Account Director - £50,000 + car - Bagshot

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Account Director ensures service and creative excellence. You will be responsible for strategic development of the accounts, financial management, people training, management and development plus new business.

You will demonstrate commercial acumen, excellent presentation skills, and an ability to make an impact on the bottom line and add value at a senior level.

With gravitas, maturity and confidence, you will be an inspiring leader, managing and motivating your team. You will be responsible for the recruitment of and performance management of your team.

You will be expected to:

• Visibly promote a passion for technology and related subjects
• Be fluent in the clients’ technology, audiences and market dynamics
• Ensure you are more knowledgeable than your clients and can add value to their challenges

Client Contact

• Ensure your team has excellent rapport and working relationship with senior client contacts and are viewed positively by the clients
• Ensure client queries /problems are sorted efficiently
• Ensure the team is communicating regularly with client
• Maintain regular contact with client
• Build positive relations with senior clients
• Take one to one meetings with the client
• Build a partnership with the senior clients. Ensure multi-level contact at senior level
• Be one step ahead of the client and become a partner rather than a supplier
• Have an excellent understanding of marketing strategy
• Be a confident and persuasive presenter, skilled at articulating the agency’s views and recommendations.
• Take full responsibility for quality of work and smooth operation. Ensure expectations are met and exceeded.
• Be proficient at putting together strategically-led response to briefs.
• Employ marketing strategy and experience
• Manage account effectively to agreed budgets and timelines.

Influence on the Client

• Clients should seek your advice, trust your judgement and value your opinion
• Challenge the client and push the boundaries with regards to creativity and innovation
• Approach negotiations with the objective of achieving a win-win outcome
• Contribute to the development of a vision for the organisation
• Identify strategic activities to achieve the vision
• Continually review and update strategies as necessary

Business Growth

• Actively seek opportunities to gain new business through corridor walking, presentations and proposals.
• Proactively look to network, build relationships and find new business
• Constantly seek new opportunities to grow the account
• Constantly seek opportunities for further business for the agency
• Ensure account growth is a key area of the team’s work

This is an exciting challenging role and offers excellent prospects

Apply now for more information

Due to a high response rate to this advertisement, only suitable candidates will be contacted regarding this role.

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