Associate Account Executive

Morgan Street Holdings•Chicago, IL

35d•$50,000 - $60,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Boxer Brand Design is a Design Agency housed inside tms. We deliver brand-building packaging solutions and simply beautiful creative. tms unites technology, marketing and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world’s leading brands. With 1000+ employees across 26 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions — from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery. Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best. Our parent company, HAVI, is a global, privately held company that delivers expertise and experience across analytics, packaging, sourcing, supply chain, and logistics. Together, we unlock potential in our shared talent, more career opportunities and benefits, and an elevated service for our clients — which include the likes of McDonald’s, T-Mobile, O2 and adidas — as well as their customers. ROLE OVERVIEW We are looking for an Associate Account Executive to assist the Account Services team in the day-to-day execution of our packaging business programs by managing projects from start to finish, earning the confidence of and developing a strong working rapport with, day-to-day client contacts. This role also functions as a liaison between internal cross-functional teams, ensuring client needs are met at a high level of execution, on time and on budget.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Marketing, Advertising or Communications.
1-3 years’ relevant marketing, campaign activations, and/or account management experience within an agency or media
Experience in an integrated marketing environment strongly preferred.
Experience with QSR, Food, or Packaging strongly preferred.
Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
Great problem-solving skills.
Great interpersonal skills.
Strong computer skills, especially with MS Office and Mac OS.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong time and project management skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Is resourceful and a proactive, self-starter.
Comfortable with regular travel to client offices in Chicago.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain an active and productive working relationship with client contacts, earning their confidence and trust
Develop a working knowledge of client’s business, competitors, consumers, key issues, and strategies.
Stay current on market and industry trends, communicating research and findings to senior leads and managers.
Develop a working partnership with cross-functional teams to understand their expectations, functions and process requirements based on project needs and objectives.
Traffic work through necessary cross-functional teams, such as design and production, to secure content, revisions, and internal approvals, ensuring the highest flawless execution against agreed upon timetables
Works collaboratively and professionally across Boxer, tms and HAVI departments to foster good working relationships, communicate information and facilitate the information flow to make projects successful.
Develop and send client and internal stakeholder communications such as conference reports, meeting agendas and status reports
Assist in the development and productions of plans, presentations, creative briefs, and proposals.
Support overall project objectives, expectations, details, associated results, and campaign optimization
Actively listens to the expectations of others and is open to help in any way necessary.
Demonstrate the ability to manage details, ensuring accuracy, and responsiveness in escalating issues.