Assistant Account Executive

TBWA\Chiat\Day•Boston, MA

4h•$45,000 - $60,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Account Executive is an entry-level position with a dual focus - supporting the account team with day-to-day administrative tasks while learning and facilitating the way work flows through the agency. The AAE is a student of agency process, working under the direction of the Account Director and other more senior account team members, learning as much as possible through each interaction and applying their learnings to subsequent assignments. The majority of this role will be working on a Government account in support of US Military marketing initiatives. In this position, you must think critically, begin to develop a business acumen for our client’s industry, have excellent communication skills, and multi-task with the highest degree of detail. As the connector between clients, partners, and the agency, everyone in Account Management is required to be hyper-adaptable and flexible, offering thoughtful builds in creative development, passionately selling through a campaign, mediating between different points of view and keeping things fair, having tough conversations for the good of the relationship and work — and, of course, being a positive, awesome person people always want to have in the room. Account Management is expected to be the persuasive, resilient, and relentless force it takes to helps great work get made, combining sharp points of view on both business and creative.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred; or equivalent work experience.
Experience: Previous experience or internship in marketing or related field preferred;
Software: Proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, etc.) and Keynote.
Communication: strong written and verbal communication required
Soft Skills: Strong organizational skills, ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, and close attention to detail.
All hires must be located in or willing to relocate to Boston to work from our offices hybrid three days a week.

Responsibilities

Coordinates and traffics assets between account management, creative and production teams to ensure delivery of projects within assigned timeline.
Maintains status reports for all client deliverables; assists on day-to-day execution of projects across integrated channels (i.e. video, audio, digital/social, print & direct marketing, etc.)
Drives efficient internal and client meetings/calls by creating and distributing agendas in advance and sending meeting notes/recaps afterwards.
Conducts competitive research, compiling industry intelligence and sharing results with team. Gathering competitive and industry intelligence
Uploads and organizes files on agency server
Administrative tasks as assigned, such as maintaining contact lists, preparing presentation materials, meeting prep and coordination, etc.