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We like to work with mavericks. Wild cards. Brilliant, empathetic, creative and strategic thinkers. Talented individuals who are comfortable enough to be independent, but humble enough to know they don’t know it all. We believe in being seriously playful. Making the work the most impactful it can be, and having some fun along the way. On top of that we think the following traits would be quite useful for this role:
- Entrepreneurial spirit, ambitious, passionate, with a solid work ethic.
- Self-motivated, you just get on with it. Driven and able to work independently as well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Culturally savvy and interested in all aspects of pop culture and passion points.
If that appeals to you then you’re reading the right job spec.
Responsibilities
These will be your day to day responsibilities.
- Being responsible for leading work stream(s) through all stages of the client relationship to drive seamless workflow.
- Keeping in daily contact with clients keeping them abreast of all activity across the account.
- Looking for opportunities to strengthen client relationships and grow client accounts
- Ensuring what’s being created reinforces the strategy required to solve our client’s business challenges.
- Demonstrating strong ownership of the brand and keeping the focus on the brand’s success and retention.
- Challenging strategies, creative and client direction that does not support solving our client’s business challenges.
- Working closely with our strategy, creative, design, digital and production teams.
- Championing creative work our output
- Provide clear direction and establishes expectations of internal and external stakeholders..
- Manages client demand versus budget.
- Delegates tasks appropriately, delivering clear briefs to internal creative teams
- Identifies and pursues new revenue opportunities within client relationships
- Empowering your team members to succeed, identifying areas for growth and taking an active role in coaching and mentorship without micromanaging.
Requirements
To excel in this role, you should have:
- 4+ years of relevant agency experience (design / creative / digital / 360 agency experience all welcome)
- A passion for business, marketing and all things media
- An understanding of challenger and scaleup brand mentalities.
- Operates with a high degree of independence, but knows when to rely on own judgment and when to seek advice from the Account Director and other team members.
- Applies sound judgment in anticipating and taking action to avoid many workplace and client issues and problems.
- Superior written and verbal communications skills.
- Excellent organisational and planning skills.
- The ability to manage and inspire a team to make sound judgments.
- The ability to ensure a good level of creative output across the team.
- Strong personal relations skills and ability to ‘sell a story’ and communicate effectively
- Client liaison and interface skills e.g. leading client meetings, managing day to day contact.
- Ability to present ideas confidently and persuasively.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Calm under pressure but always wanting to present the best in class work.
- A logical thinker who is always solutions oriented.
- You’re able to accurately resource and forecast to ensure there is sufficient staff time allocated to your accounts
- Contribute to longer-term financial planning as needed. Work with resourcing lead to address any short-term resourcing challenges.
Who We Work With
People, brands and organisations that range from household names to challengers looking to make their mark. What unites them? They’re nice people, with big ambitions to impact their industries and who trust us to help them do just that.
How to Apply
Once you’ve read the above and are happy with the job requirements and salary range, please send all CVs, cover letters and anything else you think will catch our attention to iwannawork@founders-makers.com with the title ‘Senior Account Manager’.
At Founders Makers we celebrate different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds. As an equal opportunities employer, we believe in the power of an inclusive and representative team. We welcome applications regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, family, or parental status. We don’t simply comply with the Equality Act, we go further and take pride in building a stronger and more creative work environment, committed to inclusion, diversity, and representation.
