Senior Account Executive

Job Title: Senior Account Executive – Promotions Assistant

Reports To: Account Supervisor

FLSA Status: Full Time - Salaried, Exempt

Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Who is pep:

pep started with 7 employees, a borrowed conference room, and an idea to fill a void in the marketing services space. Today we’ve grown to over 200 people and we are an industry leader in consumer activation, serving some of the top Fortune 500 companies. We’ve managed over $5 billion in marketing spend for over 750 brands and pride ourselves on a client retention rate of 98%.

Our company has evolved since we started 19 years ago, but there is one thing that has remained a constant. At pep, we put people first. Our core values of accountability, excellence, ingenuity, people, and tenacity guide our interactions, decisions, and drive our culture. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive environment where every member of our team feels seen, cared for, and has the support they need to thrive. And our tremendous growth provides our people with many new career and development opportunities along with the flexibility to pursue their professional goals.

We’re looking for teammates who are driven, eager to learn, agile, positive, and client focused to join and contribute to our team. We enjoy a hybrid work model and competitive salary based on experience. If this sounds like you and you want to be a part of something special, then click below to apply.

At pep we value our team and offer:

Summary of Position:

The Senior Account Executive (SAE), Promotions Assistant, position supports the brand and consumer promotions team for one of pep’s Fortune 500 CPG clients. They assist the client to establish consumer promotion plans and then work with supplier partners to project manage the campaigns.

Key Responsibilities and Attributes:

• Collaborate with supplier partners to gather estimates, evaluate budgets, and analyze past consumer promotion performance
• Build and maintain annual consumer promotion plan budgets and activity calendars
• Coordinate with client and supplier partners to project manage consumer promotion campaigns from beginning to end ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery. Responsibilities include timelines, scope and spec development and changes, asset development and delivery.
• Utilize available data resources to analyze program performance and competitive activity
• Lead establishment and development of new or improved processes/procedures
• Remain current on trends and innovation within the consumer promotion industry; provide continuous, applicable thought leadership to client
• Project management, problem solving, and analytical skills are required

Knowledge/Skills Preferred:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. A successful candidate will have the following skills:

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university preferred; Associate degree or equivalent experience also considered
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in promotional, CPG, or related industry
• Must be agile, have a passion for client services, and demonstrate a strong work ethic
• Extremely organized and communicate well across multiple parties
• Ability to identify and provide creative solutions to challenges
• Able to deliver in a fast-paced environment and manage a high workload
• Independent worker, with a team player mindset, enthusiastic and energetic approach
• Ability to navigate and advance initiatives amidst ambiguity
• Strong presentation, written, and oral communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Power Point, and Excel is required

• pep provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, pep complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

pep expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of pep’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.