Account Executive

at Publicis Groupe in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Company Description

Arc is the lead shopper and retail agency within Publicis Groupe. In an era of unprecedented disruption, where the customers you seek actively resist brands like never before, everything we do is in service of making your brand irresistible. We call it Irresistible Commerce. And it starts by employing insights and data to uncover what’s standing in the way of growth. Then we deploy irresistible creative solutions to build connected shopping experiences that are personal, valuable and delightful for your customers. The results simultaneously drive brand sales and love. Helping us become WARC’s #1 Specialty Retail Agency with groundbreaking work recognized by Adweek, ANA Reggie Awards and Effies.

Job Description

The Account Executive is responsible for driving the execution of the strategic plan and ensures creative product achieves clients’ and agency’s objectives. Provides day-to-day leadership and value-added ideas to help build the client’s business. Conducts day-to-day implementation of client projects that run smoothly and flawlessly. Builds trust with internal and external clients. Utilizes other parts of the agency to deliver work efficiently.

Must Haves;

- Develops and maintains positive working relationships with clients

- Manages projects from start to finish, earning the confidence of and developing a strong working rapport with day-to-day client contacts

- Act as a gatekeeper for all client facing materials, provide final review before items are submitted to the client

- Is able to persuasively present to an internal team or client, as needed

- Has knowledge of client and brand initiatives, also has a strong understanding of competitors’ campaigns and positions in the marketplace

- Understands how to balance the role of advocating for the best creative and building positive client relationship

- Proactively suggests new ideas and innovative approaches to solving client business issues (e.g. competitive issues, best practices on brand marketing)

- Understands industry and market trends and contributes innovative communications ideas that build the client’s brands

- Schedules and facilitates client meetings

- Assists with leading client review meetings and monitors revisions to creative. Disseminates information to internal team, providing regular updates

- Collects, analyzes, organizes and presents an insightful point of view on client assignments, business problems or new opportunities

- Manages competitive requests

- Consistently exceeds client expectations

- Effectively manages the creative process by coordinating logistics, timing and budget issues associated with development

- Addresses questions related to the brief throughout the creative process

- Provides meaningful feedback during the creative brief

- Gains support and ownership for ideas

- Sharpens point of view on creative work by thoughtfully

Qualifications

- Generates and pursues innovative, untried ideas to improve the client’s and the agency’s business

- Approaches each assignment with curiosity, open-mindedness and forward-thinking

- Works to pursue the of best creative ideas and creates an environment supportive of the best creative

- Works seamlessly across agency functions and with partner agencies

- Shares information, ideas and opinions in a way that contributes to solutions

- Collaborative team member that actively seeks out and tries to understand the opinions of others. Listens well

- Effectively communicates, informs and involves others to achieve shared objective

- Manages conflict in a way that moves the team forward

- Passionate about ideas, brands, the agency and our clients’ business

- Looks for opportunities to expand current relationships

- Identifies high potential, creative ideas and fights for them

- Acts in accordance with a set of world class professionals and personal standards

- Demonstrates a strong work ethic that is determined, tenacious and tireless, a bias for action and extraordinary dedication to results

- Consistently delivers projects and commitments on deadline

- Is nimble and recognizes the need to adjust style in different situations and settings

- Thinks through problems by quickly narrowing in on core issues and identifying innovative and effective solutions

- Stays abreast of industry, client and category trends

Additional Information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

+ 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

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Arc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact hrcompliance_usms@publicis.com .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $51,500 – $56,000 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 8/31/2024.