Senior Account Manager

Ogilvy; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global marketing company is seeking a skilled professional to oversee the production of campaigns and manage client relationships in Riyadh. Responsibilities include ensuring projects are delivered on time, assisting with forward planning, and providing direction on creative briefs. Strong client relationship-building skills and understanding of market trends are essential for success. The role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic team dedicated to creative excellence.

Responsibilities

• Ensure work is produced on time and within budget.
• Build relationships with clients based on trust and mutual understanding.
• Oversee production of all campaigns.
• Assist other departments with forward planning on future projects.
• Manage agency's billing system.

Job description

About Ogilvy Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy. David created a culture that deeply respects and cares about its people and clients. Our mission is to inspire people and brands to make an impact and we are committed to attracting, growing, and retaining the best talent in the industry.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To be ultimately responsible for ensuring work is produced on time and within budget
• To assist other departments with forward planning on future projects
• To have a thorough working knowledge of all agency systems
• To have a thorough understanding of the client’s business and the major factor/s trends shaping their market(s)
• To be the client’s port of call for all administrative issues
• To be the agency team’s first port of call for all questions relating to client issues
• To build relationships with clients based upon trust/mutual understanding
• To foresee any client issues/questions or internal resourcing issues before they arise.
• To be the creative teams’ main day to day contact, providing direction on creative briefs and generating enthusiasm/trust from the team with which they work
• To be a sound judge of creative work and is able to coherently argue the case for working being on or off brief appropriate
• To oversee the production of all campaigns produced
• Should master a range of presentation techniques and considers the most appropriate and inspiring way to sell each piece of work
• Should keep abreast of the latest and best creative work across the industry
• To manage the agency’s billing system, helping the team overcome any problems that may arise
• To help to improve profitability by thinking of ways to cut down on costs incurred running accounts
• To ensure the agency responds to any financial queries within 48 hours
• To overcome any difficulties in getting creative work out on time
• Should have a solid knowledge of all digital, social and campaign issues such that, if necessary, cost saving solutions can be proposed
• To ensure that creative team/traffic manager/production manager/media are all on the same wavelength throughout a project and are aware of each other’s deadlines
• Should have a deep understanding of consumer motivations/behaviour patterns in the marketplace
• To help the Account Director and Planner to develop a rigorous and insightful advertising strategy
• Should have the ability to contribute to well thought out, single-minded, inspiring creative briefs. This is a joint responsibility with the Account Planner and Account Director