Publicis is an omni-channel communications agency with over 600 employees across our Canadian operations. The office is the largest in our industry in Canada and boasts talent across various disciplines of marketing and advertising expertise. Publicis carries a balanced split of Canadian, U.S. and Global clients for which we are Agency of Record.  Publicis supports a range of D&I actions through our Driving Change team as well as giving back to the community through a long-standing participation in the Out of the Cold Program. With a strong, active and familial culture, Pub United is the agency’s social club, hosting events as wide reaching as Curling, Trivia Nights and more.

The Account Executive needs to be passionate about advertising and the creative process. The Account Executive is at the epicenter of an extremely fast paced business, steering brand building and performance driving campaigns. They own a number of smaller projects and support an Account Supervisor/Director with larger integrated campaigns from beginning to end by supporting the research process, production processes, managing financials and cultivating work that’s effective. An understanding of strategy is also helpful in order to be able to fully support the team.

Responsibilities: 

Account Management 

• Co-ordinate the internal team through all stages of development from inception to development (project management, planning, creative, production). 

• Be the lead on the executional components of projects. 

• Ensure the team is following process and timing; anticipate the effects of one action on the next. 

• Responsible for the day-to-day account upkeep (budgets, status meetings, timelines, ad trafficking, talent contracts, contact reports, internal/external meeting coordination, agendas, travel, historical data mining, award submissions). 

• Monitor and keep team up-to-date on all competitive activity. 

• Be an active member in promoting a positive agency culture. 

Relationships 

• Foster good working relationships by collaborating with clients, internal departments and external agency partners/vendors. 

• Be a strong day-to-day point of contact for clients. 

• Provide support to the Account Supervisor/Director in maintaining strong communication with clients and internal teams. 

Creative Advertising 

• Passionate about creative work and capable of learning how to judge it through a brand/strategic lens. 

• Act as a creative partner to the whole team. 

Business/Analytical 

• Demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret business results. 

• Supports team in facilitating and analyzing research and strategic/creative testing. 

• At least one year of relevant Account Management experience in an agency setting. 

• Additional experience executing on both traditional and digital media platforms is a bonus. 

• Team player: Personable and positive attitude. 

• Demonstrates organizational skills: Strength in management and prioritization of work load; ability to multi-task. 

• Strong attention to detail. 

• Solution oriented. 

• Strong oral and written communication skills.