YoungShand. Looking for Advertising Account Executive – Graduate Opportunity at Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

We are looking for a motivated Account Executive to join our team that is excited about developing a career in a dynamic, challenging, innovative sector.

We’re looking for someone that is smart with the potential to learn and grow. You will be excited about helping our clients solve problems and be happy to get stuck in and do whatever is required to get the job done.

To be successful you will probably have a marketing, psychology or communications degree and will be a passionate and ambitious team player. While agency experience isn’t required, hands-on experience through internships, summer work experience, or side projects in marketing, comms, or media will be valuable.

Your core responsibilities will revolve around building and maintaining great client relationships by delivering outstanding work. You will be an efficient project manager working across the agency with the production, media and digital teams to make sure projects are delivered on time & budget. You will be a good communicator and confident writer.

You will be working in a smart, dedicated team in a growing independent agency. We’ve got a great culture with strong leadership, we’re curious and future focused and have a real desire to do work that moves people.

Responsibilities

• Managing campaigns – resources, timelines
• Communications with Clients – Managing WIP comms (Work in progress meetings)
• Client/Industry research – assisting with strategic foundation work for your clients
• Understand clients business, customers, brand – you will be a clear and confident about the work we need to do
• Copy/Social Media – preparing email, social, draft retail copy

Requirements

• Strong marketing, psychology or communications degree
• Good internships, summer work experience, or side project experience
• In-depth knowledge of marketing and advertising practices
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• High level of organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Benefits

YoungShand is an indie agency on an upward trajectory. Our modest size will enable you to work across all clients, with a strong focus on New Zealand challenger brands that want making an impact in the world. Our highly integrated model pulls together all the skill sets required to create great work – from strategy to creative, design, dev, production, client service and media.

Because we grow brands that communicate with all New Zealanders, we celebrate diversity and the unique backgrounds, experiences and viewpoints that difference brings to our team and our clients.

We encourage an inclusive, creative workplace culture and embrace flexible working and summer hours. This is an opportunity to be part of the next exciting phase of YoungShand.

Note while we do work with recruiters we will look at direct candidates before we open the role up and consider candidates from recruiters. So if you are interested in the role please apply directly.