Advertising/Marketing Account Manager

Advertising/Marketing Account Executive VIVA is a Creative Agency providing clients with complete strategic communications solutions. We specialize in planning and delivering effective and powerful campaigns using a variety of channels including visual, live, and interactive experiences.  We are hardworking, open-minded, honest and, most importantly, we believe in having fun!

VIVA has an immediate opening for an Advertising/PR Account Executive to help develop and execute projects as part of marketing communications plans for national B2B clients. The Account Executive will work with a national client on ads, direct mail, brochures, promotions, events, interactive and more.

Description:

        Advertising account executives work closely with their clients throughout campaigns, managing administrative and organizational work, and ensuring that each are completed on time and on budget. Account executives act as a link between clients and the agency. They are responsible for the day-to-day running of their clients' campaigns. They liaise between the client and a range of agency staff in order to coordinate the details of advertising campaigns. The role can involve handling the accounts of three to four clients or, in larger agencies, just one or two accounts.

        Account executives discuss the products, services and advertising requirements of each particular client; setting up meetings with clients and other agency staff; delegating work to other members of the agency team; working with the account manager to brief media, creative and research staff, and assist with the formulation of marketing strategies; liaising with, and acting as the link between, the client and advertising agency by maintaining regular contact with both, ensuring that communication flows effectively; overseeing the status of advertising campaigns; negotiating with clients and agency staff about the details of campaigns; presenting creative work to clients for approval or modification; meeting deadlines and prioritizing tasks; handling budgets and managing campaign costs; writing reports, keeping records and financial details; becoming familiar with the nature of clients' products, business culture and competition and understanding the possibility of changes to these; monitoring the effectiveness of campaigns; arranging and attending meetings and reporting on key decisions.



Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, marketing or related field and multi-years of experience in advertising and public relations (agency experience is the best) required. Creativity, excellent planning and writing skills are a must. The ideal candidate has an outgoing personality, outstanding time management skills with ability to handle projects from start to finish with attention to the details. Must have extraordinary client-service skills and ability to work well in an agency team. You will be asked to professionally represent Viva Creative with clients and vendors. Industry experience in the IT marketing field is a plus. PC proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.Salary will be commensurate with experience. So, if your desire is a career where you can work in a fun, challenging, and open, creative environment in the Washington DC area, reply to this post and include a cover letter along with your resume.