Account Manager - Creative Agency

Creative Crowd have partnered with an Independent strategically driven creative agency that specialise in well-known drink brands such as Courvoisier, Moet and many more.

Are you interested in joining a team with talented designers, strategists & brand visionaries, tackling global brands?

Role

Taking on new briefs, generating cost estimates and creation of project timing plans

Proficient in agency processes

Managing campaigns from start to finish

Day to day client liaison and be the first point of contact with key clients on their project requirements

As each new brief comes in, prepare an onboarding document which summarises the client brief and deliverables and gives context to work.

Be the most informed person on the account knowing the next steps, key meetings and requirements on the job.

Strategic and creative thinking as required by the briefs, and available agency resources

Build trust and the confidence of clients delivering consistently and with flair and diligence

Delivering commercial targets within the agency, through organic growth of clients, and proactively building new relationships and business opportunity

Financial management of projects: including generating cost estimates, client approvals via procurement, PO tracking, invoicing, conducting regular reconciliations on jobs to track profitability. All budgets to be generated via our finance system Workflow Max. You are to become very familiar with Workflow Max and be confident in running job reports to track job profitability ensuring timesheets are completed by all personnel on the jobs you manage.

Team & Agency Management

Resource scheduling with the creative and strategy teams

Internal daily agency reporting: Update the daily ‘stand-up’ sheet with key projects and actions and share out to the agency.

Internal weekly team reporting: Update the Client Services team on status of live projects, share work and discuss learnings.

Provide project management support to the Account Director and others in the Client Services team, as well as manage the progress and profitability of your own projects.

Maintain a professional work ethic and set a good example to more junior staff

Proactively seeking out brand activations and learning opportunities to gain first hand insight, and share with the agency team and clients

Support with agency marketing efforts as required

About You

A keen interest in & a passion for the drinks industry

Up to 3 - 5 year’s agency experience

Marketing/Business degree or equivalent

Strong understanding of Microsoft Office programmes

Well organised with the ability to prioritise workload and balance multiple projects/tasks at once

Good eye for design, strong attention to detail and a creative imagination

Excellent communication, interpersonal & relationship building skills

Ability to meet demanding deadlines while maintaining high standards

Self-motivated with a willingness and ambition for career development

For you

Salary: £38K dependent on experience

Holiday allowance: 24 days [includes 3 x days for Christmas]

Hybrid working - Ability to work from other locations as agreed by the business

Fun office which includes gym access, exercise classes, networking, and drinks events

4 x Agency Wellness Days per year

Health Cash Plan and Life Assurance coverage on completion of Probation