We Are Social is looking for an Associate Account Director who can lead client groups and teams to successfully plan and deliver services in one or more of our core service areas.
As an Associate Account Director, we look to you to proactively lead and manage both your internal teams and your clients, delivering the best solutions that We Are Social can offer. You will have the responsibility, together with the wider Management Team, for developing and driving forward existing business, building, and developing your client relationships, demonstrating real ‘thought’ leadership and helping to bring in new business into the agency.
We also expect you to keep abreast of the industry for emerging trends and creative practices, educating not only your own team but also the wider team at We Are Social. We also look to you to continually keep your clients updated and engaged with relevant industry practices.
Some of the key duties will include:
- Generating and handling of new business leads
- Efficiently keeping in regular contact with existing prospects
- Endeavour to increase revenues in existing client business
- Strategic thinking and forward planning of client work
- Management of day-to-day client activity and inter-agency projects
- Ensuring that all activity follows sign off processes
- Status and other reporting internally and externally
- Regular monitoring of the client and their reputation in on and offline media
- Regular monitoring of competitor brands in on and offline media
- Proactive contribution to the day-to-day management and running of the We Are Social office
Requirements
- Minimum 6 years of work experience or training in advertising, digital, online marketing, or similar field
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to work individually on a project or in a team environment
- Brings to the position outstanding organisational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines
- Ability to communicate results to management and in a fast-paced environment