Senior Account Executive

WPP PLC•New York, NY

31d•Hybrid

About The Position

At GREY , we create Famously Effective ideas that move people, business, and the world forward - harnessing the power of creativity to solve business problems - for the world's most influential brands. Our core values - creativity, unity, empathy, and service - power the work we do in each of our 25+ studios across six continents. POSITION OVERVIEW The Senior Account Executive (SAE) will own workstreams and report to the VP, Account Director. The SAE is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the client account, including client presentations and gaining internal and external creative concept approval. Our work is fully integrated across live-action television shoots, content development, digital, social, and OOH. This is a fast-paced and dynamic role in which you will be a true partner to our clients and cross-functional agency teams ensuring that Grey continues to champion our efforts in making Famously Effective work for our clients.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience in a marketing agency, association, or related field.
Ability to be resourceful and think strategically and creatively.
Desire to contribute to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work community.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Familiar with other creative platforms including but not limited to Keynote, PDF.
Superior language and grammar skills.

Responsibilities

Assume the role of main day-to-day client contact and start to lead and support a variety of integrated work streams while helping to position the brand and client as a leader in the category.
Provide client-service administration, including preparing client status and activity reports, attending meetings and conference calls, tracking usage and performance, and compiling reports, competitor trend analysis, and logistics.
Develop strong relationships with clients across various disciplines and business areas throughout the organization, including Creative, Strategy/Planning, Project Management, and Production teams and agency partners (client creative team, media, PR, etc).
Exhibits a deep understanding of the client's business and category
Respond promptly to all client and internal requests.
Influence the development of the highest quality creative work by sharing knowledge of the client, business, and brand and demonstrate strong creative judgement and strategic recommendations
Collaborate with the Planning, Project Management, and Creative departments to write a strong, inspiring agency brief and concept based on the client's initial brief.
Populate and distribute weekly/monthly status reports to key stake holders.
Assist in strategic creative development, production, and post-production of advertising communications, including but not limited to film (broadcast and online), print, and social.
Management of all internal checkpoints for a project, including legal and network clearance, talent management, business affairs and trafficking
Coordinate with client and agency finance to oversee monthly billing needs, manage and reconcile budgets, resolve or escalate issues, track hours by job numbers, and evaluate all estimates and invoices for accuracy.
Continually seek ways to add value to the client-agency relationship.
Proactively manages project implementation, from concept phase to final production