Description
We are seeking a dynamic and energetic Account Executive / Project Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate would be a highly motivated self-starter. Applicants should have at least 3 years of experience with small to medium sized business contracts having led all project phases, including managing the project plan, status reporting and creation and quality control of contracted deliverables. The Account Executive / Project Manager will be the day-to-day single point of contact for the Client. This individual is also responsible for managing and delivering all project work, facilitating meetings between the customer and creative staff as well as serving as the account leader and communications coordinator throughout the project life cycle.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the account leader and communications coordinator for assigned accounts
• Manage client expectations
• Communicate client expectations to internal teams
• Generate and seize upsell opportunities
• Demonstrate excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Strong relationship building skills
• Ability to multi-task effectively
• Former account management experience preferred
• Online Marketing Industry experience a plus
• Professional education/services sales experience
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
• Professional appearance and presentation required
• Computer knowledge including word processing, email presentation and spreadsheet software

Trendy Media Group provides marketing and technology solutions to clients across all industries. Our products and services include: e-mail marketing tools and consulting services, creative design services, marketing strategy consulting, PR and media relations services, content writing, development and publishing and search engine marketing/consulting.  Our Managed Services department is responsible for providing superior customer service to our clients in their use of these services. We are seeking a results-oriented Managed Services Specialist to assist in developing and managing our clients’ marketing services.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Assist in loading client content (e.g., articles, photos) into Peer360 WEBLetter tool to create client newsletters
• Create pdfs of the email broadcasts, load printable versions of the broadcasts and publish to selected lists
• Be available to assist with unscheduled, time-sensitive email marketing broadcasts
• Assist in adding, editing and deleting email addresses from client lists
• Edit and upload new client email marketing lists
• Assist in preparing reports for clients regarding effectiveness of broadcasts
• Build demos for the Peer360 products
• Conduct training sessions for the use of the Peer360 products
• Provide telephone support to Managed Services clients regarding WEBLetter and other Peer360 e-marketing tools
• Prepare monthly updates of invoicing information of all Managed Services clients
• Update client support spreadsheet with new data relating to client accounts
• Other duties as required

Requirements:

• 1-3 years of experience creating and publishing e-mail newsletters and e-mail broadcasts required
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to multi-task effectively
• Ability to work well in a team environment and assist other team members where necessary
• 1-5 years of work experience in relevant industries (Marketing/Technology/PR/Communications), with preference given to candidates who have experience in the on-line marketing industry
• Proficient in Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint and Internet Explorer

Responsibilities:

Prospecting:
• Contacting Prospects and Analyzing their business
• Creating Proposals

Planning and Conceptualization:

• Drafting questionnaires for collecting information
• Meeting the client (in person or virtually) and understanding the writing brief
• Research on the client’s business domain
• Structuring and planning the content map and information design for a particular media

Content writing and Proofreading:

• Drafting content based on the research
• Seeking feedback and Proof checking
• Adhering to clients style guides and processes

Marketing and Business Development:

• Creating marketing concepts for internal marketing initiatives
• Designing and creating marketing materials

• Managing marketing campaigns like blog articles, Facebook, Twitter, etc

Candidate Profile:

• We are looking for creative individuals who have proven knowledge and experience in

content writing, a minimum relevant experience of 1 year is mandatory

• A candidate should also have:

• An understanding of marketing and business processes and hence an ability to

provide valuable content based inputs to clients and prospects

• In depth knowledge of writing for the web, writing for SEO, creative writing, etc

• A strong grounding in the basics of websites (META tags, etc) and social media marketing

• An excellent command over all forms of English writing

• An ability to weed-out contextual and grammatical errors

• A professional approach and an ability to stick to deadlines

• If you are a fresher in this field and want to apply – we would like see many samples of your writing – let us know what you want to write!