Account Manager (Creative)

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media and entertainment company is looking for an Account Manager in Slough. You will manage projects across their European markets, ensuring collaboration between marketing, creative, and production teams. The role requires strong project management skills and 3+ years of experience from an integrated agency background, with a focus on delivering projects on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience from an integrated agency background.
• Strong project management skills; ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead smaller projects and support larger integrated campaigns.
• Manage day-to-day operations working closely with various teams.
• Coordinate briefing meetings and drive projects forward for success.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Relationship Building

Job description

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Hours: Full-time

Duration: 9 months with potential to extend

Job Description:

We are looking for an Account Manager to join our clients European Brand and Creative hub providing Brand Strategy, Brand Design, Advertising, Promotions and Broadcast Creative for multiple stakeholders across their European Markets.

This consists of an in-house capability and a matrix of external agency and post- production partners.

Summary of the role

• The Account Management team manage projects and campaigns for the UK and European markets across multiple business verticals.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of a project, working closely with marketing, creative and production teams to meet the requirements of the brief and deliver projects end to end.

What you will do:

• You’ll lead on smaller projects across your business area such as on air priority promos and small integrated campaigns
• You’ll support the senior team members of larger integrated campaigns from brief to delivery, partnering with teams within Creative and Marketing, and ensuring progression across all stages, delivering on time and on budget.
• Be the key liaison between multiple teams, ensuring feedback is implemented on time and issues are raised to the Account Director/Senior Account Director to resolve as required
• Co-ordinate briefing meetings with relevant teams, ensuring timelines and budgets are followed accurately.
• Drive the project forward with dedication and reliance to ensure it’s success.
• Work closely with media partners and internal and external teams to ensure all parties have the necessary information concerning deliverables for the campaign/priority promotion
• Look for ways of simplifying and adding clarity to everything we do.
• Proactively identify blockers, recommend solutions and work with your seniors to implement them.
• Responsible for all project admin to be always up to date to enable accurate project reporting and tracking.
• Be curious and inform yourself about your business area and the product you are promoting, to ensure you can contribute with subject matter expertise.
• Responsible for contributing to the wider Account Management team culture.

What you will bring:

• Enthusiasm to develop brilliant creative for the brand.
• 3+ years of relevant experience from an integrated agency background.
• Strong project management skills; experienced at managing multiple projects with short and long lead times.
• Ability to develop competitor analysis reports for respective area of the business.
• Ablility to manage all deliverables typical of an integrated advertising and communications campaign, from ATL to Digital.
• Strong relationship building skills – trust, collaboration, knowledge, gets best out of people.
• Great communications skills – succinct, clear, and confident.
• Resilience and initiative - working within fast paced communications and marketing environments.
• Collaborative and capable of working seamlessly in team.

Inclusion:

Recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work.

Client Description:

Our Client is a giant media and entertainment company, with over 24 million customers in Europe. They’re keen on keeping people connected