Job Summary
Company:
Insel Communications Ltd
Category:
Executive / Management
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Job Vacancy For Advertising Account Manager At Insel Communications Ltd
We are an award winning boutique advertising agency specializing in brand management, TV production & post production, graphic design & print.
We are visual thinkers. we are designers. we are producers. We are an extension of our clients' company's. This means creating TV and radio commercials, print materials, corporate videos, TV programmes and many more.
Drive, ambition, creativity and the passion for advertising are all basic necessities in this field. If you have what it takes then you're the person we're looking for.
We are on the lookout for talented & creative individuals who want to write their own career path in a dynamic advertising agency.
We like entrepreneurial, self motivated people who grab the opportunity to make things happen. We don't like 9-5er's who don't bring their own ideas to the table. Positions are open in Account Management.
Person specification
You have the gusto to build strong brands & create strategies. You have strong communication & presentation skills and can sell sand to a desert dweller. You have been through the agency loop and know how to build strong relationships with clients.
You should also be able to demonstrate:
• Proven experience in an Account Management role
• Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to articulate issues clearly and concisely verbally and in writing to clients
• Ability to prepare and logically organize written materials in a manner that is readily understood by the reader
• Ability to manage time well, prioritize deadlines and handle multiple projects in a fast paced, deadline sensitive, detail driven environment.
• Ability to work long hours, meet deadlines and work with minimal supervision
• A high degree of organization and have a deliberate and thorough approach
• Leadership experience and ability to delegate projects as appropriate whilst assuming responsibility and ownership of their work
• Have an intense interest in marketing and possess a strong desire to advance in the account management field (in both the number and size of accounts under their direction)
The Reward
In return, you'll be joining an entrepreneurial and successful boutique advertising agency which is going from strength to strength. You’ll be part of making it grow, whilst growing your own career at the same time. Salary is negotiable based on your experience and abilities.
Job description
The Account Manager is the link between clients and the entire agency team. The Account Manager acts as both the salesperson for the agency and as the client's representative within the agency.
In this account management position, you’ll manage relationships with clients, provide strategic marketing direction, supervise multimedia projects and create profitable results.
Under the supervision of your manager, you are expected to service the accounts for assigned clients. You will:
• Maintain awareness of current research, the marketplace, the competitive environment, the client’s industry and the client’s position in order to recommend strategies/projects
• Build strong working relationships with clients based on the Agency as a strategic resource and business partner
• Effectively represent the Agency product to the client and educate them as to its
applicability to their business (advertising, pr, media, creative etc.)
• Creating a portfolio of client accounts and monitoring the ongoing activities related to them
• Manage and review progress on client’s advertisement projects.
• Ensure that internal project deadline are met
• Ensure that client need’s are met to the highest quality, completed on time and answer the brief
• Conduct meetings with the clients as well as inform them about the current work status of their projects.
• Establish relationships with new clients and maintain and nurture business relationships with existing clients.
• Identify accounts whose revenue may be shrinking so as to address any ‘at risk’ customers and reach out to these accounts to ensure they are retained
• Ensure all client authorizations are obtained and written copies are filed
• Sign off budgets, campaign expenditure and invoicing information
• Lead on developing campaign strategies
• Prepare pitches, proposals and campaign strategy documents
• Provide ground support for client’s projects & events
• Supervise Account Executives
• Contribute to script and concept development
• Maintain a clear and accurate paper trail
• And any other reasonable task assigned to you by management
Qualification Required & Experience
• University Degree or other relevant professional qualification
• Preferably minimum of 2years work experience in a similar position
Salary: from Gh¢3000
Location: Accra
How To Apply For The Job
Interested candidates should call us on:-
0302-253866 / 0289-523534
or by email:
mail@inselghana.com
Closing Date: 26 May, 2015