Assistant Account Executive

Flywheel Digital • Chicago, IL

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

About Flywheel
Flywheel's suite of digital commerce solutions accelerate growth across all major digital marketplaces for the world's leading brands. We give clients access to near real-time performance measurement and improve sales, share, and profit. With teams across the Americas, Europe and APAC, we offer a career with real impact, endless growth opportunities and the support you need to be the best you can be.
The Opportunity
We are currently looking for an Assistant Account Executive to join our team. The Assistant Account Executive serves as liaison between client and internal agency teams (account, creative, digital, production) to ensure flawless execution of project work and delegated projects.

Requirements

• Builds internal/external relationships with clients and internal team.
• Practices sound business and professional ethics.
• Embodies the values and culture of the agency.
• BA/BS in Business/ Marketing and/or equivalent experience.
• 0-3 Years of Agency/ Internship Experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops, manages, and executes programs including, but not limited to, the following activities:
• Internal and external written communications (briefs, status agendas and recaps, change orders, estimate/PO approvals, etc.)
• Vendor meetings and management.
• Timeline and budget development/maintenance.
• On-time delivery of materials and meeting in-market dates on a project-by-project basis.
• Facilitates communication, ensuring all cross-functional team members understand project and scope of work.
• Plans and manages client workflow on assigned (smaller) projects from project initiation to completion.
• Partners with Project Management team to create project timelines and manages/updates throughout the life cycle of a project.
• Partners with Project Management team to prep projects for Studio Production, and ensures internal teams and clients complete thorough proofing of all final work
• Maintains knowledge of technical aspects and techniques related to creative and print/digital production.
• Financial management (estimates time and costs based on tactic and scope at hand, writes estimates and coordinates for input into internal finance systems and team billing tracker, tracks cost-to-dates and alerts any unusual pacing to Account lead).

Benefits

• Flexible vacation time
• Great learning and development opportunities
• Benefits that help you live your best life
• Parental leave and benefits
• Volunteering opportunities
• If you’re looking to connect with teammates on a topic of inclusion and identity, chances are there’s an ERG for that.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level