Idea Peddler

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Austin, TX · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$15k-$30kDetected 139 days ago

CadenceCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

You will immerse yourself in the client's businesses and help bring their requests to fruition.
You'll take great notes during the meeting, provide follow-up/recap emails, and run internal client status meetings in order to get work delivered on time based on client expectations.
Have clear and open feedback with the functional/departments if a work deliverable is not meeting client expectations.

You will support on key accounts and aim to lead on smaller accounts, with support from either a functional department lead or an account lead.
You will work to understand enough about each functional agency service to be able to understand what client requests take to deliver and manage expectations clearly.
You develop rapport, trust, and lasting relationships that they value and know they can lean on to help achieve their goals.
Support in the creation of visually compelling, direct, and aesthetically-appealing decks that keep clients up to date on things like campaign process, ideation direction, and overall relationship progress.
Gather information and input from functional leads to deliver thorough and accurate informational updates in the form of monthly/quarterly client reporting.
Support and deliver on ad-hoc client requests that require strategy or general business recommendations.
Lead the development of award submissions in collaboration with and support from the PR team.
With appreciative and purpose-driven clients, a caring and transparent team culture, and true work-life balance, Idea Peddler is a place where you can thrive based on your own drive; a true meritocracy.
We create bespoke campaigns that deliver on clients' unique goals and follow through with exceptional execution.
And ideas that create growth.

You have some experience in advertising and are eager to grow your exposure and understanding across a variety of functions (media, creative, pr, and social).
Manage budget across all non-media teams to ensure that projects remain in scope and that any additional resources that are required are done so in a cost-effective manner.
Coordinate with the finance team to ensure proper monthly billing and project billing for everything from one-offs to retainers and all the sub-costs in between Light travel required, up to 15-30% of the time.

Think with results in mind from the brief to ensure you have at least 50% of your clients' work ready for award submission annually.

A collaborative consensus builder Has 3+ years of experience in client-facing roles within an ad agency environment Organized, thorough, accountable Self-driven, motivated, and has a strong vision for their personal growth Fun, easy to work with, and get along with.
Understands that nothing in advertising is a true emergency and truly enjoys the work, including all of its silliness and flaws.
Comfortable using cloud-based collaboration tools for day-to-day team and client organization and project management
Idea Peddler, founded in 2011, is a full-service agency operating on a hybrid work model that offers big agency expertise with boutique agency service.

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