Account Executive

Job Title:
Account Executive

Job Description:

Introduction

Dentsu is the network designed for what's next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce, and experience, underpinned by modern creativity.

Carat is an award-winning media, content and branding agency that uses its peerless understanding of the passions, motivations, and behaviours of real people to bring brands and their customers together. Carat is privileged to work with some of the most eminent companies in the world.

We're currently hiring a Client Account Executive to be based out of London office.

Purpose of the Role

This role will be focussed on the Co-op UK business.

The Co-op is a recognised leader for their community-led projects and co-operating to make a difference is at the centre of what they do. The client is looking for a brilliant collaborator who will be the driving force in landing their initiatives. The role presents a great opportunity to work on a client that not only has a healthy budget but does good in local communities too.

Co-op is operating in a highly competitive market with some real strengths so recognising what these are and finding better and different ways to communicate them will be critical to the role. We are looking for an effective communicator who can work in an effective way with both the client and their agency partners.

A collaborative mindset is crucial. The Co-op is an inspiring account to work on for those that love working hand-in-hand with brilliant people from different disciplines, who can generate brilliant insights from data and who are ambitious and brave.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Account Manager & Account Director with the delivery of multiple workstreams simultaneously to meet client expectations including media planning, reporting & billing.
• Support in coordinating the team's projects, ensuring all work is provided to our teams in an accurate and timely manner.
• Supports the AM & AD with general client liaison and administration.
• Builds and maintains collaborative working relationships with all specialist teams (e.g. AV, Digital, Search, Social, OOH)
• Meets with & learns from key media owners.
• Work with AM to ensure finances are accurate and match our PO budgets and that plans are reconciled in a timely manner.
• Reporting requirements.
• Create and review target audience insights
• Support AM in translating audience media consumption insights into holistic media mix recommendations that deliver on the Co-op's objectives
• Support AM & specialist teams in building out detailed, plan recommendations and executing plans once approved

Personal Specifications

• Build trusting, collaborative relationships with colleagues directly within the Co-op Team and across the wider dentsu network.
• Organised with strong attention to detail
• Curious and learning focused
• Driven to produce accurate & high-quality work.
• Establish and maintain clear communications process with your immediate team, agency counterparts, and local client contacts
• Become comfortable liaising with creative teams and external agencies, where necessary
• Learn about and stay up to date with Co-op product portfolios
• Learn about and stay up to date with changes in the media landscape
• Learn to solve pacing and performance issues, where required

What we offer

This is a permanent role. The team is based in our London office and operates on a hybrid working basis, you will be in the office 2-3 days per week. As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs which includes:

• Competitive Salary
• Company-provided Medical Healthcare
• Generous Pension provisions
• Health and Wellness benefits
• Volunteering days
• Life Assurance
• Working in diverse teams where you can make a real impact.
• Exciting and rewarding environment.
• Varied work across industries

Inclusion and Diversity

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles - we can't promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

About dentsu

Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity. As part of Dentsu Group Inc. we are headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and our 65,000 employee-base of dedicated professionals work across four regions (Japan, Americas, EMEA and APAC). Dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion sits at the heart of our Social Impact strategy - our fully integrated sustainability strategy which includes our ambition to build a fair and more equal society, where everyone is equipped to thrive.

Location:
London

Brand:
Carat

Time Type:
Full time

Contract Type:
Permanent]]>