ACCOUNT MANAGER - £35K
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| Job Type | Permanent |
| Area | Greater London, UK |
| Sector | Media AgencyMedia Agency - Comms PlanningMedia Agency - Digital P&B |
| Start Date | |
| Job Ref | 1646 |
| Job Views | 1254 |
- Description
- Our client is a multi-disciplinary, global communications group uiting brands and driving meaningful business success. Be part of a dedicated team supporting global and international clients across insight, media, creative and digital. The culture is best described as dynamic, entrepreneurial and collaborative.
The Role:
This is an opportunity to truly focus on growing a business and to manage a portfolio of international and UK clients currently within the luxury, finance and travel sectors. You’ll be expected to help manage an exemplary service for clients, as well as develop innovative solutions for their business needs. You’ll be expected to support the senior account team, develop strong industry and internal network relationships in order to manage day to day activity, whilst developing junior team members.
Responsibilities include:- To provide support to the Account Director and Managing Partner across a wide skill set (planning, buying, reporting, billing, administration)
- Develop the media skills of the Account Executives across the team (with one Account Executive directly reporting into you)
- Managing workload in addition to your direct report, ensuring a high-quality output
- Be a day to day point of contact for your clients, providing regular campaign updates and proactively managing their expectations
- Working closely with the wider department members, in particular the other Account Manager within your team
- Demonstration of sound understanding of both offline and online planning
- Development of client management skills, providing core support for your Account Director on account handling
- To provide support/assist as requested (new business, market reviews, competitive analysis, trend reports)
- Lead by example, taking a positive attitude at all time, embracing opportunities, resolving issues collaboratively and swiftly, and making sure that the Account Directors are kept abreast of any issues/concerns
- Remain up to date across the travel, luxury and finance landscapes
Who we’re looking for:- Star talent! With a passion and thirst to thrive in the media industry
- High-energy, can-do attitude, and self-starter approach when managing projects
- Previous commercial experience across both offline and online media planning/buying experience from a media agency environment (ideally within an international account management team)
- Prior experience of client service and clear communication skills
- Prior experience of managing and developing junior team members
- Candidate must have good administration skills: excellent attention to detail, an eye for creating clear and concise presentations, good numerical skills
- Knowledge of industry research and measurement tools (TGI, ComScore, Google Analytics, Ad Dynamix, DCM, Sizmek)
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite