Account Manager - Advertising - South Coast

Description

Bored of the rat race..? Want to return home? Looking for a better work life balance?

We're hiring an Account Manager for a UK top 20 integrated communications agency with energetic businesses spanning advertising, digital, 3D spaces, media, direct response, training and PR. More than 350 people work there across sites all over the UK

What will you be doing?

The agency have an opening for an Account Manager to join their client services team in the South Coast, to be the first point of contact for the client on a day to day basis and to build and maintain strong client working relationships. You'll get to work with some great brands across retail, finance, property, FMCG sectors

Key responsibilities will include:

• Building and maintaining strong Client relationships and to be the first point of contact for the Client on day to day matters
• Providing team support across the business to ensure that we meet our deliverables.
• Present (verbally and in writing) the Agency's proposals and recommendations effectively, logically and concisely
• Negotiating and gaining approval from the Client for all projects and creative work and to ensure that work is carried out to the agreed brief
• Ensuring all paperwork (budgets, timing plans, briefs, creative statuses etc.) is maintained accurately and kept up to date
• The day to day budget management, monitoring all job costs, and obtaining approval before spend is committed
• Accountability for ensuring that creative work presented to the clients is to quality, time and cost
• Ensuring the appropriate trafficking of all projects through the production process
• Maintaining up to date knowledge of all aspects of marketing - including new media, techniques and research tools

Is it You?

The ideal candidate will have experience of working in an Advertising Agency, with a solid understanding of the basic elements of advertising and marketing. You may be an Account Manager looking for a fresh challenge, or an Account Executive / Senior Account Executive looking to progress to the next level with our support. We would also welcome applications from in-house marketing professionals who have broad channel exposure.

• Although we try to respond to all applications, unfortunately due to the high number we receive we are unable to respond to all of those who are unsuccessful.
• We offer up to £250 in cash, vouchers, for any referrals who pass their probationary period, so if you know of anyone who might be interested please forward the link onto them.
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