DSTNCT Pte Ltd – Account Executive

Purpose of the Role

The Account Executive is responsible for the day-to-day project management within the account that he is handling. He needs to have a strong understanding of the advertising/marketing landscape and be passionate about the job.

An Account Executive is responsible for managing the client, receiving new briefs, and building a strong relationship with the client. He is also required to grow the account, securing bigger budgets, and retain the account year on year.

He also acts as the middle person for the agency team and the client. Where information is given by the client needs to be translated into a proper brief for the managers and the creative team.

He is also required to strictly follow the processes set out in place by the management and to manage campaign budgets, making sure the campaign is profitable.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Account Manager and Account Director with the management of clients and projects.
• Maintains assigned relationships with clients, establishing self and DSTNCT as an invaluable long-term partner for marketing and communications services
• Meeting and liaising with clients to discuss and identify their advertising requirements;
• Working with agency colleagues to devise an advertising campaign that meets the client's brief and budget;
• Presenting alongside agency colleagues (particularly the account manager), the campaign ideas and budget to the client;
• Working with the account manager to brief creative team and strategy team and assisting with the formulation of marketing strategies;
• Liaising with, and acting as the link between, the client and the advertising agency by maintaining regular contact with both,
• Ensuring that communication flows effectively;
• Negotiating with clients and agency staff about the details of campaigns;
• Presenting creative work to clients for approval or modification;
• Handling budgets and managing campaign costs;
• Writing client reports;
• Monitoring the effectiveness of campaigns;
• Undertaking administration tasks;
• Arranging and attending meetings;
• Making 'pitches', along with other agency staff, to try to win new business for the agency.

Required Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• A proactive attitude, with the ability to use initiative;
• Excellent organisational skills;
• The ability to work under pressure and assimilate large quantities of information quickly, while maintaining attention to detail; drive;
• Effective teamwork skills;
• Influencing and negotiation skills;
• Oral and written communication skills;
• Commercial awareness;
• A passion for advertising and an understanding of what makes a good advertisement;
• A willingness to learn;
• Resilience, to enable you to deal with problems and constructive criticism;
• IT literacy and an awareness of how the industry is developing in light of new communication technologies.
• Monitoring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

The Company reserves the right to vary, modify, add or remove any item into the Job Description by giving written notice to you