Account Executive

M&C Saatchi Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advertising agency in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an Account Executive to support client needs and drive revenue growth. The role involves coordinating campaigns, collaborating on marketing strategies, and maintaining client communication. Candidates should have a degree in relevant fields and strong organizational skills, with an ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment. Familiarity with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, is essential.

Qualifications

• Background in advertising, mass communication, or marketing.
• Previous internship or work experience in account management is a plus.
• Ability to enhance digital analytics knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with team on campaign milestones and timelines.
• Collaborate with Account Manager on campaign strategies.
• Provide clients with regular business updates.
• Monitor budget and production activity on assigned accounts.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Highly organized and detail-oriented

Ability to multitask

Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite

Strong analytical skills

Education

Degree in advertising, mass communication, business, marketing, or related fields

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Description:

Summary:

TheAccount Executivewill work closely with the account management team to support the clients' needs and help drive revenue growth. They will enhance effective communication and organizational skills while building good relationships with clients.

Job Description:

• Coordinate with AM/AAD on realistic campaign/ project milestone and timeline.

• Collaborate with the Account Manager/ Director on preparation of marketing campaign’s recommendations, strategies, and actions for the client.

• Reviews, analyses, and evaluates the following, relative to the client’s needs and objectives: media output, creative output, research reports and client data.

• Provide clients with business updates on a regular basis to demonstrate upcoming opportunities and threats to their business.

• Defining project scope, estimate and writing proposals, works with producer/ traffic manager in the production of campaign deliverables.

• Monitors all budget, research, and production activity on assigned accounts and communicates status of each project to appropriate agency and client personnel to meet project deadlines.

• Keeping project status reports up to date via weekly WIP, both in attendance and on document.

• To review deliverables against scope and to ensure quality of deliverables meet expectation.

Skills:

• A background degree in advertising, mass communication, business, marketing, or related fields

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Highly organized and detailed oriented - this is a must since you'll be multitasking, handling different accounts!

• Ability to multitask and manage priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint

• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data

• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment

• Previous internship or work experience in account management, marketing, or related field is a plus

• Able to enhance digital analytics knowledge