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It’s a team of creatives, producers, data analysts and social experts working together to deliver remarkable ideas that live in a variety of mediums, from social to TV. This team moves at the speed of culture. It is built to respond to trends and events as they happen, coming up with ideas that transcend social media to capture the spirit of the moment, earn media impressions, and get the country talking. \nAre you ready to join an award-ambitious team that's making waves in the advertising industry? Our incredible team has been recognized internationally by industry giants like Cannes, One Show and was named Campaign's Global In-House Agency of The Year, further solidifying our position as a leader in the industry. Join us and be a part of something truly special, a team that's dedicated to creating ground-breaking work and pushing limits. \nAt The Kitchen, we're not just looking for individuals who want to be a part of the advertising industry, we're looking for trailblazers who are ready to lead the way to the next big thing. We want individuals who are passionate about producing award-winning work and have an innate drive to their craft and are eager to generate innovative ideas both within and outside of the brief. \nROLE OVERVIEW: \nAccount Executives support the Accounts team by overseeing small to medium sized programs and/or working as part of a larger team on large-scale programs. \nSuccessful Account Executives are skilled communicators, efficient project planners and flexible and creative problem solvers that can manage projects with excellence from start to finish. The ideal Account Executives are organized, passionate about client relations, and focused on superior project management. \n\nCORE RESPONSIBILITIES: \nKraft Heinz Relations \nCommunicating with brand teams as required to understand their needs, deliver information back to your direct manager and team, and execute accordingly \nTimeline and communication management, and booking internal meetings/reviews on your projects to brand teams \nMaintaining updated knowledge of brand teams’ business and business objectives \nIdentifying and informing on industry trends \nActing as an extension of your brand team throughout planning, execution and wrap up - always keeping your brand team’s needs top of mind \nTeam \nCollaborating with your direct team to facilitate brand team needs and provide feedback/direction \nWorking closely with partners to ensure they have all the tools & information required to support your business \nWorking with your manager to develop and support you where/when required \nLiaising with your manager on a regular basis, ensuring they are aware of your activities, informed on brand team updates and can support you as required \nFinancial \nReconciling all sizes of program budgets; staying in close contact with the finance team as required \nStaying on budget in all circumstances, and ability to recognize when a budget may not be sufficient and communicating this to your manager \nAbility to review small to medium budgets with clients, working with your manager to provide detailed overview of budget breakdown and pricing rationale \nProject Management \nMaster all details within a project to ensure it is run smoothly \nWorking with all departments (creative, production, strategy) and our project management software to develop timelines, ensure projects are tracking against it successfully and any changes or updates are communicated to teams and brand partners as they occur \nProactively identify process improvement opportunities and work with team on agile problem solutions \nSupporting teams and committees within The Kitchen to create positive culture and test/implement new policies, procedures, and processes \n\nEXPERIENCE & SKILLS \n1-2 years’ experience in the advertising industry \nExcellent verbal and written communication skills \nAdaptability and strong problem-solving skills \nExcellent active listening & time management skills \nAbility to build rapport and collaborate with others internally and externally \nStrong organizational skills \nKeen interest in consumer behaviours and industry trends \nStrong foundational technology skills - familiarity with O365, social & digital media \nPassion for advertising & social media \nThe anticipated annual base salary range for this position is $$57,000 - $65,000 . 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