COMPANY PROFILE
DSTNCT is an insights-driven, integrated marketing agency with deep capabilities in youth. The agency has worked with both brands and governmental agencies alike, to create effective marketing and branding campaigns on both local and regional scale. #AgencyForTheNextGen
DSTNCT hopes to establish itself as a homegrown brand, exporting products, services and culture – sparking positive disruption everywhere we go.
Website: https://www.dstnct.co
What we look for in our people
Proactive attitude, driven, opinionated and resilient. These are the attributes that we look out for in our people.
We want our people to have a proactive attitude, taking control and making things happen rather than just adjusting to a situation and waiting for things to happen.
We want our people to be driven and to go above and beyond. To be self-motivated when things get tough.
We want our people to be outspoken and have their own opinions when it comes to brainstorming or group discussions. We do not want you to be a “Yes” man.
We want our people to be resilient. To be able to bounce back from adversity and to be able to manage a stressful situation.
Purpose of the Role
The Senior Account Executive is responsible for the day-to-day project management within the account that he is handling. He is also responsible to oversee the activities of the junior executives.
The Senior 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 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.
- Develop and implement marketing strategies.
- Retain and renew key business accounts.
- Building management skills by mentoring and managing junior executives
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Working with the Account Manager to brief creative team and strategy team and assisting with the formulation of marketing strategies;
- Handling budgets and managing campaign costs;
- Writing client reports;
- Making pitches, along with other agency staff, to try to win new business for the agency.
Required Skills
- 2-3 years of working experience in integrated marketing communications preferably in an agency setting
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Any leadership experience in mentoring a junior will be a bonus
- A proactive attitude, with the ability to use initiative;
- Well-organized, detail-oriented, digitally and socially-savvy
- The ability to work under pressure and assimilate large quantities of information quickly, while maintaining attention to detail;
- Effective teamwork and time management 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
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