Account Manager
Are you passionate about driving innovation in the world of communication?
Come be a part of the A-Team and grow in this full-fledged advertising agency.
Acumen Advertising has been a thriving independent agency, founded by entrepreneur David Tobias. Having being extremely passionate about the Advertising world and the power it plays in influencing people, he decided to set up his own agency, which in this day and age is co-owned by Alia Al Nabooda hailing from a strong local business family. Acumen Advertising being in the industry for 25 years has seen a wide array of clients ranging from (but not limited to) industries such as hospitality, healthcare and real estate.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the lead point of contact for all customer account management matters
- Build and maintain strong, long-lasting client relationships
- Negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximize profits
- Develop trusted advisor relationships with key accounts, customer stakeholders and executive sponsors
- Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and objectives
- Clearly, communicate the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives to internal and external stakeholders
- Develop new business with existing clients and/or identify areas for improvement to meet sales quotas
- Forecast and track key account metrics (e.g. quarterly sales results and annual forecasts)
- Prepare reports on account status
- Collaborate with sales team to identify and grow opportunities within territory
- Assist with challenging client requests or issue escalations as needed
Submit a video CV of 2 minutes or less to have all our attention at [email protected]
Account Executive
Are you passionate about driving innovation in the world of communication?
Come be a part of the A-Team and grow in this full-fledged advertising agency.
As an advertising account executive, you’ll work within an advertising or multi-service agency, acting as a link between the agency and its clients. You’ll be responsible for the coordination of advertising campaigns and therefore communicate clearly to all those involved. You may also be known as an account handler.
It is vital to understand the needs of your clients, which you’ll learn through liaising closely with them throughout campaigns, often on a daily basis. You’ll also manage administrative and campaign work to ensure that advertising projects are completed on time and on budget.
Responsibilities
As an advertising account executive, you’ll need to:
- meet and liaise with clients to discuss and identify their advertising requirements
- work with agency colleagues to devise an advertising campaign that meets the client’s brief and budget
- present (alongside agency colleagues – particularly the account manager) the campaign ideas and budget to the client
- work with the account manager to brief media, creative and research staff and assist with the formulation of marketing strategies
- liaise with, and act as the link between, the client and the advertising agency by maintaining regular contact with both
- ensure that communication flows effectively
- negotiate with clients and agency staff about the details of campaigns
- present creative work to clients for approval or modification
- handle budgets, manage campaign costs and invoice clients
- write client reports
- monitor the effectiveness of campaigns
- undertake administrative tasks
- arrange and attend meetings
- make pitches, along with other agency staff, with the aim of securing new business for the agency.
Submit a video CV of 2 minutes or less to have all our attention at [email protected]