Marketing Account Manager - Sandton Verfied

R 40000 per month Sandton, Gauteng Sandton, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 07-02-2019 8:16:41 AM
04-04-2019 8:16:41 AM
Consultant/Account Manager – Marketing Agency - Parktown North – R 30 to R40 000.00 negotiable

We have a new and exciting vacancy for an experienced marketing consultant/ account manager to join our client’s dynamic team. This “out of the box” organisation is a specialist internal marketing agency. The structure consists of the following areas: Creative, client service, strategy and business support.
The culture is considered to be extremely performance driven, fun, flexible, and quirky.

A day in the life of a consultant:
A typical day for a consultant involves managing key projects from strategy to implementation, this means:
? Attending client meetings, build and maintain those relationships
? Understand the marketing process - i.e. take a brief, write a brief, brief it into creative, be able to cost the job, present the solution to the client and then if the job is landed to project manage it, including project plans, status reports, invoicing, cost reconciliation and preferably the ability to cross sell and up sell as the project progresses.
? Preparing meeting contact reports
? Liaise with the operations manager and ensuring that chase list deliverables are being completed within the agreed timelines
? Preparation and management of CE process, costs and budgets
? Collating data for cost reconciliations
? Sourcing supplier quotes on minor production where necessary


Education and skills set required:
? Preferably a degree but a diploma will suffice if you have compelling experience
? Minimum 5 years working experience in a communications, media or project management field, campaign manager and/or account manager preferably within the Marketing industry.
? Must have own transport
? Corporate experience would be preferred
? Small agency experience would be a bonus
? Great communicator
? In a nutshell must be excellent with clients, be a team player and a problem solver of note.
? High drive, ambition and work ethic. (Average working hours are 50 hours per week and include some evenings and the occasional weekend)

? Computer literacy (MS Office – Word & Excel; Internet and Email)
? Excellent writing skills (must be able to articulate him/herself in written English)
? Excellent communication and organisational skills
? Project and/or campaign management skills
? Attention to detail essential almost bordering on OCD

Attitude and behaviour
? Self-driven and motivated, and able to take direction and run with things
? Willing and able to work independently without much supervision
? Can and will work long hours and be flexible and able to adapt easily
? Enjoy working with people
? Resilient and able to take and give feedback
? Solution oriented and the ability to get stuff done

Massive growth potential both personally and professionally as well as excellent career prospects within this dynamic environment. Interested parties please mail a comprehensive CV