(Senior) Account Executive (6 month FTC)

Dept; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agency is seeking a (Senior) Account Executive for a 6-month fixed-term contract. The role involves managing client briefs, supporting campaign delivery, and collaborating with various teams. Ideal candidates will have agency experience, strong organisational skills, and excellent communication abilities. The position offers a hybrid working model and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working policy

Pension

Free private healthcare

Mental health support

Enhanced family friendly policies

Learning and Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous agency experience is preferable.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage client briefs from start to finish.
• Liaise with clients and manage expectations.
• Support senior staff with admin duties.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

(Senior) Account Executive (6 month FTC)

London, Manchester

This is a 6 month fixed term contract

This role is part of our Personalised Content team. We create emotive yet conversion-focused ideas, products and campaigns at scale and speed. Our specialty is hyper-personalised, digital communications that change perceptions, shape new behaviours, and shift market share for our clients including eBay, Walmart, and more!

JOB PURPOSE

As a (Senior) Account Executive, you will be responsible for supporting the client services team towards successful campaign delivery.

Working closely with designers, copywriters, developers and other parts of the agency, you will review creative and HTML builds against client briefs. You will support senior staff with admin duties and where possible show use of initiative. You will be required to create presentations and decks for clients and internal meetings.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Help manage client briefs from start to finish alongside Senior Account Manager, helping to ensure successful delivery to client deadlines across multiple campaigns
• Liaise with clients and help manage their expectations
• Re-lay client feedback to designers, copywriters and developers & plan and manage workloads of the team
• Ensure client requirements are met whilst protecting DEPT values/brand
• Manage multiple projects at any time, often at different stages of the process
• Support the wider emerging client team with administrative tasks
• Be highly organised, with a strong attention to detail and great time management skills
• Take initiative within a busy team and support where possible

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Previous agency experience is preferable
• Extremely organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines with ease and efficiency
• Highly motivated and personable individual
• Strong attention to detail
• A great team player who is keen to get stuck in supporting multiple projects
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages

WE OFFER

• A flexible, hybrid working policy (2 days from the office, depending on location).
• Pension, free private healthcare, mental health support, and company sick pay scheme.
• Help getting you to work with a season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme.
• Enhanced family friendly policies to support new parents.
• Social and Cultural Events, plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through organised activities and celebrations.
• Inspirational Talks, bringing the outside in with regular guest speakers and events.
• Learning and Development, supporting your growth with continuous opportunities to learn and advance.
• Buddy Programme: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT.
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT has been a Certified B Corp since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
• Global annual DEPT Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

WHO ARE WE?

We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating.

Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.

DEPTis committed to making a positive impact on the planet and since 2021 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

At DEPT, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our effortshere .

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