Account Director at TBWA in Gauteng

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY:

To provide excellent account management services by assuming control of and accountability for the delivery of the account strategy and to ensure good financial management of all accounts under your control

KEY REPONSIBILITIES:

The orchestration of great creative presentations
To ensure the profitable delivery of relevant portfolios
To have a sound working knowledge and understanding of the communications research process and its various methodologies
To manage client relationships effectively
To have an in-depth understanding of the client’s business
To offer strategic input to the client’s business
To optimise the client’s marketing budget
To be aware of national and international trends in the client’s business
To grow the portfolio into other areas of the client’s business
To manage deadlines effectively
To manage personnel
To mentor and coach personnel
To allocate work to relevant divisions or companies within the group
To maintain good relationships within the agency
To oversee the administration of the account
To ensure the profitability of the account
To ensure Creative is properly briefed
To have a good working knowledge and understanding of TBWA’s philosophies and strategic proprietary tools – Disruption\, Connections\, MBA\
To have a sound knowledge of all production processes within the agency
To fill in time sheets on a weekly basis
To attend all training initiatives
To alert agency management to potential problems/crises timeously
To undertake to work additional hours outside of regular business hours as part of the job, with no extra remuneration, as and when required
To develop an acute ability to judge great work and great ideas
To maintain the professional image of the agency at all times

Requirements

EDUCATION/SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:

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