ACCOUNT MANAGER
Account Manager essential requirements:
- Existing contact list is desirable, but by no means essential;
- At least two years previous experience in a similar role;
- Experience in the creative industry;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Up to date with current affairs.
Account Manager key responsibilities:
- Liaising with clients on a daily basis over telephone and email;
- Organising and overseeing market research;
- Building a contact list of clients;
- Creating and giving presentations to potential and existing clients;
- Maintaining and developing a client’s brand;
- Building relationships with colleagues, clients and the media;
- Monitoring the media for publicity opportunities, including the internet and newspapers;
- Working as part of the account team to develop proposals and implement pr activity;
- Attending client meetings;
- Researching, writing and distributing press releases to targeted media;
- Collating, analysing and evaluating media coverage.
Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal skills;
- Brilliant networker;
- Passion to work in the creative industry;
- Commercially aware;
- Flexible.
