Assistant Account Executive - Hispanic Marketing – Chicago

LAPIZ – ASSISTANT ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE



Considered one of the fastest growing multicultural marketing communications agencies, Lapiz taps into unique cultural insights to build creative messages that connect brands with the Hispanic consumer.



Lapiz ranks as one of the top Hispanic agencies in the country. Lapiz operates independently within the Leo Burnett Worldwide, Inc. network, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Paris-based Publicis Groupe, the world's fourth largest marketing communications holding company.



Lapiz is looking for a highly organized, proactive, creative thinker to join our Account team. He/she will have daily contact with Clients, in the delivery of integrated communication (includes TV, Radio, Print, Merchandising). Lapiz is looking for someone that is going to bring ideas to the team and contribute to all phases of the work.



Required skills:

• 1-2 years marketing/advertising experience
  
  
• Strong strategic skills background
  
  
• Creativity
  
  
• Leadership
  
  
• Maturity
  
  
• Strong Problem Solving/Analytical Skills
  
  
  
  Experience/Qualifications:
  
  
  
  
• Print production experience
  
  
• Bilingual with strong oral and written Spanish skills
  
  
• Ability to lead projects from start to finish independently but working closely with various Agency and client teams (Media, strategy development, creative development and production)
  
  
• Ability to present/have presence in front of senior level clients
  
  
• Strong organizational skills
  
  
• Can Do" attitude a must
  
  
• Good communication skills – writing and speaking.
  
  
• Personable personality, with a passion for advertising, should not be "just a job"; Desire to grow.
  
  
• Ability to motivate internal (creative/media/production) team and lead projects.
  
  
• Good judgment – know when to involve senior members of the team
  
  
• Creative judgment per experience.
  
  
• AAE must be able to have a command view of the broad picture of the account, and have clear understanding of how his/her 7-12 projects exist and work in relation to the account's broader picture
  
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  Salary: 35000 - 45000