Senior Creative Account Manager

The successful candidate will oversee creative projects on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that they run smoothly and achieve their full potential.

The Position:

The appointed Senior Account Manager will assume responsibility for:

• Daily contact with clients to offer new and forward-thinking solutions, coordinating marketing projects and advertising campaigns.
• Pitching ideas, giving projects direction, and maintaining a clear strategy to achieve the best outcomes.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships, both internally and externally
• Presenting (verbally and in writing) proposals and recommendations effectively, logically, and concisely
• Generating accurate reports and status notifications
• Completing projects to specific schedules and within agreed budgets
• Gaining client approval for all projects and creative work, ensuring the work is carried out to the agreed brief.
• Ensuring  all  paperwork  (budgets,  timing  plans,  briefs,  creative  statuses  etc.)  is  maintained accurately, kept up to date and using in-house MI portal.
• Maintaining up to date knowledge of all aspects of marketing – including new media, techniques, and research tools so that these can be used in conjunction with training, client briefs and enhanced services.

The Candidate:

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate:

• A proven account management background in an integrated agency environment.
• A strong understanding of creative design, advertising, and marketing. 
• Calmness, resilience, and an ability to build good working relationships.
• A track record of delivering for clients, often within tight deadlines.
• An inquisitive mind and knack for problem solving.
• Strong commercial acumen and communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail, organisational and planning skills
• A willingness to share experiences and create sales and relationship strategy within the team.

The Company:

A full-service communications agency providing a broad range of expertise to a diverse mix of sectors, our client is proud to offer clients a compelling and unique set of in-house capabilities including strategy, design, artwork, experience, print production and digital design & build.  The company’s culture is borne from its people, who create and manage wonderous things every day – products and services that are an extension of who they are.