My client, an independent creative agency, specialising in lifestyle brands is looking for a bright spark Account Manager - see below:.
• A collective of creative thinkers and doers, who bring the best minds together
to create work we are proud of.
• A small but ambitious start-up working on some great brands, based in
Borough, London.
• You will primarily be working on a global, fully integrated account across a number of
lifestyle brands including a beauty / hair brand.
• A large proportion of your time will be spent working on a beauty / hair appliance
brand for which they run all of their EMEA 360 campaigns.
• Reporting into Account Director.
• Managing two Account Executives.
• Assisting in the day-to-day management of the production across their client base.
• Opportunity to work and learn off a close-knit, experienced team.
Role and skills of an Account Manager
• Passionate about creative, communication and advertising.
• Confident communicator with good presentation skills.
• Organised with strong attention to detail.
• Running the day-to-day account and being the main client contact day-to-day and a
key liaison on a shoot, building strong client relationships.
You will have:
• Experience in production and managing design / artwork projects.
• The ability to deal confidently with clients, project teams, suppliers and individuals.
• Responding to client requests and comms in a timely manner.
• Strong prioritisation skills – knowing what to focus on now, next and later. Working
calmly under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Confident taking and understanding briefs from clients and taking a project from
briefing stage through to delivery.
• Solid understanding of how to cost up projects and track and report on time spent.
• Solid understanding of project scoping, planning and project management.
• Leading weekly project status meetings, management and reporting both internal and
external. Being all over the current status and health of your projects, escalating
concerns as necessary in a timely manner.
• Define client meetings, their purpose and agendas. Leading the team to complete
prep and follow up actions as planned.
• Able to manage direct reports and build relationships as part of a team.
• Good presentation / deck collating skills.
• Becoming a brand guardian for your clients.
• Demonstrating a keen interest in clients’ business and really understanding their brand,
Be knowledgeable about competitors and any news within the industry, circulating to
the internal agency team. Share it with the client or drop it into conversation (where
relevant).