Senior Account Executive

**Company Description** Company Description**

We are Merkle B2B, one of the biggest B2B agencies in the world, and further part of the incredible Merkle and Dentsu parent groups. Since our establishment as a global end-to-end, B2B agency, we are growing at a rapid and exciting pace.

You will join a team of over 1,000 B2B specialists globally, for some of the most exciting B2B brands in the world where we provide service across our many practice areas, including Media, Creative, Insights and more. But don't just take our word for it - we've recently won The Drum's Best Large B2B agency award.

**Job Description** The Role**

The Senior Account Executive (SAE) role is vital for ensuring the smooth running of all campaign activity and client interaction (calls, meetings) on the account. You will support the Account Managers, Account Directors and wider team for all internal and external comms and processes. They are here to learn, so use their open mind to learn from both those around them and the ample opportunities to take ownership of the campaign process - from ensuring the right creative is delivered to match the right media plans, to managing status and action logs to ensure no deliverables are missed and all deadlines are hit.

We know great thinking comes from everywhere in the team, so SAEs will be encouraged to immerse themselves in the industry, meeting with media partners, networking with other teams around the agency, and liaising with their peers on other accounts to learn what great is and spot interesting opportunities to solve challenges on your account patch.

The SAE will work at pace across several simultaneous projects either within one account or more likely across multiple accounts. You will develop their experience of account management and continue to understand the planning process across both the brand and demand gen sides of the business. Further, they will work with other channel teams, strategists and external agencies to ensure the smooth delivery, activation, reporting, and optimisation of campaigns for clients.

**Life as a Senior Account Executive**
- Support process across the account, from status meetings to RTBs, reporting
- Capturing of actions from calls and meetings to ensure clarity on owners and deadlines
- Build relationships with clients and media partners to help understand the clients’ requirements
- Maintain account files and documentation
- Gather market and media research, and compile spend reports
- Work with media and account teams to develop media plans
- Format, proof, and prepare PowerPoint presentations
- Prepare POVs (point of views) on opportunities presented to us
- Support the AMs and ADs in all forms of finance booking and reconciliation, including updating PO trackers
- Monitor and reconcile client/vendor billing
- Maintain client media buy details
- Manage due dates of reporting
- Work with media team colleagues to traffic, report on campaign pacing, performance and optimisations
- Supporting the account leads and the wider agency leadership team with projects, including new business pitching, presentations, MB2B product development and award entries
- Immerses self and team in clients’ business: understanding their challenges, objectives, external economic environment, markets they operate in, competitive threats and partner agencies; know client’s products inside out and applies this knowledge to deliver, client plans and service

**Qualifications** What you'll bring**
- We anticipate you will have circa 1 years + relevant industry experience
- Passion for the paid media advertising industry
- Detail-oriented and organized
- Ability to multitask and prioritise
- Creative and willing to contribute to brainstorming/strategy sessions
- Positive,, enthusiastic, and team-oriented attitude
- Related internship/job experience is a huge plus if no previous experience

**Additional Information** A few of the benefits**
- You'll have a great compensation package, private health & dental insurance, corporate discounts and career development through dentsu University, and free access to LinkedIn learning
- 29+ days of annual leave (25 days of regular holidays, Birthdays off and 3 additional wellness days) We also offer the opportunity to volunteer for up to 2 days per year and tend to close down the agency between Christmas and New Years
- You'll have a hybrid working schedule, with flexible start/end hours

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