Saatchi & Saatchi | Account Director (6-month contract)
- Full-time
Company Description
Saatchi & Saatchi is a leading global communications and advertising network known for its impactful creative ideas that generate powerful emotional connections between consumers and brands. Presents in over 67 countries, Saatchi & Saatchi employs 6,500 professionals over 114 offices. Global clients include HSBC, P&G, Toyota, Visa and GSK. Saatchi & Saatchi is part of Publicis Communications a key division of Publicis Groupe, the world’s third largest communications group.
Job Description
- Establishing & achieving account team annual business objective, goals, strategies, action plans.
- Building and owning a good, long-lasting relationship with clients, the account, planning and creative teams.
- Responsibility for producing cost estimates for approval with the client, and managing with the finance team.
- Understanding of the client’s business and solid knowledge of the competitive market in which the brand operates.
- Managing team priorities and diaries to help manage projects and meetings with clients.
- Leading a team to provide the utmost level of client service
- Liaising with clients at a senior level on a day-to-day basis
- Promoting the expansion of business with existing clients
- Completing projects to a specific schedule and within an agreed budget
- Using your skills to push clients, and the agency, creatively and strategically
- Day to day house-keeping of the accounts with weekly status with clients, and internal processes in place to guarantee the most efficient progress on all levels.
- Control campaign timing and budget.
Qualifications
- At least 5-7 years of experience working in global agencies.
- Significant experience in professional client relationship management
- Proficient English.
- Strong leadership skills
- Full awareness of creative processes and techniques – including digital platforms
- Strong communication, presentation, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Good strategic thinking and analytical skills.