Account Director
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Working for equimedia, a digital performance agency, the planning account director is a senior client contact who leads the development and planning of our client's
digital strategy and oversees all campaign execution. Experienced in leading digital marketing strategy
development
you can also lead and develop a team effectively and build great client relationships. You will work to make equimedia a key part of the client's
marketing department.
You are comfortable with data, responsible for leading results analysis, challenging what you see, extracting insights,
exploring opportunities for clients, setting targets and monitoring results.
You can make the complex, simple, are experienced at selling in
additional services to clients and have a proven track record of growing client accounts.
You are great at motivating your client team, and ensure we deliver an excellent, proactive and efficient service.
With a keen commercial sense, you work closely with colleagues to develop commercial proposals for clients and take responsibility for budgeting, forecasting and profitability. You are collaborative and work with integrity to achieve the best outcome for equimedia, our team and our clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading client account strategy development, planning and forecasting, short, medium and long term
- Leading results data analysis, insight development and opportunity spotting for our client and the agency
- Growing client accounts and business
forecasting
- Developing proactive, positive relationships with all clients
- Monitoring the quality of our service, proactivity, and campaign planning, execution and delivery
- Ensure our internal finance control processes and all other processes are followed
- Continuously develop knowledge of what is going on in digital media, the web and society, business and culture in general, and lead research in your clients' business and markets
- Provide recommendations for our asset development: web site, case studies and social media. Actively participate in our content development and social media strategy.
- Lead new business meetings, pitch teams and the development of new client relationships.
- Network at all events to identify possible new leads for equimedia.
Key skills and qualities we are looking for include:
- Experienced digital marketer with strategic digital planning abilities and an
understanding of digital channels and platforms, targeting options, campaign optimisation, results tracking and analysis
- Proven ability to grow client accounts
- Analytical approach with strong excel skills
- Good at building positive client and team relationships
- Strong commercial sense
- Great communication skills, both written and verbal, and experienced in powerpoint
- Motivated, enthusiastic and proactive attitude
- Good team player, team
leader and motivator
- Experience of working within a fast-paced agency environment
- Has good attention to detail
- Ideally an academic degree, science, maths, technology or English based with a minimum 2:1. Science, English or maths 'A' levels if not studied to degree level.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Enhanced Holiday Allowance - starting with 22.5 days per annum plus Bank Holidays
- Company Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance - after probationary period
- Annual Eye Tests
- Refer a Friend Scheme
- New Business Bonus Scheme
- Continuous Training and Development Programmes
- £25, net, per month contribution to Gym Membership
- Free Employee Assistance Programme provided by AXA PPP
- Free Parking when in office
Drop us a line and tell us why you'd like to be part of the equimedia team - send your C.V and covering letter tolouise.burgess@equimedia.co.uk
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