Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Key account representative for Agency and Client
• Services Client on day-to-day basis to ensure all deliverables are met
• Builds and maintains good relationships with Client
• Works with Account Director to develop long and short-term marketing and advertising initiatives
• Helps Client evaluate effectiveness of marketing and advertising programmes and monitors competitive activities and plans appropriate response/action
• Works with Creative team to ensure creative development is on strategy and meets Client's expectations / standards
• Keeps senior management fully informed of account activity and development including client issues
• Manages overall budget and account profitability including monthly internal account reconciliation
• Works with Creative team to ensure creative development is on strategy and meets Client's expectations / standards
• Any other reasonable duties, functions or responsibilities assigned to you from time to time

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Able to present and sell Agency thinking and work
• Solid presentation and project management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills with clients
• Knowledge of all agency functional areas in order to monitor, evaluate and impact the quality of work from strategy development to the finished product (this includes production, media, research, etc.)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA/BS degree required
• Minimum three to five years' experience within an advertising agency or related industry.

Skills Required