Leo Burnett is a communications agency powered by its HumanKind operating system, with the belief that creativity, data and technology work together to transform human behavior and drive prosperity for clients. Part of Publicis Communications, Leo Burnett Worldwide is one of the world's largest agency networks with 85 offices and more than 8,000 employees. The global agency works with some of the world's most valued brands including Allstate, Esurance, Firestone, Jim Beam, Kellogg's, Kraft, Marshalls, MillerCoors, Nintendo, P&G, Samsung and UnitedHealthcare among others.

The Altria Operating Company, specifically the USST (United States Smokeless Tobacco Co) family of Brands.  The USST portfolio includes some of the longest-standing, most iconic brands in their category; Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal and Husky. USST is the leading oral tobacco and oral nicotine products company with roughly 50% of the market share.

This position will primarily focus on supporting the Copenhagen brand. Copenhagen has always been the flagship brand for USST and the longstanding leader within the premium moist smokeless tobacco category. With commanding over 35% of the market share, it is more important than ever to continue to protect the brand and its position within the category.

The AE will take on a multifaceted role within the business leadership team. The AE will be exposed to traditional campaign, portfolio-centric big brand advertising, brand strategy and overarching strategy/positioning. In this role they will be exposed to a fast-paced and high-energy agency environment, providing the opportunity to master the day-to-day of the agency operations and the account management role.

Along with daily leadership in executing brand communications, the AE will be involved in frequent and direct client contact through conference calls, emails, and occasional in-person meetings.

• Demonstrate a strong ability to coordinate the day-to-day of the client deliverables including management of project timelines, organizing, retaining and management of relevant account documents, scheduling important internal and external meetings, and helping to maintain client financials including opening jobs and tracking estimates
• Be a collaborative team player that understands the roles of cross-functional agency teams, as well as other agencies across the Publicis network, and understand how to work with these teams to complete tasks.
• Must understand key agency disciplines – media, production, creative, legal & strategy
• Act as a resource for internal team regarding client’s brand, business, project information – seeing connections and trends across client work and acting proactively to provide solutions to problems
• Be the expert and owner of individual projects, including setting up necessary meetings, tracking, owning and delivering client feedback to the internal teams, updating internal documentation like status documents, hot sheets and timelines with relevant project information
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of Red Seal, Husky and the USST brands to help their team execute work that positively represents the brand.
• Work closely with the AD to ensure the agency is effectively meeting the demands of client requests and project briefs, in a timely fashion
• Demonstrate an ability to understand the larger impact and implications of various projects, making sure the right agency teams have been involved or informed at the necessary stages of an assignment
• Consistently practice operation excellence, handling multiple tasks and workflows with a detail-oriented mindset.
• Own and drive flawless execution from beginning to end, including, but not limited to effective delivery of projects – on-time, quality delivery to market. Demonstrate forward-thinking and resourcefulness
• Be a problem solver. Be able to manage obstacles and flag supervisor before issues arise. Come with solutions
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment, juggle multiple projects simultaneously and not afraid to “get their hands dirty”
• Identify and implement new solutions to drive better work, efficiencies and process

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.