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About Us: VMLY&R

VMLY&R COMMERCE is WPP’s newest end-to-end Creative Commerce Company. Built on the commerce expertise of Geometry and scaled through VMLY&R’s connected brand promise, we help modern brands grow by unifying marketing strategies around commerce. We believe the space of commerce holds the most untapped creative potential to grow brands and people. Living CommerceTM is our proprietary approach and platform that guides how we work. By understanding how, when and why people buy, we deliver the most engaging and culturally-relevant creative commerce experiences across Retail, Experience, Design and Innovation. We do this as part of a network of 13,000 specialists across 80 countries, everywhere life intersects with commerce – this is end-to-end.

We're committed to building a united global network of creators and thinkers, regardless of their age, race, skin color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. With over 12,000 employees across the globe, our influence is made stronger by applying our collective experiences to tell stories that not only sell products and experiences, but also guarantee positive representations of all communities.

Our unique culture is rooted in a great deal of care for you and your success. Above all else, we are committed to strengthening your experience by ensuring your inner potential continues to be discovered.

We also offer about a dozen employee resource groups (ERGs) that allow you to tap into your personal identities, interests and passions. Our ERGs celebrate ethnic diversity, life as a working parent or caregiver, neurodiversity, the LGBTQ+ community, wellbeing, and more. Regardless of your interests, there is no shortage of opportunities to get involved, so tap into our global network and find where you can make your ideas come to life.

Where you shine

Account Executive Manages the day-to-day activities to creatively execute and produce client marketing programs. Serves as the client contact on assigned brands/projects, ensuring client approvals are secured, client objectives are achieved, and timelines and budgets are met. Communicates externally with the client and internally with the project team to keep all apprised of project status, updates and changes.

What your success will look like

• Build rapport and credibility with client based on trust, sound counsel, responsiveness to client needs and flawless execution
• Collaborate with creative, project management, production, and/or media teams to develop marketing programs and solutions for client
• Serve as creative and executional project lead; guide the day-to-day development of client marketing projects from start to finish; secure required client approvals (e.g. creative briefs, budgets, creative materials, etc.); ensure progressive steps in the process are approved with adequate time to meet schedules
• Develop and update both client and project documents including: creative briefs, estimates, project timelines, media plans, status reports, conference reports and other supporting materials
• Review all documents and creative work prior to submitting to client for review
• Keep agency team informed of client requests and changes; anticipate potential problems; proactively develop solutions
• Organize client presentations, meetings and conference calls, and prepare relevant documents, including agendas, meeting materials and conference reports
• Partner with project management to:
• Ensure projects are fully scoped, forecasted and remain on schedule and within budget
• Track budgets; notify manager of client requests that fall outside of scope; revise budgets as needed; alert client of financial implications and secure approval to proceed
• Capture and interpret program results, summarize findings, and work with senior team members to recommend program enhancements and/or changes to improve going forward
• Work with junior team members to identify opportunities to utilize vendor capabilities and make vendor recommendations to the account team
• Adhere to agency process and financial policies; identify ways to improve processes

Who you are and what you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, communications, related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2-4 years of advertising or marketing experience, preferably some experience in an agency setting
• Comprehensive knowledge of client’s business, objectives, category and products, and a clear understanding of the key strategic issues impacting the client’s business
• Able to communicate clearly, thoroughly, succinctly and in a timely manner both verbally and in writing; follow up on outstanding issues; ask relevant questions
• Able to build relationships and collaborate across teams, departments, vendors and clients to successfully accomplish work
• Strong attention to detail and organization, demonstrated through actions such as:
• Effectively proofing own and others work to ensure accuracy
• Actively and effectively managing timelines, budgets and deliverables of multiple projects simultaneously
• Able to analyze results, interpret data, draw sound conclusions, and develop insightful and actionable recommendations
• Proactive approach, demonstrated through actions such as:
• Providing regular and thorough project updates to manager and team
• Anticipating potential problems and obstacles to project success, communicating concerns and developing solutions
• Keeping abreast of category trends and sharing information/learnings with team members

Our Benefits

As the world leader in communications services, we rely on the creativity of our people to deliver the best work for our clients. In return, we invest in our employees by offering them a diverse suite of benefits from best-in-class carriers, with enough choice and flexibility to keep them and their families healthy and happy today and tomorrow.

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  Corporate gift matching program
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Paid parental leave
• Ranked No. 1 in advertising for our adoption assistance program
• Corporate discounts
• VMLY&R Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team, which guides, celebrates, and promotes cultural literacy; increases employee engagement; recruits and retains a diverse workforce; and builds internal opportunities for people to learn and grow.

VMLY&R is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.