Account Executive

Account Executive

Reporting into: Account Director / VP, Account Director

Location: New York, NY

Who We Are:

We’re McCann New York. This is where, for over a century, three simple words have led the way: Truth Well Told. It’s our belief that consumer insights based in truth are crucial to building brands that last. We helped Coca-Cola teach the world to sing and Mastercard celebrate the things in life that are “Priceless.” We’re passionate and persistent, inclusive, and inquisitive. Also, we like to laugh. And all of this finds its way into what we do best: creating culture-defining work that moves business. We’re proud to have been named the Cannes top performing New York and North America agency in 2023, Campaign US BIG agency of the year in 2022. We are also honored to have made Ad Age's A-List four years in a row and been named Fast Company World’s most innovative agency.

Your Role:

As an Account Executive at McCann New York, you will be supporting brands that are leaders in their categories and are creating breakthrough, award-winning marketing. You will be essential to the continued success of our creative work, which is fully integrated across experiential, social, digital, and traditional media channels. You will be a true partner to our client, bring a fresh perspective to the agency and help to develop and execute revolutionary creative work. You should be inquisitive of the links between brand behavior, popular culture, business results, and emerging communications and technology trends.

What You Do:

• Be a champion for great work and help support the team to execute campaigns across a variety of media channels.
• Deliver exceptional client management and become an indispensable partner to clients.
• Become the steward of any assigned projects. Monitor progress, implement changes share updates and work with manager to problem solve for challenges as needed.
• Assist in the development of presentations across strategy, creative, and production.
• Source, identify, and package consumer and culture news/trends, inspiring agency and client team’s strategic and creative development.
• Develop strong relationships with your counterparts on the Project Management, Creative, and Strategy teams.
• Serve as an expert of the business, knowing the ins and outs of the products, claims, and competitive landscape, in order to support the team and help the day-to-day business run smoothly.
• Help develop project budgets and ensure projects are on time and in budget.
• Assist in meeting management — from scheduling to curating a positive experience for clients when visiting the agency.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant area or equivalent experience.
• 1-2 years of agency experience.
• Experience working on production across a variety of media channels.
• Strong client relationship skills.
• Proactive, multi-tasker, problem-solver who can be a collaborative team player.
• Passion for creative work.

How You Uphold McCann Values:

• Courage
• Ambition
• Kindness

At McCann New York, each team member plays a significant role in our success. We recognize that our team members' contributions may extend beyond this job description. The job description is designed to outline primary responsibilities, qualifications, and role scope. It does not restrict team members or the organization to only those specified duties.

Salary Range:

The salary for this position is $63,000 - $75,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; the associated discipline market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

How We Care for McCanners:

• Competitive insurance coverage – inclusive of medical, dental, and vision
• 21 paid company holiday days
• Time Well Taken
• 80 hours of Paid Sick Time per calendar year
• Access to Degreed – a learning and skill platform
• 401k Retirement with 6% employer matching
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Parental Leave
• Wellness resources – including free access to Headspace

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

The strength of our creative capability and innovative thinking has led to some of the world's most celebrated, effective, game-changing work for top brands. Maximizing that strength means bringing together an extensive mix of socially, culturally, and cognitively diverse talent - and creating conditions where they feel empowered to boldly share the fullest expression of their unique worldview. We fiercely believe in the power of creativity and innovation to positively influence society and inspire greater equity and inclusion within the communities we serve. So, every day we deliberately and intentionally choose to embody our global philosophy of Conscious Inclusion and, in turn, fuel our mission to help brands earn a meaningful role in people's lives.

Location:

McCann New York team members must reside in or be willing to relocate to the New York Tristate area unless otherwise agreed upon by their manager and McCann New York’s Human Resources team. McCann New York is a hybrid workplace with three days in office a week.

McCann is an EEO M/F/Disability/Vet Employer