Senior Account Executive

Award winning, full‑service Advertising Agency in Downtown Tampa is seeking a Senior Account Executive to join our innovative team. We are a group of entrepreneurial team members who collectively develop strategies that drive action. Our diverse team is currently composed of 100+ individuals and we continue to grow.

The Senior Account Executive is detail‑oriented, an active listener, able to take and give direction, and can effectively translate client needs into actionable strategy, creative and media objectives to utilize the agency’s full‑service approach to client service. This person possesses a general understanding of advertising communications and brand strategy and acts as the primary day‑to‑day point of contact and facilitator of the agency/client scope of services and contract.

They have the ability to see projects through from concept, to execution to implementation and have a clear understanding of how each project and the overall scope of work supports brand objectives and contributes to tactical execution of brand strategies.

• Develop strong client relationships.
• Work with all agency departments to ensure that the goals for the clients are met.
• If applicable, manage direct report(s) to ensure efficient and quality work on behalf of the account management team.
• Complete thorough and accurate creative briefs and media briefs to activate internal teams to deliver strategic and high‑quality work that helps separate the agency from other agencies.
• Responsible for opening jobs, tracking jobs through to completion, reviewing and monitoring/managing budgets for all client work.
• Schedule and conduct status meetings with the internal team and client.
• Develop solutions to complex problems.
• Effectively process multiple opinions on behalf of delivering the best creative and media product.
• Influence and steward the brand based on existing brand strategy, standards and guidelines.
• Effectively communicate the point‑of‑view of the collective agency team for all projects under your management.
• Interface with internal agency departments and clients to monitor the status of on‑going projects and ensure smooth cooperation between resources to deliver projects on time and on budget.
• Ensure that all work is reviewed before it goes to the client and is always on schedule.
• Schedule and participate in planning sessions that will help identify both internal and client‑based objectives.
• Prepare and present media/creative/promotional/social/production information at meetings to accurately represent agency services and internal agency teams.
• Manage digital jobs related to websites, mobile, online media, PPC, social media, video content, etc.
• Manage traditional jobs related to television, radio, out‑of‑home and print.
• Coordinate with agency research leads to plan and execute qualitative and quantitative research initiatives that support business and/or communication objectives.
• Monitor client’s business on at least a monthly basis: develop client budget spreadsheets, assist in the management of client budgets, analyze client marketing and sales data and prepare sales analysis spreadsheets that can be client‑facing.
• Support Account Director and senior agency personnel in executing a Scope of Services that meets client needs and ensures agency success.
• Successfully scope and estimate out‑of‑scope projects that both meet client needs and ensure agency profitability.

• 3‑5 years as an Account Executive or Project Manager in a full‑service advertising agency.
• Media savvy – TV, Radio, Digital, OOH, Print.
• Displays knowledge, aptitude and willingness to embrace digital concepts such as interactive design, user‑experience, engagement, mobile, social media, programming, etc.
• Thorough understanding of creative development and production process for both traditional and digital media‑based programs.
• Experience estimating, tracking, and managing multi‑phase project budgets to ensure agency profitability.
• Exceptional time management, attention to detail, proofreading and organizational skills.
• Experience in both assisting in and directly developing client presentations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time and…