Sr. Account Executive at Imada Wong Communications – San Francisco, California
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About This Position
About IW Group
IW Group is the leading multicultural advertising and marketing agency with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. Named Ad Age’s 2025 Multicultural Agency of the Year and recognized by PRWeek for 2025 Best in Multicultural Marketing, IW Group produces culture-shaping campaigns for global and national brands.
We drive impactful work by blending storytelling, cultural insight, and innovation to deliver measurable results. Partnering with a diverse portfolio of clients, we develop distinctive multicultural and cross-generational campaigns that resonate with today’s audiences.
The Role
We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Sr. Account Executive to join our team in the heart of Financial District, San Francisco. This role reports to the VP, Sr. Client Partner. As a Sr. Account Executive, you will play a pivotal role in leading key PR and marketing accounts that focus on authentically connecting brands with multicultural media and community organizations. Your responsibilities will include developing campaign strategies, drafting press materials, guiding creative, conducting media/community outreach, executing media events, overseeing day-to-day client needs/requests, and managing a direct report (Account Coordinator level).
What You’ll Do
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Lead a cross-functional team for multiple brands.
- Responsible for achieving a client’s strategic brand objectives and driving award-winning, high impact, integrated campaigns.
- Own the client relationship, establishing solid relationships with senior level clients. Has ultimate accountability for the success of IW relationship with our client.
- Drive growth of the client relationship by exceeding client expectations, as well as identifying new opportunities, and building growth strategies into our work.
- Understand client challenges and able to define IW Group’s approach and strategy and articulate a plan of action and guide successful implementation.
- Build a high-performing team culture, working in close partnership with strategic, creative, production, PR and activation leads.
- Knowledgeable of these functional roles and understands how to drive work across all disciplines.
- Serve as a champion of bold thinking and innovative solutions that surprise and delight the client.
- Identify and build an ongoing pipeline of opportunities create pathways for our team to grow the business and differentiate our agency’s strengths.
- Active involvement in strategy reviews, creative reviews and all major presentation reviews, and key client meetings.
- Manage a dynamic thriving account including ongoing retail campaigns + integrated brand campaigns.
What You’ll Bring
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s or vocational degree from a fully accredited college or university.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with multicultural and Asian consumers.
- Experience leading integrated brand campaigns.
- Proven experience growing business, finding new ways in, charting new pathways.
- Ability to role model the agency’s vision and connect it to client’s goals.
- Strong pulse on culture, diversity, community, traditional/digital/social media, and new communications innovations.
- Minimum of 3+ years professional work experience.
- Minimum of 2 years in a client-facing managerial role or above.
Skills & Abilities
- Bring energy and excitement to team brainstorms.
- Support new business opportunities and present with passion.
- Challenge the team with new ideas and stand up for beliefs.
- Engage in professional and community organizations related to the agency and client’s business/industry.
- Possess excellent client relations skills, shows empathy, and values authentic relationships.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and editing).
- Must possess good organizational skills, demonstrated initiative, flexibility, sound judgment and a positive attitude.
- Ability to multi-task and effectively manage deadlines.
- Passion for an understanding and supporting multicultural communities or has the capacity to learn quickly.
- Proficiency in basic software (i.e., MS Office) and social media platforms.
- Commitment to producing the best work possible (aka willing to work long hours when necessary).
- Must be willing and able to travel.
- A sense of humor; flexibility.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Setting clear objectives for team members.
- Overseeing workflow and monitoring productivity. Providing guidance and support through coaching.
- Resolving issues within the team or on an individual basis offering constructive feedback as needed.
- Foster knowledge-sharing across all disciplines to ensure collaborative and informed work.
Benefits & Perks
- Salary: $65,000-$75,000 annually, commensurate with experience
- Hybrid work model (three in-office days per week)
- 20 PTO days annually
- 20 paid holidays (including Thanksgiving & Christmas week)
- Birthday off
- Year-round Flex Fridays (half-day Fridays)
- Competitive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Employer-sponsored Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), and Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Parking and commuter benefits
- Employee referral program
- Collaborative, growth-oriented team environment
Company Culture
- Connectors: IW Group is a company founded with community at our core. We believe in building meaningful communities and encourage teams to connect with causes and missions that fuel their passions.
- Foodies: You will often find our teams sharing a meal. We love to explore new cultures and experiences through food and lived experiences.
- Explorers: Curiosity fuels our work. Whether it’s testing new technologies, visiting art galleries, or discovering local coffee shops, we encourage teams to follow their creative interests.
- Entrepreneurs: We have a strong entrepreneurial spirit! We encourage teams to drive new initiatives, work with growing startups, and drive their own growth with the company.
Success Factors
- Passion for work and IW Group service offerings.
- Work well as part of a team, with a diverse array of people.
- Cultural awareness, acuity, and sensitivity.
- Flexibility.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage stress efficiently.
- Highly motivated.
- Demonstrate sound work ethic.
- Ability to understand other people's points of view and accept constructive criticism.
Hybrid Work Model
- Work Model: IW Group supports a hybrid work schedule. Teams are required to work in-office at least three days per week, Tuesday through Thursday.
- Work Environment: This role is based primarily in the IW Group office and may also involve working at client sites or other designated locations.
- Work Hours: Project timelines may occasionally require extended hours, including evenings or weekends.
- Travel and Events: This role may involve working outside the office for client events and may include occasional travel beyond the local area, including national or international locations.
Physical Requirements
- Engage in a variety of activities, from sitting and using your hands to talking, hearing, standing, walking, and occasionally stooping or kneeling.
- Vision abilities required include close vision.
Equal Employment Opportunity
IW Group is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. IW Group provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state, or federal law.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties or responsibilities. Roles and responsibilities may change at any time, with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.
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Job Location
Job Location
This job is located in the San Francisco, California, 94104, United States region.