Account Manager

DescriptionAs an account manager, you’ll play a key role in the agency, delivering projects through the full job lifecycle – from taking a client brief to delivering final artwork / assets
You will support the existing client services team across multiple clients and projects, taking full responsibility for projects at the highest levels of quality and accuracy.
Many projects are integrated print [direct mail / door drop] and digital [incl
video] campaigns for the charity and education sectors across their fundraising activities, as well as upfront strategic planning, brand positioning, identity, and proposition projects.
You will be expected to not just deliver what you’re asked by the client, but to add value by questioning the brief, challenging the thinking and delivering a creative solution to achieve the objective.
Key role responsibilities
* Taking responsibility for the management and delivery of projects, on time and on brief and within budget
* Clear and accurate briefing and communications internally and externally
* Keeping your team and the client updated with the status and next actions of all projects – status reports, contact reports, schedules – and running client status calls.
* Managing jobs through the internal agency process – briefing our creative teams, proofing, approvals etc
* Delivering high quality work and identifying opportunities to help grow client accounts.
* Being an active participant in internal meeting and external presentations
* Monitoring industry trends and client / competitor activity
* Keeping track of project costs and budgets
* Driving comms planning within projects
* Writing presentations when necessary
* Supplier liaison
* Being open to actively learning about the fundraising sector, as well as wider marketing activities
Capabilities & Skills
* Effective time management
* Utmost attention to detail to ensure no work leaves the agency with errors.
* Creative marketing agency experience – at least 3 years
* Proficient in MS Office [word, excel, powerpoint]
* Curious, questioning and eager to delve into the detail and full understanding of a client brief.
* Knowledge of direct marketing / print experience [as well as digital channels]
* Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
* A good eye for creative development [without being a designer]!
* Commercial / business sense
* Able to cope with fast-paced, dynamic and busy environments and to juggle multiple client demands.
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About Us
We are a small, award-winning boutique marketing agency providing the perfect balance of strategy, creative and delivery
We create integrated campaigns across multiple sectors and channels, focusing largely on fundraising and campaigns within the charity and education sectors, plus some commercial clients too.
We’re a small team of 10 based in beautiful Godalming
We put our heart and soul into everything we do here and are passionate about delivering first class work for our clients
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£30,000
Surrey
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