Account Executive

Job Description

Salary:

At Telegraph, we dont work in siloed departments, but rather highly collaborative teams. Everyone is accountable for finding creative solutions and creating award-winning, nationally-recognized work that builds and drives our clients business.

Telegraph is seeking an experienced Account Executive who will serve as the liaison and strategic leader for client relationship management, driving account and campaign planning and identifying opportunities and challenges.This position will be engaged in the day-to-day management of client accounts demonstrating a deep knowledge of their clients business with a focus on understanding the goals and objectives and fostering open communication between internal and external teams.

Primary Responsibilities:

Lead primary day-to-day client management of relationships

Responsible for development and execution of marketing solutions to achieve the clients goals and objectives

Team-focused leader Fuel inter-departmental relationships and liaison between account leadership, project management team counterparts, creative and other functions

Building and developing relationships between agency and client to ensure collaboration, partnership and open day-to-day communication

Lead client presentations, participate in dialogue and steward the conversation

Identify new opportunities through client conversations and insights/reporting

Manage financial stewardship of client budgets coordinating with project management team counterpart

Monitor and manage account profitability reporting to senior management

Maintain and update necessary reporting

Contribute to ongoing process refinements and ways of working

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in advertising, marketing, business or related field

3+ years of relevant marketing or advertising experience (agency experience expected)

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Consistently demonstrates problem solving skills

Ability to manage time, adhere to strict timelines, multitask and work well under pressure

Demonstrated excellence at client retention/organic growth within the agencys targeted industry sectors

Ability to manage client budgets, billings, and forecasting with dependability and accuracy

Technical skills to successfully perform the selling, planning, and reporting responsibilities of the position

Ability to work autonomously, while understanding when to ask for support

Proactive nature in the seeking of work/responsibility

Exhibits strong listening skills and the ability to tactfully communicate position on relevant issues to reach team consensus

Dependability in execution of work and as member of assigned team

Enthusiastic, solution-oriented attitude in accepting work/new challenges

Effective interpersonal skills working well across functions

Conscientious work ethic

Full-time