Freelance - Account Executive

Freelance - Account Executive

RAPP Chicago is looking for a Freelance - Account Executive to join our award-winning Account Leadership team.

We are RAPP world leaders in activating growth with precision and empathy at scale.

As a global, next-generation precision marketing agency we leverage data, creativity, technology, and empathy to foster client growth. We champion individuality in the marketing solutions we create, and in our workplace. We fight for solutions that adapt to the individual's needs, beliefs, behaviors, and aspirations.

We foster an inclusive workplace that emphasizes personal well-being.

At RAPP, our fearless superconnectors help to create value from personal brand experiences by focusing on three key areas : connected data, connected content and connected decisioning.

Our data analysts identify who that person is, our strategists understand what they want, and our award-winning technologists and creatives know how to deliver it ensuring we're able to activate authentic customer connections for our clients.

Part of Omnicom's Precision Marketing Group, RAPP is comprised of 2,000+ creatives, technologists, strategists, and data and marketing scientists across 15+ global markets.

Your Role

The Account Executive is a master of coordination, demonstrating high potential in core Business Leadership skills. You will understand the agency portfolio of offerings and how to apply them to solve client business problems. You will partner with and own the relationships with client stakeholders. You are an agency driver who works to keep the agency operations moving along.

Your Responsibilities

• Acts as a liaison between clients, internal team members and other agency partners
• Actively listens to client needs and feedback and can articulately communicate it back to the internal team with clear directions on next steps
• Builds and fosters client trust and effectively manages their feedback and requests against the scope
• Builds strong internal relationships with key stakeholders and has an unshakable "can do" positive attitude
• Proactively partners with a Project Manager to ensure timelines and deliverables are met
• Manages projects with guidance from managers
• Actively supports Sr Account Director and Account Supervisor in more complex projects; effectively and proactively communicates their progress within a project
• Assists Account Supervisor in developing kickoff briefs for new and incoming projects
• Comfortable working across a variety of customer experience touchpoints and weaving conversations together from teams within Tech, Contact Center, Strategy, MarSci and other Account Leads
• Responsible for client satisfaction and service / product quality
• Has laser focus attention to detail and can build and proof client-facing materials
• Build relationships and establishes open communication streams with other agency partners in an IAT environment
• Openly accepts feedback (work performance and / or team performance) and has the ability to course correct
• Stays calm and focused under pressure and can skillfully manage project challenges with a solution-oriented approach

Required Skills

RAPP's current hybrid model is designed to enable in-person connections and collaboration that is core to our culture, while also supporting flexibility for all employees. As such, we have the option to work from home two days per week, if we'd like.

RAPP provides a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits plan. Benefits for this role include health / vision / dental insurance, 401(k), stock options, Healthcare & Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts, vacation, sick, and personal days and positive activism days, paid parental leave and disability benefits. For more information regarding Omnicom benefits, please visit www.omnicombenefits.com. A reasonable estimate of the salary for this role, at the time of posting, is $58,000 - $71,000. This range is specific to Chicago and multiple factors are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to : skill set, experience and training, certifications; etc. This is an exempt position. If your requirements fall outside of this range, you are still welcome to apply.

As an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.

Note : This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.