Job description

ROLE: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE TEAM: THE KITCHEN NORTH AMERICA LOCATION: CHICAGO (HYBRID) COMPANY OVERVIEW: The Kitchen brings together a range of disciplines and capabilities. It’s a team of creatives, producers, data analysts and social experts working together to deliver remarkable ideas that live in a variety of mediums, from social to TV. This team moves at the speed of culture. It is built to respond to trends and events as they happen, coming up with ideas that transcend social media to capture the spirit of the moment, earn media impressions, and get the country talking. Are you ready to join an award-ambitious team that's making waves in the advertising industry? Our incredible team has been recognized internationally by industry giants like Cannes, One Show and was named Campaign's Global In-House Agency of The Year, further solidifying our position as a leader in the industry. Join us and be a part of something truly special, a team that's dedicated to creating ground-breaking work and pushing limits. At The Kitchen, we're not just looking for individuals who want to be a part of the advertising industry, we're looking for trailblazers who are ready to lead the way to the next big thing. We want individuals who are passionate about producing award-winning work and have an innate drive to their craft and are eager to generate innovative ideas both within and outside of the brief. ROLE OVERVIEW: Account Executives support the Accounts team by overseeing small to medium sized programs and/or working as part of a larger team on large-scale programs. Successful Account Executives are skilled communicators, efficient project planners and flexible and creative problem solvers that can manage projects with excellence from start to finish. The ideal Account Executives are organized, passionate about client relations, and focused on superior project management. CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: Kraft Heinz Relations Communicating with brand teams as required to understand their needs, deliver information back to your direct manager and team, and execute accordingly Timeline and communication management, and booking internal meetings/reviews on your projects to brand teams Maintaining updated knowledge of brand teams’ business and business objectives Identifying and informing on industry trends Acting as an extension of your brand team throughout planning, execution and wrap up – always keeping your brand team’s needs top of mind Team Collaborating with your direct team to facilitate brand team needs and provide feedback/direction Working closely with partners to ensure they have all the tools & information required to support your business Working with your manager to develop and support you where/when required Liaising with your manager on a regular basis, ensuring they are aware of your activities, informed on brand team updates and can support you as required Financial Reconciling all sizes of program budgets; staying in close contact with the finance team as required Staying on budget in all circumstances, and ability to recognize when a budget may not be sufficient and communicating this to your manager Ability to review small to medium budgets with clients, working with your manager to provide detailed overview of budget breakdown and pricing rationale Project Management Master all details within a project to ensure it is run smoothly Working with all departments (creative, production, strategy) and our project management software to develop timelines, ensure projects are tracking against it successfully and any changes or updates are communicated to teams and brand partners as they occur Proactively identify process improvement opportunities and work with team on agile problem solutions Supporting teams and committees within The Kitchen to create positive culture and test/implement new policies, procedures, and processes EXPERIENCE & SKILLS 1-2 years’ experience in the advertising industry Excellent verbal and written communication skills Adaptability and strong problem-solving skills Excellent active listening & time management skills Ability to build rapport and collaborate with others internally and externally Strong organizational skills Keen interest in consumer behaviours and industry trends Strong foundational technology skills – familiarity with O365, social & digital media Passion for advertising & social media The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is $$57,000 - $65,000 . Individual compensation within this range is determined based on job-related factors such as experience, skills, level of responsibility, internal equity, and business needs. This range represents the expected base salary for this role and does not include other elements of The Kitchen’s total rewards program.

Requirements

Must-haves

Account Executives support the Accounts team by overseeing small to medium sized programs and/or working as part of a larger team on large-scale programs.
Kraft Heinz Relations
Communicating with brand teams as required to understand their needs, deliver information back to your direct manager and team, and execute accordingly
Timeline and communication management, and booking internal meetings/reviews on your projects to brand teams
Maintaining updated knowledge of brand teams’ business and business objectives
Identifying and informing on industry trends
Acting as an extension of your brand team throughout planning, execution and wrap up – always keeping your brand team’s needs top of mind
Collaborating with your direct team to facilitate brand team needs and provide feedback/direction
Working closely with partners to ensure they have all the tools & information required to support your business
Working with your manager to develop and support you where/when required
Liaising with your manager on a regular basis, ensuring they are aware of your activities, informed on brand team updates and can support you as required
Reconciling all sizes of program budgets; staying in close contact with the finance team as required
Staying on budget in all circumstances, and ability to recognize when a budget may not be sufficient and communicating this to your manager
Ability to review small to medium budgets with clients, working with your manager to provide detailed overview of budget breakdown and pricing rationale
Project Management
Master all details within a project to ensure it is run smoothly
Proactively identify process improvement opportunities and work with team on agile problem solutions
Supporting teams and committees within The Kitchen to create positive culture and test/implement new policies, procedures, and processes
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
1-2 years’ experience in the advertising industry
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Adaptability and strong problem-solving skills
Excellent active listening & time management skills
Ability to build rapport and collaborate with others internally and externally

Nice-to-haves

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