Assistant Account Executive

Full-time - Entry Level

Hybrid - Chicago, IL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Assistant Account Executives are a true partner to our internal cross-functional teams. They are responsible for learning the fundamentals of shopper marketing and supporting the team to move projects smoothly through the process. The Assistant Account Executive must understand the roles of other disciplines across the agency and build trust with internal stakeholders (and sometimes external clients) by consistently showing curiosity, delivering work efficiently and demonstrating proactive professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Support the account team on all day-to-day asks and/or own all status documents for internal and client-facing teams
• Act as a liaison between client and team to deliver relevant information, securing feedback and approvals and routing through the internal and external stakeholders (legal, regulatory, etc.)
• Assist with the development and monitoring of project timelines
• Support the development and execution of integrated marketing campaigns seamlessly with the client's broader marketing strategy
• Learn the basics of Shopper Marketing
• Craft conference reports, change requests and executional creative briefs
• Develop and maintain client budget trackers
• Manage and execute digital coupon plans
• Seek to understand; ask questions continuously
• Learn the overall agency process and ask questions to understand
• Understand the competitive marketplace in which your brands live
• Contribute to creative process

Requirements

• 0-1 years of equivalent work or digital marketing internship experience
• Extremely detail-oriented, with superior written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to balance/prioritize multiple projects at once
• Strong work ethic and dedication to consistently provide quality work to their team and clients
• Enjoys collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams and is not afraid to speak up

Benefits

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• 'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances