Senior Account Executive

David&Goliath•El Segundo, CA

1d•$71,000 - $85,000•Hybrid

About The Position

David&Goliath is a collaborative, empathetic, and team-oriented agency with a purpose of inspiring people and brands to take on challenges and create lasting impact. The Senior Account Executive is a proactive, confident leader who can run projects independently and is responsible for delivering against direction set by the Managing Director. The role manages integrated production across initiatives such as video, food shoots, out-of-home, social, and experiential work, ensuring creative executions are delivered on time and on budget. The position builds and maintains relationships with clients, internal teams, external partners, and media and PR agency partners, while providing day-to-day oversight and mentorship to junior account staff. The role is based in Los Angeles, California, and requires working onsite at the D&G office three days per week: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Some on-set production and occasional travel may also be required. The base salary is up to $71,000–$85,000, plus benefits. Applicants are asked to provide a video of no more than one minute explaining why they are brave. David&Goliath is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and an inclusive, accessible workplace.

Requirements

4–5 years of agency experience at a creatively driven agency.
Strong social, digital, and broadcast/video production experience and knowledge of print.
Strong entrepreneurial spirit and drive.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster effective relationships.
Proactive approach, strong problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred.
Ability to work onsite at the D&G office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
Some on-set production and occasional travel may be required.

Nice To Haves

Quick-service restaurant (QSR) experience is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

Develop a meaningful client relationship based on trust and mutual respect, becoming the client's go-to person.
Structure and prepare well-written points of view, decks, and presentations.
Work with project management and production to develop schedules, monitor budgets, and prioritize workstreams.
Collaborate with strategy and communications teams to develop compelling briefs and points of view.
Partner with client project leads.
Mentor and support the growth of the Assistant Account Executive through day-to-day oversight of always-on social content for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter in the United States and Canada.
Support the Account Director and Group Account Director.
Maintain weekly internal and client status reports.
Manage statuses and collaboration across the Inter Agency Team to ensure brand activations share a cohesive brand voice and ideas are amplified across channels.
Support creative development and run projects independently when needed.
Provide creative teams with insights needed to develop work throughout the process.
Stay current on social trends and discuss platform enhancements and features.
Monitor the quick-service restaurant industry and lead internal discussions about client opportunities and optimizations.
Lead production development, including bidding, awarding, managing shoots or content production, post-production, and implementation.
Manage client budgets and billing.
Ensure creative concepts, designs, logos, taglines, and other materials are reviewed internally by D&G Business Affairs before presentation to the client.
Ensure clear communication, attention to detail, collaboration, and delivery of creative solutions on time and on budget.