Entry Level Account Executive

Location: Auckland
- Employment type: Full time

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**Full service, Creative & Media Advertising Agency**
**Entry Level Account Executive**
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**About us: FCB Aotearoa**
FCB Aotearoa is a full service, fully integrated advertising agency. This means that we manage the creative, production, strategy, media (planning and buying), and social for our Client portfolio’s which include many of Aotearoa’s most iconic brands. Our departments include the best brains in the business, in all departments, and uniquely we are all housed under the one roof - this enables us to collaborate to provide award winning, effective advertising solutions and strategy for our clients. It’s an incredibly exciting space to be working in and we love it.

**The role**:
This is an entry level Account Executive role, in our Account Management team. Our Account Management teams are client facing, and the conduit between creative and other departments within the agency. The opportunity in account management would be your launchpad to a career in Client Servicing roles. You’ll develop a great understanding of the big picture working alongside creative, production, digital projects and data within FCB Six. It’s a dynamic role, so you’ll need to be willing to pitch in and support the team however you can, using your initiative to proactively traffic the workflow. You’ll be booking and attending client meetings and briefings, tracking progress, proofing, troubleshooting, monitoring finances, and most importantly - ensuring that we meet the client brief.

**What you’ll need to bring to the team**:

- You are ready to take your first step into the exciting world of advertising and media, or you may have some entry level experience
- You are passionate, hungry and keen to make your mark
- You have a curiosity and interest in the NZ advertising and media landscape and a willingness to keep up-to-date on the advertising industry and new trends/innovations
- You possess a strong focus and attention to detail, a love of creativity, and an ability to show initiative and proactivity
- You have an understanding of Microsoft Office, PowerPoint and Excel
- You are a relationship builder with a natural knack for growing strong relationships
- You have a positive, friendly, can do attitude - able to cope well with pressure, equally able to have a laugh and contribute to the culture of the team and the wider agency

FCB Aotearoa is home to many young professionals smashing it in their roles, many of them now in more senior positions and started with us at entry level. The possibilities are endless, and the development plans are tangible - FCB will provide you with your first entry level step into a rewarding career in advertising and media.

**Benefits **_FCBeing:_
We recognise and reward our whānau. FCB provide ongoing development opportunities and pathways for your career. We have a dedicated wellness committee and flexible working environment. You will receive an annual wellness benefit allowance, and opportunities to join group fitness sessions.

We love a good social opportunity but equally we encourage balance - we have an on-site bar and café area, plus our enormous sunny outdoor courtyard which hosts everything from brunches, lunches, Friday night gatherings and agency bbq’s. Enjoy table tennis, pool table, foosball, and basketball on our halfcourt. We’re real people and we’re nice people, and part of being nice is giving back, that’s why you’ll receive a paid day off annually to do volunteer work within the community.
You’ll be gifted your birthday off and an extra paid day off at Christmas time, that’s 2 bonus days per year.
You’ll have access to our FCB Free-parking for our secure carpark, and discounted rates for gym membership, health and life insurance.
We are a dog friendly environment. Ask us about paid FCBU time, we value you. You will be mentored, nurtured, developed and valued, and it will show in the best in class work that you produce as part of the Cult FCB whānau.

FCB are advocates for a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture for all team members, this includes all gender identities.
- Applicants based in Aotearoa with citizenship or valid work visa / legal right to work only please._