Account Executive

This is a great opportunity to join a full service integrated creative agency that are looking to expand their team with an Account Executive. As an Account Executive you will offer day to day project support and ensure all direct reports are supported with administrative daily project requirements. You will be responsible for ensuring the account team that all client budgets are adhered to and financial targets for the account are met.

Your day to day work can be broken down into three sections; client accounts, project support and office support. Below is a breakdown of what each will involve.

1. CLIENT ACCOUNTS

*Assisting in taking a client brief and the development of creative brief
*Solid understanding of ‘co-efficient’
*Opening client jobs on co.eff
*Assisting accounts team with raising POs when requested
*Logging client purchase orders on co.eff for accounts team
*PR support as required
*Help with maintaining client database
*Organising client gifts
*Organising mail outs
*Making refreshments for clients and laying out lunches when required

2. PROJECT SUPPORT

*Preparing critical paths and updating project progress
*Job trafficking on a day to day basis
*Preparing cost estimates for review with account team head
*Preparing invoicing for team head sign off
*Internal liaison with the creative, finance and any other departments
*Booking freelancers
*Filing and logging contracts and freelance NDAs
*Helping with research
*Sourcing items when required
*Helping accounts team proofreading docs when required
*Retrieving, logging and tracking project related supplier invoices raised by accounts team on co.eff Purchase Ledger against POs
*Logging fees billed on co.eff and closing down jobs
*Assisting Client Services Director with monitoring of job list
*Organising special deliveries
*Ordering couriers and providing pro forma invoices
*Being available to help studio with pitches, binding, bacon sandwiches, etc

3. OFFICE SUPPORT

*First port of call re answering phone
*Organising staff events
*Organising Chaos folder on server
*Monitoring and ordering office supplies
*Providing file labels when requested
*Distributing post and taking to Post Office
*Keeping an eye on meeting room
*Shredding machine – helping with shredding and maintenance

SKILLS / QUALITIES

*Marketing knowhow and an understanding of Brand Comms, MarComms, Corporate Comms, Digital and Internal Comms, Digital and Experiential
*Ideally degree educated within a marketing related subject
*Excellent organisational skills and proof / copy checking (English GCSE Grade B or above)
*Demonstrate the ability to multi task and work well under pressure
*Ensure client perceives agency as committed to their business and successful
*Develop strong relationships with all client peer group
*Naturally inquisitive and confident in asking questions whilst working under own initiative
*A demonstrable passion for working in client services within a marketing agency
*Consistent level of enthusiasm and positive attitude
*A creative thinker!

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