Account Executive - Festivals, Entertainment, & Lifestyle Experiences

ABOUT US – MOMENTUM WORLDWIDE 
Momentum is an agency of doers. We make the industry’s most disruptive, entertaining, shareable, unforgettable experiences for our clients and their fans. We do it by bringing people closer to what they love, in original and unexpected ways. Whether it’s a physical activation, a virtual experience, or a piece of unique branded content, it’s all part of what we call the Total Brand Experience — ideas that solve business challenges, through best-in-class Consulting, Strategy, Analytics, Experience Design, and Production. 

We want you to help brands do amazing, unprecedented, wild things, creating experiences that people never forget.

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM MOMENTUM

At Momentum, we expect our employees to embody our values!
Our Core Values of Be One, Do Great Work, Have Fun, Give Back and Grow empower an environment where we challenge ourselves professionally and encourage each other personally.

At Momentum, we make our differences matter!
Who we are matters.  We choose to hire diverse voices from all walks of life.  We choose to make our culture one where everyone can be their authentic self and speak in their voice. We choose to give each other permission to get things wrong, so we can learn to make them right.  We choose to celebrate the bravery of our peers and we choose to be collectively responsible.

At Momentum, we make our actions matter!
Making it matter means always choosing the sustainable option. It means designing waste out from the start.  It means working with the right materials. Sourcing locally, innovating off-the-shelf solutions and reusing and repurposing. It means powering smarter. Traveling less. And only working with vendors who do the same. Make it matter means becoming the first experiential agency in the world to receive 2 ISO certifications.

At Momentum, we make our people matter!
We choose to make your workplace part of your wellbeing. We choose a hybrid work model. We choose no meeting Fridays. We choose to let ourselves take as much Time Well Taken (vacation) as we need. We choose education programs that help our people develop professionally and personally. We choose tuition reimbursement. We choose to match your 401K. We choose to make your financial wellbeing our priority. We choose to make our people’s lives matter.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a superstar Associate (aka Account Executive) to play an integral role in the day-to-day operations of our account team. You will support various projects from brief to execution in the festivals and entertainment space for a financial services client. The Account Executive should be highly organized, driven, flexible, and be able to work in a fast-paced team environment.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DO (RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Assist in the development and activation of strategic experiential programs, with a specific focus on festivals
• Manage project workstreams (and/or small projects) with manager oversight; keeping team informed of project status
• Support with day-to-day client contact as directed by manager; including communication around assigned workstreams, meeting agendas and call recaps
• Facilitate communication with and procure proposal requests from external partners/vendors
• Monitor industry trends and innovations; assist with relevant program research and reporting to inform strategic initiatives as needed
• Participate in internal briefings and creative assessment
• Use agency tools as necessary for day-to-day project needs (i.e. status reports, conference reports, creative briefs)
• Assist with general account administration, including financial tasks (e.g., job billing, vendor payments), hotel block management, etc.
• Support on-site at key events, which will require travel (including some weekends and potentially some holidays)
• Supporting Momentum’s Values
• All other duties as assigned

 
HERE’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR (QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS)

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising or Communications preferred
• 2+ years of industry experience
• Solid communication skills – written and verbal
• Passionate about music, hospitality and providing great experiences
• Demonstrates enthusiasm for the work and the team
• Self-motivated, resourceful and solution-oriented
• Experience working on-site
• Willingness to assist across all tasks (big or small) and ability to stay calm under pressure
• Strong computer skills – MS Office (including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) and Google Suite
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