ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Key Roles:

• Meeting and liaising with clients to discuss and identify their advertising requirements.
• Working with the team members to devise an advertising campaign that meets the client's brief and budget.
• Presenting alongside the team members, the campaign ideas and budget to the client.
• Working with the team members to brief media, creative and research staff and assisting with the formulation of marketing strategies.
• Liaising with, and acting as the link between, the client and internally by maintaining regular contact with both.
• Ensuring that communication flows effectively.
• Negotiating with clients and team members about the details of campaigns.
• Presenting creative work to clients for approval or modification.
• Handling budgets, managing campaign costs and invoicing clients.
• Writing client reports.
• Undertaking administration tasks.
• Arranging and attending meetings.
• Making 'pitches', along with other agency members, to try to win new business.

Job Requirement:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A proactive attitude, with the ability to use initiative.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• The ability to work under pressure and assimilate large quantities of information quickly, while maintaining attention to detail; drive;
• Flexibility.
• Effective team working skills.
• Influencing and negotiation skills.