownership of every task given to you, while maintaining responsibility and accountability for your work

• Lead Account Executives and Account Coordinators, delegating where relevant and answering any questions they may have

• Cultivate a thorough knowledge and expertise of the client, their product and the industry landscape, and demonstrate your commitment to the accounts, while pushing yourself towards new achievements.

• Exhibit a confidence in your communication with the rest of the team and client

• Being efficient and diligent with all work tasks, exploring all routes to deliver requests from your team and client

• Be fully capable of effective time management, prioritizing tasks effectively and delivering work in a timely manner (always flag any issues early – e.g. workload considerations, if you don’t think you can meet a deadline) Job Description: Media Management:

• Maintain a strong knowledge of the media landscape, especially in relation to the specific needs of your clients

• Continue to cultivate relationships with key media and maintain an extensive network

• Manage ongoing editorial coverage for clients, overseeing opportunities from initial sell in to final delivery 

• Expertise in editorial calendar opportunities and long / short lead pitch deadlines

• Oversee the media monitoring for all client coverage / articles of interest, ensuring junior staff flag / report to team and clients in a timely manner 

• Oversee development of media strategies and materials (e.g. press releases, media alerts, pitches, media lists, media updates, coverage recaps, etc.) Client Services:

• Develop trusted relationships with clients, providing timely and thoughtful communications while ensuring your tone is professional and friendly

• Anticipate client needs and work with team on addressing promptly

• Proactively escalate potential issues or opportunities, flagging to senior team members and identifying solutions

• Understand the importance of verbal and written presentation skills and learn how to talk clients though a document or pitching an idea

• Show genuine interest in your clients’ business and overarching industry Campaign Execution:

• Support AS’s, AD’s and VP’s by managing day-to-day tasks and responsibilities as assigned

• Lead in producing essential campaign materials alongside team

• Oversee status reports and recaps to ensure that they are completed in a regular and timely fashion

• Start to develop project management skills, overseeing campaigns working alongside senior account leads Creativity and Industry Insight:

• Participate in – and at times lead – brainstorms and group discussions, showing interest and proactivity

• Continue to immerse yourself in the competitor landscape and creative industry

• Work with AE’s, AC’s and Interns to keep the team and clients updated with any creative activity and industry news  

New Business:

• Participate in new business research and pitches on an ad-hoc basis

• Administrative Work:

• Manage essential administrative tasks and ensure they’re delivered them to a high standard

• Manage day to day team administration (e.g. status docs completed and shared before calls, all docs from clients saved on the system, meeting rooms booked)

• Manage regular account tasks (e.g. reporting, coverage documents, status reports, ensuring folders are kept well organized)

What You'll Get:

We value our team and are committed to their success. We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive employer subsidized benefits package which includes group medical, dental, vision coverage, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) retirement plan with up to 3% annual employer match, generous paid time off including Summer Fridays and Holiday break, and employee volunteer day to encourage social responsibility giving time to the non-profit, community service or charity of choice. Salary range is $66,500-$70,000 and is commensurate with qualifications and experience. All candidates must have the ability to work in the US; we are unable to sponsor any work visas for this role.

We may take the decision to close the role earlier should we receive a high number of applicants. We will review applications on a rolling basis so early submission is recommended.

ABOUT M+C SAATCHI SPORT & ENTERTAINMENT

We connect brands to consumers through the things people love, building cultural power through passions. We have a global team of passion specialists who live and breathe sport and entertainment and are part of the cultures and sub-cultures around, and across, those spaces. The most awarded in the sector, we have panoramic capabilities across Sponsorship & Partnership amplification, PR, Social, Influencer, Experiential and Content Creation, creating fully integrated campaigns for brands in, or wanting to enter, the sport and entertainment spaces.

ABOUT M+C SAATCHI GROUP

M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, NA as part of M+C Saatchi Group has pledged its commitment to create a company that values difference, with an inclusive culture. As part of this M+C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics.

If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please make us aware as part of your application.

All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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