Account Manager - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 11-01-2019 6:10:49 AM
08-03-2019 6:10:49 AM
A global digital agency that creates experiences that people want and businesses need have a great job opportunity for an Account Manager to join their amazing team in Cape Town. If you have experience in agency environment and a passion for digital, this job could be perfect for you!

Your key job responsibilities as the Account Manager in Cape Town will include:

- Effective and accurate financial management of projects
- Ensure projects are in order for WIP meetings and ARIP’S are monitored and tracked throughout a projects life cycle
- Ensure monthly forecasts are accurate and updated weekly
- Follow up on for payment dates on invoices – 30 days, escalate if no response
- Deliver high quality campaigns in line with agreed plans, including liaison with other departments
- Work closely with Operations team to ensure jobs flow seamlessly through the system as fast as possible ensuring a quality deliverable
- Develop excellent relationships with client counterparts including effective and accurate reporting of all client contact and requests
- Completion of Status Reports and Contact Reports mandatory
- Add value to the client’s business by identifying opportunities to improve current practices, creative work, and campaign performance
- Ensure clients brand strategy is always reflected on when putting forward proposals to help strengthen and align brand efforts
- Identify new opportunities within the client’s business thereby growing the business

Requirements for this Account Manager job in Cape Town:

- Matric qualification essential
- Marketing or communications degree preferable
- Min 2-5 years’ experience in an agency environment essential
- Real passion for digital essential
- Broad understanding of all communication disciplines – BTL, ATL & TTL
- Broad understanding of new technology and the application of it to the creative process
- Ability to review campaign results, and identify opportunities for improvement
- Excellent creative understanding and ability to judge creative
- Digital knowledge a must