Senior Account Executive (South Africa)

About us

• Established in 2004, OLIVER is the first and only company to design, build and run bespoke in-house agencies and ecosystems for brands. Today, we create work that delivers business growth, fame and purpose for over 300 clients in 48 countries and counting

Role mission

• Working in partnership with our client, the Senior Account Executive will work within one of our client services team, assisting and project managing relevant client campaigns
• Responsible for managing and growing relationships with our clients, as well as overseeing the day-to-day operations of assigned client accounts
• The ideal candidate will have experience in digital marketing and be able to effectively communicate with clients to understand their needs and goals

Responsibilities

• Manage the client relationship on your primary account allocation
• Write up creative briefs for the creative and social team
• Raise cost estimates
• Project management
•  Share knowledge, trends and category insights with client and agency teams on your accounts and projects
• Respond to requests for new project initiatives
• Work closely with other Account Managers on allocated projects, including managing and growing the client and agency relationships
• Traffic control on workload and create daily production schedules for designers, copywriters and animators

Requirements

• Enthusiastic, energetic, and imaginative
• Approachable, outgoing, and diplomatic
• A clear communicator, in person and writing
• Highly organised and flexible
• Comfortable working as part of a team
• A personable and professional character that will allow you to build client rapport
• The role is for you if:
• You have three years of experience in account management
• You have strong communication and project management skills
• Knowledge of digital marketing across social media advertising
• You have a strong attention to detail and ability to multitask
• Ability to work well in a team environment