Job Description
The key role of the Senior Account Executive is to initiate, organise, coordinate, and implement all aspects of the execution of proposals and projects and will be the key contact internally as well as the Client with regards to work management/execution. The role requires a broad understanding of how the Clients’ business operates and their expectations.
Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.
An accomplished Senior Account Executive is an effective administrator. This is the foundation of the role and includes resource management, reporting, monitoring budgets and timelines, effective client relationship management, managing meetings and other ad-hoc tasks to support other members of the team.
Key Responsibilities- Developing effective relationships with the key stakeholders.
- Attending and participating in client meetings as required.
- To have a good understanding of how the Client’s business operates such that they are able to gather information effectively and quickly in support of the factual detail of each brief.
- Keep up to date competitive reviews - executional and strategic - working with the Account Manager where necessary.
- Demonstrate cost awareness on jobs being managed and raise any concerns to line manager.
- Build strong relationships with Project Managers – consulting with them before agreeing any deliverables and keeping them informed at all stages of the project.
- Work closely with Creative and Studio to ensure timescales/budgets are met on all jobs.
- Producing weekly reports as required.
- Coordinating meetings as per timelines.
- Demonstrate enthusiasm and pride in ensuring that all outputs reflect or exceed best practice (internal and external).
- Recognise the ‘bigger picture’ and understand and contribute to longer term objectives, while still delivering day-to-day excellence.
- Demonstrate a solid strategic and executional understanding of the client’s business and market.
- Proactively think ahead to seek solutions and opportunities to issues which may be less than obvious to current thinking.
- Develop and manage close working relationships with the client to ensure expectations and deliverables are achieved.
- Ensure the effective interrogation of the brief takes place where all parties understand its implications, whilst providing internal counsel and optimal strategies for debating any controversial/challenging aspects of the brief.
You will have experience in a similar Agency environment or FMCG company at a Senior Account Executive level. In addition to this you will:
- Have experience coordinating jobs and meetings, monitoring timelines and budgets, preparing reports.
- Have general administrative experience in a multi-tasking environment.
- Have experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Be able to think beyond execution and to offer solutions rather than problems.
- Be able to remain calm under pressure whilst managing multiple projects, across multiple brands.
- Have excellent communication skills – understanding the importance attached to positive client relationships and demonstrating an engaging an open style of communication.
- Have excellent organisational skills and sharp on detail – working in a time efficient and organised manner and seeking to streamline processes where appropriate as well as prioritising effectively.
- Be proactive – self-motivated with patience and able to exercise intuition.
- Strong affinity for understanding human behaviour and technology.
- Be naturally curious and constantly looking to learn from new information or experiences.
Aside from the usual holiday and pension allowances, you will have access to a whole host of other benefits and activities such as:
- LifeWorks our lifestyle benefits and employee assistance platform aimed at helping you feel supported mentally, financially, physically and emotionally (and you can get access to discounts with the likes of Topshop, Lululemon, Starbucks, iTunes, Nespresso, John Lewis and asos).
- Our annual Well-being Programme filled with different activities and resources helping you to feel happy, healthy and supported in and out of the workplace.
- Help@Hand a mobile app that will give you and your immediate family access to a Virtual GP, Second Medical Opinions, Physiotherapy and Mental Health Support, all free of charge.
- Annual Flu Jabs
- Summer Fridays giving you flexibility to enjoy long weekends during those summer months.
- Reduced Gym Memberships to a variety of gyms across London.
- Cycle to Work Scheme saving you between 20-40% on a new bike.
- Eye Care and Glasses Vouchers.
- As an employee of WPP group you will have access to a number of WPP Discounts.
You will also have a clear long-term career development plan through our quarterly ‘Career Conversations’ and access to our learning and development activities such as our Mentor Programme, Power Hours, Inspirational Speakers and online learning platforms.
Our Commitment to Inclusion, Equality and DiversityWe are committed to ensuring our workplaces are inclusive, diverse and anti-racist. We believe that creativity powers business growth and this only happens by having diversity of talent in the room and reflecting society in the experiences we create. We value the diversity of our colleagues, our clients and the third parties with whom we work.
Roots is an active demonstration of what our people are passionate about, championing for greater ethnic and cultural diversity in all that we do. If you choose to join the team, you will be connected to people who are passionate about driving a culture of inclusion through celebration, events and education and in turn power a culture of belonging.
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