Hybrid Senior Account Executive – Shopper Marketing

at Acosta

• Job title: Senior Account Executive – Shopper Marketing
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $70,000 - $83,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bentonville, United States

About the role

• Senior Account Executive leading shopper marketing programs from start to finish for a major CPG client. Collaborating with internal teams to meet objectives, timelines, and budgets in a supportive agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong and effective relationships with clients with ability to offer counsel in situations where necessary
• Quickly become familiar with client’s brand (requirements, messaging, creative) and effectively work with internal teams to ensure programs are following client protocol
• Serve as creative and executional project lead from start to finish (this includes brief development, program estimation, budget tracking and reconciliation, creative/program recaps)
• Collaborate with other account teammates, creative, and/or external teams to develop marketing programs and solutions for client
• Support team with generating strategic and well thought out approaches to creative and program executions
• Manage program timelines, keeping account team members and client teams aware of any deviations
• Continue educating self and team on industry trends, Shopper trends, and the retail media landscape
• Support team with proofing to ensure all client’s brand standards are met
• Organize and lead client facing presentation decks and meetings, preparing all relevant documents
• Keep team updated on ongoing day-to-day programs, client news and other relevant account details through maintaining and owning status document
• Serve as a team/agency ambassador to promote omnichannel solutions to client initiatives
• Develop a thorough understanding of the program scope with the ability to establish and manage budgets
• Compile and interpret program results, summarize findings, and work with senior team members to recommend program enhancements and/or changes to improve going forward

Requirements

• 3-4 years Agency experience; 1-2 years Shopper Marketing Experience
• Proven account management skillset in creating, maintaining, and enhancing client relationships
• Thorough understanding of agency processes
• Experience managing Shopper programs (digital, print, in-store, omnichannel)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate passion for all aspects of the agency’s business
• Comfortable setting deadlines and sticking to them
• Team oriented and willingness to handle multiple projects at one time
• Able to articulate business problems and challenges and work towards a solution
• Independent thinker with exceptional teamwork skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop strong relationships with clients, internal staff in all departments and vendors
• The ability to work in a dynamic environment and adapt to shifting priorities and deadlines.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities