Senior Account Manager

THUNDER MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS ASIA PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketing agency in Asia is seeking an experienced communications and PR manager to oversee client relationships and campaigns. The ideal candidate has 6-8 years of agency experience, particularly with lifestyle and tech brands. Strong bilingual communication and leadership skills are essential, as you will manage teams and assist with financial oversight. This role is based in Singapore and requires a proactive attitude in dynamic environments.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of agency experience in the APAC region.
• Experience in consumer and lifestyle brands preferred.
• Ability to plan, implement, and lead IMC communications.

Responsibilities

• Develop client relationships and manage client handling best practices.
• Oversee PR-related client campaigns and team management.
• Assist with financial management and project budgeting.

Skills

Bilingual communication skills

Strong presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Customer relationship management

Job description

The role provides comprehensive communication scope in terms of consumer PR, IMC and regional marketing, with a focus on tech (smartphone, wearables, EV) and lifestyle (fashion, photography, travel, etc.).

You will work closely with multiple key stakeholders, including regional media/KOL partners across Southeast Asia, internal teams and partner agencies to deliver high-quality work.

Responsibilities:

• Managing and developing client relationships, exhibiting best practice in client handling
• Counselling clients confidently and maturely on communications including both IMC and consumer PR, other experience across marketing levers like digital, social, e-commerce would be a plus
• Contributing to client development plans and overseeing and driving PR-related client campaigns
• Taking responsibility for managing team members, developing and coaching junior team members, and line management responsibilities
• Assisting with overall financial management – forecasting, hours allocation for team members, project & plan budgeting, managing servicing levels

Requirements:

• At least 6-8 years of agency experience in agency background in APAC region
• Experience in consumer clients and lifestyle, fashion, music, arts, travel or tech brand is preferred
• Able to lead the project/working team to be the leading agency for IMC communications and PR planning and implementation.
• Good planning skills bilingually, possess strong presentation skills and be able to clearly communicate messaging.
• Able to lead the process of material development and content creation, seeding and KOL management that drive impression, engagement, talk-ability and brand preference.
• Strong ownership/leadership and ensure that project team can move on in progress as well as provide deadlines based on DDL.
• Able to switch the roles in-between retainer team as well as project teams dynamically.
• Great communication/coordination skills in the collaboration over cross-function/account teams
• Previous experience of coaching and managing more junior employees.
• Enthusiastic in lifestyle brand building, dynamic and proactive team player with a strong can-do attitude.