Singapore, Singapore
Assistant Account Director / Account Director
Job Description:
Responsibilities:
- Drive new business developments through seasoned sales techniques, for both new and existing clients
- Guide agency team to win pitches through strong client knowledge and insights
- Champion strategies and ideas for integrated campaigns (brand, advertising, PR, content, social, digital, sustainability, ESG-focused)
- Develop and actively oversee company sales targets
- Inspire and influence clients, creatives and project members
- Guide team of 5; grow their expertise and steering their accounts / issues in accounts
- Oversees project management of team members
- Keep abreast on latest trends and thoughts, best practices and competitive movements on ground
- Drive marketing planning and implementation for company
- Co-steer agency business and cultural directions with senior management
Qualifications:
- At least 6 years of experience senior manager experience within agency
- Prefers boutique advertising agency or brand consultancy experience
- Experienced in agency operations and workflow
- Experienced in leading and guiding a team
- Technically strong in at least 2 out of 4 areas below: Research, Strategic branding, 360 campaigns, PR/social media; able to advise clients in those areas
- Knowledgeable in sustainability practices in marketing and beyond and is keen to deploy initiatives for client
- Able to read clients like a book and manage them;
- Strong account planning and management skills
- Able to manage sales targets and marketing budgets
- Write, speak and express yourself like a pro
- Positive personality, creative and collaborative