Job Description

Date Posted: 2009-11-04 Ref. JB1350296

Account Executive
Confidential Company

1. Work with the account manager to brief media, creative and research staff, and assist with the formulation of marketing strategies;
2. Initiate meeting with new prospective clients and convert them into regular clients;
3. Service old clients by touching base and giving them periodic upgrades;
4. Present creative work to clients for approval or modification;
5. Keep everybody involved in the project informed and up to date;
6. Provide central administrative support to the team;
7. Monitoring the progress of work and producing status reports;
8. Attend meetings and share ideas at brainstorming sessions, reporting back details of discussions;
9. Liaise with, and acting as the link between, the client and advertising agency by maintaining regular contact with both, ensuring that communication flows effectively;
10. Discuss the products, services and advertising requirements of each particular client;
11. Meet deadlines and prioritize tasks;
12. Monitor the profitability of accounts;
13. Set up meetings with clients and other agency staff;
14. Ensure that the work proceeds according to plan;
15. Research ideas, clients, and markets;
16. Handle budgets and manage campaign costs;
17. Brief other agency staff, such as creative teams and other departments involved;
18. Be familiar with the nature of clients’ products, business culture, and competition;
19. Write reports, keep records and financial details;
20. Maintain information on projects and clients;
21. Help secure new business to the company while maintaining the standard profit percentage policy;

Skills

1. With minimum 5 years experience in the same field;
2. Graduate of any business related course;
3. Specialist in client service management;
4. Skilled in maintaining and expanding client relationships;
5. Highly proactive, with the initiative and responsibility to make things happen;
6. Able to meet sales target
7. Arabic (speaking and writing)