Account Executive

Position Overview:

Ridge Media is seeking a highly-motivated, full-time Account Executive to join our team in Greenville, SC. As an account executive, you'll work within a full service marketing firm, acting as a link between the agency and our clients. Working in the digital marketing sectors, an account executive ensures the smooth running of campaigns – from communicating the correct information to all members of the team, to overseeing content development and implementation to facing clients and reporting to the team and clients.

Understanding the needs of our clients is vital, which you'll learn through liaising closely with them throughout campaigns, often on a daily basis. You'll also manage administrative and campaign work to ensure that advertising projects are completed on time and on budget.

A successful account executive will be interested in the client in order to develop strong, meaningful relationships. Timely communication is imperative in order to complete projects on time and on budget.

This is NOT a remote position and requires in-office attendance. Expect to work closely with the rest of our team in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.

About Ridge Media:

A versatile team of marketing consultants, Ridge Media is constantly adapting to the ever-evolving digital marketing landscape. Specializing in every aspect of content creation, web development, marketing and branding, we are a marketing firm that is able to produce measurable and repeatable results for businesses while maintaining transparency and intelligibility when communicating those results with clients. Our primary goal is to utilize our unique skill set and platform to help scale our clients’ businesses.

What It’s Like to Work with Ridge Media:

Come join our laid-back, positive and energetic workplace environment at Ridge Media. As a small, family-owned business based in Greenville, SC we are an intimate team of marketing professionals that work closely together for a host of local and regional clients. Expect to work hard but have a great time doing it.

Account Executive Responsibilities:

Client Interfacing

• Meet and liaise with clients to discuss and identify their marketing requirements, goals, etc.
• Work with agency colleagues to devise an advertising campaign that meets the client's brief and budget
• Liaise with, and act as the link between, the client and Ridge Media by maintaining regular contact with both
• Ensure that communication flows effectively
• Present creative work to clients for approval or modification

Team Liaison

• Facilitate website, design, and production projects for the creative team
• Manage client communications regarding setting expectations, timelines, and budget
• Review social media goals and reports with social media coordinator

Social Media

• Communicate social media campaigns with client
• Communicate reports, trends, satisfaction, and challenges to report back to team

Email marketing

• Create monthly newsletters to cover specials, events, etc. within email marketing programs
• Discover upcoming specials and events to be used on campaigns

Photoshoots

• Work with producer/content creator to plan the shot list on the preproduction sheet
• Communicate with all parties (social media coordinator, producer, client, creative director) to plan shoots based on goals

Reporting

• Pull reports based on Social Media and SEM statistics
• Write client reports
• Present reports to clients

Account Executive Requirements:

• 2 years of professional work experience in marketing
• Familiarity and foundational knowledge of digital marketing for a business
• Excellent Communications skills
• High-energy, outgoing, and personable
• Comfort with data and numbers
• Enjoys public speaking
• An understanding of digital marketing to translate reports to the client
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working as part of a team
• First-class organizational skills
• A proactive approach to creative projects
• A keen eye for detail and an understanding of budget restraints
• Full awareness of creative processes and techniques – including digital platforms
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining a cool outlook
• A professional character that will allow you to build client rapport
• The confidence to give clients trust in your work
• Ability to prioritize correctly and meet deadlines

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and ability to earn commission
• Opportunity for career growth and advancement within Ridge Media.
• Join a dynamic and innovative team that values creativity and collaboration.
• Work on exciting projects and contribute to the growth of a successful media company.
• 401k retirement plan and health insurance after one year of employment.
• Sick and Vacation days plus paid Holidays