Cape Town-Based Strategic Advertising Account Manager

Clicks Group Limited; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Clicks Group in Cape Town is seeking an Account Manager to join the Marketing Team. You will serve as the strategic link between internal clients, creative teams, media partners and external agencies, ensuring campaigns are delivered on time and within budget.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, end-to-end project planning, and the ability to coordinate events and campaigns across channels, while upholding the brand and business objectives.

Qualifications

• Essential: Matric or equivalent qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Must have at least 5 years' experience in an Advertising Agency in an Account Manager / Client Service role
• Planning and Organising
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Presenting and Communicating Information

Responsibilities

• Account & Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain trusted relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Brief Management & Campaign Planning: Manage end-to-end briefing process for marketing requests with complete, accurate information.
• Project Management: Develop project scopes, track milestones, and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Brand Management & Marketing Support: Align campaigns with brand strategy and coordinate channel execution.
• Traffic & Workflow Management: Prioritise workloads and allocate resources to meet business priorities.
• Reporting & Administration: Produce campaign reports, agendas and minutes, monitor timelines.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Able to meet deadlines

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to use own initiative

Strong attention to detail

Education

Matric or equivalent

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Outlook

Job description

Clicks Group in Cape Town is seeking an Account Manager to join the Marketing Team. You will serve as the strategic link between internal clients, creative teams, media partners and external agencies, ensuring campaigns are delivered on time and within budget.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, end-to-end project planning, and the ability to coordinate events and campaigns across channels, while upholding the brand and business objectives.