Advertising Account Executive

Responsibilities:

• Meet and liaise with clients to discuss and identify their advertising requirements.
• Work with colleagues to devise advertising campaign that meets clients brief and budget.
• Present (alongside agency colleagues - particularly the account manager) the campaign ideas and budget to clients.
• Liaise with, and act as the link between, clients and the agency by maintaining regular contact and communication with both.
• Negotiate with clients and agency staff about the details of campaigns.
• Handle budgets, manage campaign costs and invoice clients.
• Write reports.
• Undertake administrative tasks.
• Make pitches, along with other agency staff, with the aim of securing new business for the agency.

Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A proactive attitude, with the ability to use initiative and be flexible.
• Ability to work under pressure and assimilate large quantities of information quickly, while maintaining attention to detail.
• Effective team working skill
• Passion for advertising and an understanding of what makes a good advertisement.
• Resilience, to enable you to deal with problems and constructive criticism.
• IT literacy and an awareness of how the industry is developing through new communication technologies.

Requirement:

Academic Qualifications/Education:

A bachelor’s degree in communications, business administration, management, journalism, or other relevant field is required.

Experience:

Progressive working experience of 1-3 years as an account executive, business development or similar marketing roles.

How to apply: 

Please send your CV and a cover letter via email to ideasseacrhing@gmail.com