Assistant Account Executive, Consumer Packaged Goods

at Ketchum in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Ketchum’s Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Team is looking for an Assistant Account Executive to join its all-star team. This role requires attention to detail, creative thinking and a can-do attitude. Ideal candidate has experience in media monitoring and measurement, earned media outreach, event planning and project management. This is a hybrid role and requires three days a week in the office. 

• Support client earned media efforts, including drafting media strategy, materials and executing outreach to generate coverage for clients
• Support client influencer programming including drafting influencer strategy, materials and executing programming to generate content for clients
• Support client experiential efforts, including event planning, vetting and contracting with external vendors, coordinating event logistics and on-site/virtual staffing
• Assist in creative strategy and planning through research, brainstorm participation and assistance on creative presentations
• Coordinate team and/or client meetings, including scheduling, virtual meeting room set-up
• Measurement management, including capturing coverage within internal trackers and client reporting
• Leadership of daily media monitoring, summarizing and reporting out to internal team
• Manage a high volume of sample requests and reactive media inquiries
• Respond to requests for information from clients, team members and other agency employees with accuracy and in a professional and timely manner
• Maintain team/client files, including project timelines, product trackers and billing codes

We’re looking for required skills, and they can come from any combination of education and experience. Diversity of thought and background are encouraged. Typical qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing or a related field preferred
• 1+ year of post-undergraduate experience in a public relations agency or a similar position
• Ability to work in multi-faceted, fast-paced environment.