Account Manager

dentsu; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketing agency is seeking a talented individual to support the Client Director in influencer marketing initiatives. This role involves managing client relationships, overseeing budgets, and ensuring timely delivery of projects. Ideal candidates will have managerial experience and skills in business development and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Manager level experience in influencer marketing is required.
• Strong skills in business development and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate client meetings and ensure accurate documentation.
• Manage budgets and track expenses across accounts.
• Coordinate production processes and deliver high-quality projects.

Skills

Business Development

Data Analysis

Job description

The purpose of this role is to support the Client Director in delivering influencer marketing services to dentsu clients and managing the capabilities and team to ensure ontime delivery and excellence in execution. This is a key role in driving collaboration internally and externally with the client and partners.

Job Description :

Key responsibilities :

Strategy and client service

• Facilitating client meetings liaising with thirdparty suppliers and circulating accurate minutes and contact reports of all client meetings clearly mapping agreed way forward and objectivesand following up on actions
• Ensuring communication is kept open across client and teams so that all parties are informed
• Taking accurate thorough briefs from clients and internal stakeholders
• Working closely with editors and editorial teams to ensure that all work is fulfilling client needs

Budgets

• Drawing up detailed cost estimates for current and new business opportunities with clients ensuring they are signed off in good time and that the paperwork is accurate
• Tracking POs and billing
• Ensuring that all project costs are calculated according to company guidelines and have been approved by the Client Director or Financial Director
• Sending invoices on a monthly basis to client
• Monthly management and reporting of budgets for each account including keeping a spendtracker of all costs
• Quarterly budget reforecasting for each account
• Keeping the Financial Director updated on any changes to the current annual budgets
• Anticipating future budget challenges and initiating appropriate action to respond rapidly to meet the demands of a changing business environment

People

• Where necessary coordinate the production process between thirdparty and freelance suppliers
• Continue to build on existing relationships with clients making a concerted effort to understand their business needs and to ensure that the team understands these business drivers.

Administration

• With the support of the campaign managers contract all influencers ensuring deliverables are clearly articulated and understood and that all client requirements are considered and documented
• Be responsible for the timeous delivery of all influencer projects including creating accurate timelines and coordinating internal resources thirdparty suppliers and the influencers themselves
• Project manage the workflow and approval processes
• Review plans to drive greater margin and value through innovation and better and different ways of working
• Provide accurate plan details and updates to clients

Location : Cape Town

Brand : Dentsu Creative

Time Type : Full time

Contract Type : Permanent

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Business Development,Cement Plant,Business Support,Data Analysis,ASP

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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