Account Executive, Brand Consulting - Hospitality & Events

This is a Full Time Job


The Department

The Role

The Account Executive will play a key role in one of our largest Brand Consulting clients, a financial services company. The Account Executive will work in lock-step with our internal team and client counterpart to support in concepting, managing, and executing a series of high-end hospitality events for client customers. The role includes research and brainstorming on culinary, sports, entertainment, arts, culture, and destination 'money can't buy' event concepts that will be compelling to the client and event attendees.

This position will require an extreme level of attention to detail, strong organizational habits, and a passion for event planning and hospitality. This role will require event attendance, and the ideal candidate will feel comfortable acting as a 'host' at events; engaging in professional conversations with clients and guests alike, and going the extra mile to deliver a memorable experience for customers.

Responsibilities
• Draft and deliver presentations to 'sell in' event concepts to the client, including event research, planning, and initial budgeting.
• Develop & manage detailed timelines, run of shows, inventory lists, and contact lists for each event.
• Liaise with various vendors and partners for event services (i.e, content capture, A/V, transportation, catering, gifting, etc.).
• Assist with sourcing, packing, and mailing customer gifts.
• Prepare marketing and communication materials for event promotion.
• Work with agency creative team to concept and produce creative materials for events (i.e., signage, collateral, social media graphics, etc.).
• Travel to event locations for location scouting and event execution (events occur nationwide, with 7 key markets).
• Estimate accurate budgets for event concepts, process invoices, and reconcile budgets for each event
• Concept and draft social media communications and graphics to promote individual events and the overall program.
• Regularly research and proactively identify potential future event concepts based on pop culture and industry knowledge.
• Build relationships with outside agency partners to keep a pulse on upcoming talent opportunities that may be relevant to the program.
• Simultaneously plan, manage, and execute multiple events at different life stages at the same time.
• Create a strong rapport and relationship with key clients, becoming a trusted resource and advisor.
• Contribute to team morale and culture with a passion for work and executional excellence.

Requirements
• BA or BS strongly preferred.
• Typically 1-2 years of relevant experience, prior experience involving working onsite at events or in a hospitality role preferred.
• Ability to travel and be on site at events monthly, including international destinations (biannually).
• Ability to learn the client industry and CAA responsibilities.
• Ability to quickly learn CAA operational processes, such as finance, legal, and ops procedures.
• Strong understanding and 'pulse' on current events, pop-culture trends, and happenings – especially in the sports, arts, entertainment, and culinary fields.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Extremely detail-oriented.
• Curious and creative.
• Ability to balance and progress multiple projects and project components at one time, on tight timelines.

Location

The Brand Consulting department offers a flexible work schedule and requires three days per week on-site at our New York City office.

Candidates must be local to the area or willing to relocate at their own expense, as relocation assistance is not available for this position.

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.