Group Account Director - Johannesburg, South Africa - Talented

Talented

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Ad agency humans
Experienced client service/client success individuals with a serious work ethic and a sense of humour.
Passion for what you do and the industry must not have faded
You will be working on one of the agency's key clients.

It is imperative that you have the experience and ability to lead the account across the creative, media and digital disciplines.

Looking for someone hands-on, big thinking and able to ensure the successful implementation and roll out of campaigns across multi-channel platforms (film, radio, outdoor, print, digital and social media).

Client management
Establish and maintain productive communication between the client and the agency
Maintain a good relationship and close contact with the senior client and agency team members.
Gain the trust and respect of senior client leads
Account management
Manage the delivery of services to clients
Coordinate and manage all agency services
Ensure a smooth and timeous workflow of activities
Provide recommendations and analysis/reporting
Work procedures
Administer all day-to-day activities, at a senior level
Delegate administrative responsibilities to AMs but support
Ensure a smooth and timeous internal workflow
Work with other departments to ascertain timelines, ensure CE approval and follow the project through from concept to final production
Ensure that the agency's actions are in line with agreements, procedures and budgets
Reports
Compile and maintain work status reports
Provide recon reports on projects (in collaboration with BUD/head of account management)
Systems
Business development
Financial Management
Required experience
Chase
Financial sector and FMCG experience advantageous
Strong across MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook as well as Keynote and Mac proficiency
Eight years + at a mid-Senior level experience in a marketing, advertising or communications field
Credible experience in the articulation and writing of briefs/reports/presentations
Proficient in the English language - both writing and reading
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Sound administration and coordination skills
Self, time and people management skills

Qualifications:

Completed matric
Completed advertising/marketing or comms diploma or degree
Digital and TTL advertising agency experience non-negotiable