Account Manager

Dentsu Aegis Network; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global creative agency in London is seeking an Account/Project Manager to lead operations on key accounts. You will manage workflows, ensure project timelines are met, and develop relationships with clients. The ideal candidate has strong project management skills, digital fluency, and excellent communication abilities. This is a full-time position with opportunities for personal growth within a creative network.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing campaign project management delivery.
• Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proven track record in problem solving and course correcting.

Responsibilities

• Managing workflows and resourcing allocations.
• Write creative briefs and manage presentation deck builds.
• Develop strong working relationships with Clients.

Skills

Project management

Digital fluency

Communication

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Smartsheets

Job description

Job Description:

A BIT ABOUT US

DentsuCreative is a global creative agency network designed to unlockexponentialgrowth for clients. We use Transformative Creativity as a differentiating, driving force to bring our capabilities together to positively impact people, businesses and society. Established in June 2022, Dentsu Creative is integrated with D entsu’s Media and CXM businesses in over 145 countries and regions, to offer Integrated Growth Solutions.

ROLE PURPOSE

We’re recruiting an Account/ Project Manager hybrid role to be the operational day-to-day lead on a key Dentsu Creative UK account , project managing in a client-facing capacity . Working closely with our account leads across business units, y ou’ll be responsible for establishing and implementing efficient processes and workflows, managing projects and being a driving force for excellence of the work.

Speed and agility are important in this role , being proactiv e and anticipati ng what’s coming next is key. The role will include resource management, trafficking , ensuring all tasks are delivered on time and on budget.

The successful candidate will be a strong problem-solver, decision-maker and collaborator with exceptional communication and people management skills. They’ll also be brilliant at juggling multiple complex projects and possess solid digital fluency and experience .

RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Management:

• M anaging workflows and resourcing allocations • Ensuring comprehensive briefings, communicating tasks and deadlines clearly. • Organising all creative WIPs and following the correct creative approval process • Preparing and maintaining detailed production timelines to track progress across multiple workstreams • Liaising with wider team to ensure that the project timing plan and deliverables list are up to date • Tracking and managing team hours and expenses • Excellent at managing budgets and financials , e nsuring that all relevant financial documentation is kept up to date , including quotes and invoices / purchase order admin (knowledge of using Paprika is a plus but by no means necessary) • Manage, a ttend and input at weekly team update/status meetings , sharing progress updates • Excellent at managing budgets and financials

Creative

• Write creative briefs, obtain appropriate approvals and brief teams alongside planners and ADs • Manage presentation deck builds, collating all inputs into the client document • Check all copy/visuals before presentation to the Client (ensuring copies are taken) • Ensuring quality control of the end product • Write briefs for studio/production – obtain relevant approvals and brief teams with AD • Co-ordination with Media, planning, studio and production agencies

Clients

• Understand the Client’s business, their marketplace and their key objectives , sharing competitor and category insights with them regularly • Develop strong working relationships with Clients and ensure their needs are met quickly, efficiently and completely • Take creative/artwork comments from Clients, interpret them into debriefs for Creatives

WH A T YOU BRING

• Experience in managing campaign project management delivery is essential • D igital fluency (tech and communications formats/channels) is essential, experience in social media would be beneficial • Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills, plus a sharp attention to detail • Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (especially Excel ) . Experience in project management software and optimising workflows is a plus ( e.g. Smartsheets ) • Proven track record in problem solving and course correcting independently and proactivel y , with s olid organisational and multi-tasking skills

WORKING WITH US

JoiningDentsu Creative, you will be part of a creative network, delivering ideas at the intersection of brand, culture, and commerce. In an age when brands are built and grown in altogether new ways we espouse humility alongside practical flexible problem solving.

On your journey you will partner with inspiring people across the world and become part of a truly inclusive culture where everyone is given the opportunity to thrive and create the best work of their careers; always learning and always listening to shape ideas, create culture and change behavior. By bringing together the capabilities, experience and relationships of our collective experts, the opportunities for personal growth and development are endless.

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Location:

London

Brand:

Dentsu Creative

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)