Account Manager – Creative Agency

It’s a rare opportunity, to work in a genuinely integrated way on the UK’s no.1 retailer, at a world famous creative agency renowned for its exceptional creativity. You will have very high exposure to the client, working from the client’s office at least one day a week, and in a fast paced and energetic environment.

We’re looking for an ambitious account manager to join a talented team. Embracing all the world class capability across one of the most famous creative agencies in the world, your remit will expand across shopper marketing, local marketing and other trade driving activity. You will be working as part of the shopper marketing team, across seasonal and brand campaign calendar.

We’re looking for someone that’s driven, confident thinking on their feet, hungry for opportunity and keen to motivate the team to continually strive for high standards in their work.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

● Developing an in depth understanding of your client’s business and marketplace
● Conducting regular competitive reviews and you share this internally and externally
● Building a close and trusted relationship with key client contacts
● Leading the delivery of campaigns from brief through to delivery, in partnership with key agency and third party stakeholders across project management, strategy, creative, production
● Driving high standards in the work through good communication of client requirements, understanding what a good brief looks like, and facilitating inspiring briefing sessions with creatives, working with planning/strategy, and conducting face to face review sessions internally and with the client
● Ensuring that campaigns have measurable goals in place that are agreed with the client and met by the agency
● Supporting agency growth by looking for the opportunity in every brief
● Ensuring agency profitability by driving an efficient delivery process
● Maintaining central filing systems that all key personnel can access
● Adhering to good reporting and communication practices, including but not limited to weekly status reports, contact reports, campaign wash ups etc.
● Effective financial management of each campaign including obtaining POS and approving invoices on time, cost management and job reconciliation
● Writing up case histories and sharing these internally and externally

KEY CHARACTERISTICS

● Upbeat, optimistic and can-do. Nothing is too much trouble, always goes the extra mile
● An intuitive facilitator of the agency creative process
● Strong organisation skills and attention to detail
● A great relationship builder and motivator
● A confident problem solver
● A natural team player and collaborator
● Confident in your opinions and approach
● Enjoys being the difference in the work

EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIRED

● At least 2 years experience in account management at a creative/marketing agency
● An understanding of retail, retailers or retailing
● Qualifications; a degree or equivalent is preferable

The Recruitment Hub is a recruitment business and agency.

These criteria are not age specific and candidates of all ages will be considered. Both our client and The Recruitment Hub are Equal Opportunities Employers

We would like to thank you for your interest in this vacancy and hope that you are successful in your application, however if you have not heard from us within two weeks of your application, we must ask you to assume that you have not been selected for interview for this particular role, we do however express the hope that you will apply for future job opportunities with The Recruitment Hub.