Marketing Account Executive

Are you a professional with a passion for managing client satisfaction through creative problem-solving and a data-driven approach? If so, we’ve got an opportunity for you to leverage your skills and build a meaningful career.

Gunn | Jerkens—a creative branding and marketing firm headquartered in Long Beach, California—is seeking an Account Executive with homebuilder and/or creative agency experience to work with our ever-growing list of homebuilder clientele.

What Are We All About?

Gunn | Jerkens is a fully integrated digital marketing and brand agency. We build brands from start to finish with a driven team of ever-ready, in-house strategists, marketers, creatives, interactive developers, copywriters and media masters. We put an emphasis on collaboration and leverage our talent to create exceptional brands, campaigns and experiences through storytelling and creative problem-solving. We work to inspire real connections and create a quantifiable impact for our clients and their customers. We have fun. We get creative. And we do more than just get the job done—we lead the charge in this industry.

So—Do You Have What It Takes?

You’re a doer with strong time management, a positive attitude and excellent verbal and written communication skills. You maintain a high degree of accountability and effectiveness when dealing with clients. You take pride in being detail-oriented and find that proactiveness, strong leadership and an ability to delegate tasks with clear and concise directives are the ways to get things done. You believe in data-driven insights and demonstrate a proficient understanding of integrated digital marketing with the ability to interpret analytics, identify actionable insights and draw appropriate conclusions to back up creative solutions.

You know that the way to offer our clients effective solutions and meet their initiatives on an ongoing basis in an ever-changing industry involves continual learning. You’re comfortable ensuring all projects remain error-free and are proofed to maximize effectiveness. And you’re always self-educating to maintain a strong understanding of current knowledge of best practices and strategies.

If this sounds like you, you may have what it takes to thrive with us. Let’s talk.

Essential Functions

• Act as a primary liaison, maintaining clear and proactive communication with the agency team and client(s)
• Work independently and effectively to manage ongoing responsibilities of assigned accounts to ensure satisfied and happy clients
• Collaborate and remain communicative with the agency team on all facets of the clients’ campaigns and deliverables
• Direct and independently follow up on pending assignments and tasks to ensure clients’ needs are being met
• Maximize budgets to ensure the best return on investment for clients
• Demonstrate efficiency, tenacity and creativity in your commitment to client satisfaction and deliverables
• Develop and review reports, presentations, trends and data to make proactive recommendations to meet client goals
• Identify key opportunities to leverage the agency’s capabilities to create integrated solutions that meet the clients' business objectives
• Contribute to the overall strategy to advance clients’ advertising and marketing initiatives
• Balance strategic planning and implementation for multiple projects
• Consistently demonstrate strong leadership skills
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to being budget-minded by tracking and managing time spent on assignments to ensure each project stays within budget
• Ensure that time and expenses are entered into the agency’s project management software in a timely and accurate manner

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree
• Minimum five years of agency experience in an account management or client-facing role
• Must reside within commuting distance of Long Beach, CA and be available to work in the office five days a week
• Strong communication skills, an eye for detail and a love for creative work
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• A demonstrated command of Microsoft Office Suite
• Real estate and/or new home development experience is a plus

Equal Opportunity Employer.