Account Executive

Account Executive

INNOCEAN USA, a full-service ad agency located in sunny Huntington Beach, CA, is seeking an Account Executive to join our Hyundai retail team!

This is a hybrid role, x2 days per week onsite.

The Account Executive is responsible for the day-to-day execution of programs and/or projects associated with the Hyundai Dealership Associate of America (HDAA) accounts, and ensuring that work is on strategy, on time and within budget.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support Account Supervisor-Retail and Management Account Supervisor - Retail.
• Participate in marketing communications planning prior to client presentations; assist in the development of client presentations as requested.
• Assist with the scheduling, arranging, and coordinating of meetings as requested.
• Communicate client questions and/or implement timely solutions in response to client inquiries/requests, with emphasis on follow-up to validate credibility with IWA.
• Serve as the “assignment expert” who knows the details on job status.
• Guides day-to-day development of advertising activities within approved plans. Ensures that progressive stages are approved with adequate time to handle multiple tasks and deadlines meet aggressive schedules.
• Provides effective and efficient use of agency resources and processes to ensure projects are delivered as promised in terms of content, time and budget.
• Manage and update digital copy decks with offers as requested.
• Respond to and address all Regional and HDAA digital static banner requests.
• Prepare accurate and timely internal communication: conference reports, job starters, assignment summaries.
• Keep Account Supervisor-Retail and Retail Director appropriately involved and informed on all major aspects of projects.
• Anticipate, and proactively make the Account Management Team aware of any and all expectation issues.
• Adhere to, and support agency and client processes with regard to Out-Of-Scope Assignments, conference reports, time reporting, etc.
• Maintain well-organized library of advertising executions and broadcast elements on the agency’s server, creative library and online dealer site.
• Monitor competitive activity and conduct competitive reviews/analyses as requested
• Understands the expectations of, and communicate effectively with, all agency team members.
• Effectively monitors the work of other agency departments against agreed upon timetables.
• Identify, classify, categorize and be able to retrieve information as required by you or agency team members.
• Responsible for the management and execution of point-of-sale, digital and radio production for national sales event campaigns.
• Adherence to financial and operating procedures; prepares client job requests, routes, finalize and distribute billing for accuracy and completeness.
• Monitor project estimates vs. time and cost, including maintaining up-to-date, accurate budget tracking as required. Responsible for alerting Account Director/team of any potential cost issues.
• Maintains confidentiality while working closely with client regarding all aspects of campaigns and projects.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors’ Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications or relevant, equivalent experience.
• 1-2 yrs experience as an Account Coordinator or Assistant Account Executive in a full-service agency. 
• Knowledge of regional and dealership operations is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strong time management, organizational and project management skills, as well as the ability to balance multiple assignments and set priorities.
• Must be computer proficient with working knowledge of the MS Office Suite.

BENEFITS: 

Access to our health benefits and 401k match

6 paid sick day per year

The salary for this role is $65,000-$68,000.  Pay is dependent upon several factors including but not limited to: client, experience, training and/or transferable skills.

Who are we? We are explorers. We look out to the edge of the world and ask, "where haven't we been before?" Together, we hunt for an intersection of art and science, creativity bolstered by data. Storytelling layered in strategy. Innovation rich in intelligence. Our adventures are many, our quests, undaunted. Our possibility is as vast as the ocean. Always remembering, the deeper we dive, the greater we become. And the further we go, the more we find.