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Account Executive
at Richard Harrison Bailey / The Agency in Indianapolis
Account Executive
Richard Harrison Bailey/The Agency, a marketing communication firm, currently has an opening for an account executive in our Indianapolis office. The account executive is responsible for stewarding the relationship between the agency and its clients. S/he will serve as the key, day-to-day agency representative to the client, and attend to client needs through direct contact, liaison and the marshalling of agency resources.
Our account professionals must balance the big picture of marketing strategy with the small details of creating letter-perfect marketing communications. While this is not a sales position and the AE will not be expected to cold canvas for new business, it is anticipated that the AE will generate new revenues by creating repeat business and deeper opportunities with existing clients.
Qualified applicants will demonstrate a strong commitment to service, excellent written and oral communication skills, the ability to actively listen and solve problems, a desire for teamwork and collaboration, comfort with juggling multiple projects, a hearty sense of humor and the urge to travel often. The strongest candidates will be highly organized, detail-oriented, resourceful and enthusiastic.
Richard Harrison Bailey/The Agency serves not-for-profit and service-rendering organizations in higher education, health care, social services, and the membership- and mission-driven arena. Thus, prior experience in account management, higher education administration or not-for-profit administration is preferred.
For more information about Richard Harrison Bailey/The Agency, visit us at www.rhb.com. Please submit résumé and cover letter to: Jen Lowe, Controller, at jlowe@rhb.com.
Client service and contact:
• Maintains direct, day-to-day, senior-level client contact.
• In the absence of top-level agency personnel, presents and effectively sells communication plans, concepts, media and interactive marketing plans to clients; where top-level agency personnel are present, supports them in selling concepts and plans.
• Coordinates and authorizes quotations for client approval.
• Provides clients with budget updates.
• Writes Client Contact Reports; reviews important developments with staff.
Project strategy and oversight:
• Analyzes client input, together with background knowledge, research and the like, to produce full communication plans.
• Prepares and presents client briefings.
• Provides creative, production, media, public relations and interactive department personnel with well-documented input, support data and production materials as required; ensures that advertising strategies are clearly defined, approved by clients, and understood by the creative and media groups.
• Reviews all creative concepts to confirm whether they meet strategic goals before delivery to the client for approval.
• Checks and approves copy, design and production art, and coordinates client approval of same.
• Ensures technical and product representations are appropriate.
Agency support and advancement:
• Briefs creative staff.
• Keeps apprised of all relevant client, industry and market developments.
• Liaises with research personnel and other non-creative freelance resources.
• Ensures that overall account revenue meets agency goals.
• Coordinates project timing and budgets with all relevant agency personnel.
• Seeks out new business opportunities with existing clients and plays a supportive role in their development.
• Represents the agency at industry functions; promotes the agency at every opportunity. Is fully familiar with agency credentials and specialties.
• Continuously works to upgrade knowledge and skills through available reading, courses and seminars.
Richard Harrison Bailey/The Agency, a marketing communication firm, currently has an opening for an account executive in our Indianapolis office. The account executive is responsible for stewarding the relationship between the agency and its clients. S/he will serve as the key, day-to-day agency representative to the client, and attend to client needs through direct contact, liaison and the marshalling of agency resources.
Our account professionals must balance the big picture of marketing strategy with the small details of creating letter-perfect marketing communications. While this is not a sales position and the AE will not be expected to cold canvas for new business, it is anticipated that the AE will generate new revenues by creating repeat business and deeper opportunities with existing clients.
Qualified applicants will demonstrate a strong commitment to service, excellent written and oral communication skills, the ability to actively listen and solve problems, a desire for teamwork and collaboration, comfort with juggling multiple projects, a hearty sense of humor and the urge to travel often. The strongest candidates will be highly organized, detail-oriented, resourceful and enthusiastic.
Richard Harrison Bailey/The Agency serves not-for-profit and service-rendering organizations in higher education, health care, social services, and the membership- and mission-driven arena. Thus, prior experience in account management, higher education administration or not-for-profit administration is preferred.
For more information about Richard Harrison Bailey/The Agency, visit us at www.rhb.com. Please submit résumé and cover letter to: Jen Lowe, Controller, at jlowe@rhb.com.
Client service and contact:
• Maintains direct, day-to-day, senior-level client contact.
• In the absence of top-level agency personnel, presents and effectively sells communication plans, concepts, media and interactive marketing plans to clients; where top-level agency personnel are present, supports them in selling concepts and plans.
• Coordinates and authorizes quotations for client approval.
• Provides clients with budget updates.
• Writes Client Contact Reports; reviews important developments with staff.
Project strategy and oversight:
• Analyzes client input, together with background knowledge, research and the like, to produce full communication plans.
• Prepares and presents client briefings.
• Provides creative, production, media, public relations and interactive department personnel with well-documented input, support data and production materials as required; ensures that advertising strategies are clearly defined, approved by clients, and understood by the creative and media groups.
• Reviews all creative concepts to confirm whether they meet strategic goals before delivery to the client for approval.
• Checks and approves copy, design and production art, and coordinates client approval of same.
• Ensures technical and product representations are appropriate.
Agency support and advancement:
• Briefs creative staff.
• Keeps apprised of all relevant client, industry and market developments.
• Liaises with research personnel and other non-creative freelance resources.
• Ensures that overall account revenue meets agency goals.
• Coordinates project timing and budgets with all relevant agency personnel.
• Seeks out new business opportunities with existing clients and plays a supportive role in their development.
• Represents the agency at industry functions; promotes the agency at every opportunity. Is fully familiar with agency credentials and specialties.
• Continuously works to upgrade knowledge and skills through available reading, courses and seminars.
Published at 23-12-2010
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