Account Manager

BUILD HOLLYWOOD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £34k-£38k

Quarterly sales bonus

Annual bonus scheme

25 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Life Insurance

Group Income Protection

Flexible working hours

Employee Assistance Programme

Inclusive family-friendly policies

Job summary

BUILDHOLLYWOOD in London is seeking an experienced Account Manager to join the JACK team, managing agency clients and developing new briefs across outdoor media. You will be based in our Angel office 4 days a week, with 1 day remote, and you will present and pitch ideas to clients while collaborating with the Creative Studio for campaigns.

The role requires strong communication, client relationship skills, and knowledge of youth culture.

Qualifications

• Proven experience operating at Account Manager level.
• Strong communication skills and ability to present effectively.
• Excellent client relationship development and management.
• Savvy in media and advertising landscapes.
• Ability to plan and manage workload to meet deadlines.
• Proven track record of selling in ideas and concepts.

Responsibilities

• Account management: form and manage client relationships; provide excellent client service; write proposals and presentations; develop site plans; plan and implement campaigns; deliver projects to high standards.
• Creative Studio: develop project management skills; generate ideas for experiential campaigns; manage budgets to maintain profits; plan and implement campaigns with Creative Studio.
• Business Development: understand targets; respond to new clients; assist outreach; organise presentations; follow up meetings; research industry trends.
• Overall: join and grow with the business; support other team members as required.

Skills

Account management

Presentation skills

Client relationships

Sales targets

Media advertising savvy

Project management

Workload planning

Networking

City/local scene knowledge

Agency experience

Job description

Role Description

We are currently looking for an experienced creative and self-motivated Account Manager to join our JACK team in London, sitting in the wider Build Hollywood sales team. JACK specialises in building our media agency and poster specialist relationships working with brands from Film & TV to fashion and alcohol. JACK is currently with a wide range of clients and brands including Nike, Bumble, and Paramount.

You will be a part of the wider BUILDHOLLYWOOD sales team. You will manage and develop your own portfolio of agency clients as well as actively seek out new opportunities and briefs from advertising, media and out of home specialist agencies. We need someone who is a confident presenter, networker, and salesperson. Someone who is knowledgeable about their cities and the local scene, who is excited about the world of outdoor media agencies, brands, and street culture. Someone who can create strategies to approach individual clients to sell in our services.

You will be based in our Angel office 4 days a week, with 1 day working from home.

What you'll be doing

Account management

• Form and manage client relationships both existing and new
• Consistently provide excellent client service
• Writing proposals and presentations in response to briefs
• Use internal system to develop site plans in response to brief
• Plan, manage and implement campaigns from start to finish
• As part of a team deliver problem free, well-planned projects to the highest standard

Creative Studio

• Develop project management skills to ensure clients needs are met
• Idea generation and developing experiential, stunt, and ambient ideas as part of a team
• Write and manage budgets to ensure profits are maintained
• In conjunction with Creative Studio, effectively plan, manage and implement creative campaigns

Business Development

• Maintain clear understanding of team targets and monthly/quarterly/yearly sales
• Respond to new clients in timely manner
• Support outreach, by identifying potential new clients
• Organise presentations to introduce our services and assess client needs
• Ensure all introductory meetings are followed up, carrying out any action discussed
• Research and maintain knowledge of industry trends

Overall

• Join our growing business and help our development as the leading creative advertising specialist
• Support other team members as and when required

About you

We'd love to hear from you if you can demonstrate the below skills and experience:

• Proven experience operating at Account Manager level
• Strong communication skills
• Good presentation skills - verbal and written
• An ability to build on and develop strong client relationships
• Media and advertising savvy
• Project management skills
• An understanding and passion for youth culture
• Ability to plan and manage your own workload
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• A proven ability to sell in ideas and concepts
• Familiar with working to sales targets.
• The following would be advantageous:
• Experience working with Media Specialists and/or Agencies
• Understanding of outdoor advertising
• Experience of experiential and ambient implementation

Benefits

• Salary of £34k-£38k (dependent on experience), eligibility for quarterly sales bonus, plus annual bonus scheme to share in company success.
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and an additional day off to celebrate your birthday (incrementally rising to 30 days after 5 years' service).
• Life Insurance and Group Income Protection with Canada Life.
• Flexible working hours - to help you achieve that all-important work-life balance
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Family is important to us, so we have a range of inclusive family‑friendly policies in place, including enhanced leave to support you during those important times.

Our values

Our values are really important to us. Below is a brief overview, but we’d love to tell you more!

AUTHENTIC - We believe that we are at our strongest and most creative when everyone can be their authentic selves. We treat everyone with respect, share our own differences and unique perspectives and feel proud of them. We are confident to pursue our passions.

CARE - We take care in what we do, we are meticulous in the execution of our tasks, care for our craft is what sets us apart from the competition. We care about the world around us and how we affect it, we strive to reduce our impact, make positive contributions and improve the environments we work in. We care about our own wellbeing and each other’s, we provide support, knowledge and empathy where we can.

COMMUNITY - We are part of something bigger than ourselves, one team and one community with a common goal and purpose. We each play our own important part but cannot thrive without each other. We are present and engaged for our colleagues. We recognise our role and influence in building a positive community, caring how we speak to one another, the way we make each other feel and the support we give one another.

CURIOUS - We are always asking questions and learning whilst doing. We celebrate the gaining of knowledge for personal and professional growth. We keep ourselves well informed. We are collaborative and embrace alternative viewpoints and innovative approaches. We respond to the creativity in the world around us.

GROW - We take ownership of our careers, set ourselves goals and thrive on challenge. We are ambitious, we see effort as necessary to grow. Individual success is all of our success. We seek out learning and embrace feedback. And we enjoy the journey.

BUILDHOLLYWOOD is committed to creating an environment that is inclusive to all, where everyone is treated with kindness and respect. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Do reach out to let us know if there's any actions we can take to better support an environment where you feel comfortable.

Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements at any stage of the recruitment process. We are always open to ideas from our candidates that help us to make our processes more inclusive.

ABOUT US

BUILDHOLLYWOOD is dedicated to placing creativity in the heart of our cities. As the UK's leading street advertising specialist, we develop, curate and offer street poster space to a range of clients within the music, fashion, arts and culture sectors. BUILDHOLLYWOOD creates the space and our family of agencies, DIABOLICAL, JACK and JACK ARTS work with clients to bring their campaigns to life on the street.

Built on an art school mentality that stretches back decades to our founder, we have a talented family of agencies – DIABOLICAL, JACK and JACK ARTS – who specialise in their own sectors to produce street-level poster campaigns, creative billboards, hand-painted murals, interactive installations, ambient activities, and unique experiential campaigns, creating authentic interactions with people on the street.

This combination of format, creativity and position is unique to BUILDHOLLYWOOD. It’s the reason why we work and collaborate with the most exciting brands, artists and creative institutions in the world.