Associate Account Manager (automotive)
About The Position
The Associate Account Manager, or Account Executive (AE) to client, serves as a core member of the automotive client account team, acting as the internal day-to-day contact to help manage creative development, production workflows, asset delivery, and client communication. The AE supports senior account leaders in driving projects forward across multiple workstreams, ensuring timelines, budgets, and expectations are clearly communicated and confidently managed. This role will partner closely with creative, production, project management and strategy teams to help deliver high-quality work across digital, social, broadcast, and experiential initiatives for a leading automotive brand.7 This role reports to the Account Director This is a hybrid role, with 3 days a week in the Long Beach office The salary for this role is $55k to $60k
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, communications or related field preferred
- 1+ years of agency or marketing experience (automotive or production-focused experience a plus)
- Familiarity with integrated marketing channels — digital, social, broadcast, experiential
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable interacting with clients and internal teams
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; ability to build decks and support reporting in PowerPoint/Excel
- Comfortable working with schedules, timelines, and workflow tools
- Passion for automotive and desire to grow within the agency
Responsibilities
- Client Partnership & Communication Support senior account leads in managing ongoing client communications and relationships
- Join and participate in client meetings; independently handle tactical requests with guidance
- Draft client-ready status updates, meeting recaps, and communication briefs
- Provide competitive and industry insights — including automotive trends, content benchmarks, and brand activity
- Project & Workflow Management Track project timelines, deliverables, budgets, and approvals in partnership with project management and production teams
- Assist in trafficking creative assets, digital banners, social content, broadcast/video, CGI/RTE deliverables, and campaign materials
- Open job numbers, maintain tracking documents, and ensure internal alignment across teams
- Monitor live and in-progress campaigns to ensure delivery accuracy and consistency
- Maintain organized project documentation and support senior team members with scheduling, agendas, and meeting prep
- Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with creative, studio/production, strategy, and media teams to keep work moving efficiently
- Coordinate across internal teams to ensure all parties have the correct brief, deliverables, and timelines
- Support production workflows including photoshoots, video shoots, CGI creation, and asset versioning
- Category & Brand Knowledge Build a strong understanding of automotive category trends, consumer behavior, vehicle features, and brand voice
- Maintain awareness of model launches, product lifecycle timing, and competitive landscape
- Track campaign performance insights as applicable
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
