Graduate Account Executive

This is a fantastic graduate opportunity to kickstart your career in the marketing communications industry, overseeing the smooth delivery of client services projects and ensuring they achieve their full potential.

The Position:

The successful candidate will assume responsibility for:

• Assisting the Account Managers in managing creative, marketing, print and mailing projects, including frequent contact with clients and supplier partners
• Pitching ideas and managing post-sale activities from estimate stage and proofing cycle through to production output
• Assisting with sales and production queries to ensure all expectations, SLAs and timelines are met
• Interacting with all respective departments and the company’s Management Information System (MIS) to ensure all data is accurate
• Ensuring all production and delivery timescales are met with proactive diary management
• Supporting the appropriate work trafficking of projects through the production process
• Assisting with the management of marketing activities and campaigns for clients
• Attending client meetings either on video platforms or in person to take project briefs, provide analysis and performance against SLAs

The Candidate:

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate:

• A minimum recent bachelor’s degree qualification or relevant work experience
• Some knowledge of creative and marketing solutions
• Creative thinking skills and a willingness to learn new skills and develop existing ones
• A positive, proactive and self-motivated approach
• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational and planning skills
• Strong personal gravitas to deal with people at all levels, including clients and supply partners
• The ability to work independently as well as in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Excellent communication skills with all stakeholders and a confidence in presenting information
• Good project management skills and diligence
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (and ideally project planning software)

In return you can expect a competitive salary, generous workplace pension, health & wellbeing scheme, 25 days’ holiday, a sociable environment, in-house canteen, onsite parking, plus encouragement in personal development programs to support your career progression within the company.

The Company:

A full-service creative communications agency providing a broad range of expertise to a diverse mix of sectors, our client offers its customers a compelling and unique set of in-house capabilities including strategy, design, artwork, experience, print production and digital design and build.