About the job
Reporting to Account Director, you will be an Account Manager who can deliver amazing work, impress the client, and keep the budget and schedule on track. You are initiative-taking and always have agency’s best interests at heart and show a positive attitude to your teammates and clients.
This role will oversee accounts across APAC markets, with three key responsibilities:
- Build trusted relationships with key client and agency stakeholders, managing perceptions and expectations, demonstrating high level of emotional intelligence.
- Day-to-day management of accounts from crafting of briefs, conceptualisation through to production and submission.
- Plan and manage project budgets as well as timelines.
Responsibilities
- Possess a sound knowledge on TTL advertising and have experiences with creative assets production.
- Comprehend media diaries and work closely with external media agency to ensure campaign are delivered as per deadlines.
- Monitor budget - ensure there is no overspend and encourage spending if the fund is underutilised.
- Prepare costing and timelines to client for sign off before commencement of campaigns.
- Craft clear and precise creative and production briefs, and brief nto the relevant teams such as Creative, Web dev and Copy teams.
- Be a brand advocacy and ensure work comply with brand guidelines.
- Ensure work is carried out as per schedule and quality is in place at all times.
- Be responsible for the creation and/or update of all administrative documentation, e.g. WIP, job numbers, scope of work, cost estimates and purchase orders.
- Liaison with global creative agencies in obtaining or clarifying campaign assets.
- Develop an understanding of the profitability of client(s) business.
- Share knowledge and guide junior team members.
Job Specifications
1. Knowledge and Experiences Required
- 3-5 years relevant experience with a sound knowledge of print, digital and content production processes.
- Sound knowledge on 360 advertising (ATL, BTL and TTL) including social media campaign management.
- Understand the nature of advertising and marketing, be interested in latest trends and the impact of these methods upon the client’s bottom line.
2. Skills Required
- Excellent in project management and account management.
- Excellent financial and commercial skills.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Excellent relationship management skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Understanding of the usage of design software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and HTML5 will be an added advantage.
- Experience in admin duties in e.g. scoping, cost estimates, POs, reconciliation and etc.
- Experience in online communication using Microsoft Teams, Slack.
3. Attributes
- Entrepreneurial and quick-witted.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines with multiple clients and projects.
- An ability to prioritise workload and pre-empt, identify, and respond to problems.
- Meticulous & organised, with the ability to be flexible and accommodating keeping clients in mind.
- Reliability, i.e. Resilience, confidence, stamina, and maturity.
- Responsible and possesses positive attitude – willing and able to be accountable.
- Personal, enthusiastic, and committed – capable of gaining trust and respect from colleagues, good collaborator.
- Possess a good attitude and willingness to learn.
- Take pride in the agency’s work and output.
