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Hi AMs, Cramer (experiential marketing agency) is hiring for Account Directors and Account Managers. In office 3 days a week. Links below to the job openings!
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Depends on the company. The company I was at started slow and then I was doing most of the work, including the account directors. They would go on long vacations and leave me high and dry on some things. Then when I would take a day or two off my work wouldn’t be covered at all. Enjoy the quiet with you can
It happens, but I'd recommend being proactive about it. Tell your manager you'd like to take on more work and be challenged more. If there's nothing to give you, then look for process improvements and offer to spearhead an initiative.
You should ask to shadow. You’ll pick up and lot of to-dos if you’re sitting in the meetings and your managers know you understand requirements and requests in real time. At the great agencies, responsible acct directors will be reluctant to add too many people to meetings because they don’t want to look like they are body stacking. However, a good call out for them to make is that you are arriving and meeting everyone and getting to know the business.
Ultimately at your level it’s all about face time and you need to care about (and drive) that more than anyone else in your team or organization. I’ve been saying this since about April 2020 and it doesn’t seem to have changed: The pandemic created a new challenge for young people entering the business in that job shadowing and general face time with managers and team members was and continues to be hampered by WFH. I’m not knocking WFH and 110% support it, but this is one area agencies need to really focus on. As the years pass, it not only can impede professional development of the up and coming work force at large, but also the general culture and passing of traditions that made the great ones great.
Not really. I did see this happen at one agency simply because mid-to-senior folks were too busy and entry-level new hires weren’t raising their hands (so fault on both sides). It can take a bit for folks for folks to develop trust to hand off work and also sometimes people don’t want to overwhelm new hires.
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I think sometimes it takes time to fully onboard.
Enjoy it while you can, too much work will come all at once sooner or later
Droga had me shipping assets after day 2 lol
If you're working for a small company or a startup, it's possible that you won't have a lot of work to do right away. This is because these companies are still growing and developing, and they may not have a lot of clients or projects yet.
It's not uncommon for entry-level account coordinators to have a relatively light workload during the first month of employment. This period is often used for training, onboarding, and getting acclimated to the company's processes and client accounts. As you gain experience and familiarity with your role, your workload should gradually increase. Don't hesitate to reach out to your supervisor or colleagues for additional tasks or responsibilities to stay engaged and contribute to your team's success.