Account Executive

4 weeks ago

Sandton, South Africa Prodigious Full time

**Company Description** Introducing Prodigious South Africa, a content production solution designed for the marketing challenges of today. We are the agency-agnostic, production platform for Publicis Groupe Africa, supported by 60+ best-in-class talents across BDF (Central, East, West & Southern Africa) as well as OM (Pan Africa).**

We bring specialist production expertise across all African channels and markets, together with consumer and performance data, to produce, adapt and deliver efficient and effective marketing content, helping brands win in the platform world.

Our team prides itself on the exceptionally high level of quality delivered, as well as the diverse variety of work produced across our African markets.

We use our comprehensive technology stack and streamlined, data-driven workflows to seamlessly connect our regional production campuses, on-site client studios and time zone-aligned offshore hubs deliver the perfect balance of efficiency and quality.

BDF is Central, East, West and Southern Africa OM is PanAfrica

Account Executive

Job description

As an Account Executive, you should be someone who views marketing and advertising as a career and not just a job. You must be passionate about working in a fast paced and energetic environment, no two days are ever the same - so if new challenges excite you, you have the ability to multitask like a pro and have a strong project management skillset, then this role is perfect for you.

As an Account Executive you’ll be supporting the team to produce memorable and effective campaigns for our clients. All the while building strong relationships with both our clients and internal agency stakeholders. You’ll also be involved in running internal agency projects and tasks, which gives invaluable experience in understanding the many facets that make up and advertising agency.

You will be reporting into the agency Group Account Director & Account Manager, across Global clients and multiple disciplines pertaining to the agency brand itself. You need to be able to hit the ground running from day 1, be a self-starter and consistently drive excellence with a keen eye for detail.

We’re looking to build something awesome, and for that to happen we need the right people. In other words, we’re going to be really fussy. In fact, the right personality is just as important as the right experience. We’re here to work hard and have fun.

The Account Executive will be responsible for:

- Supporting your senior Account Management team with the project management of TTL campaigns (digital & production led)
- Communicating with clients on a day-to-day basis across multiple brands and disciplines.
- Management of client expectations, timelines and service delivery through day-to-day communication with the client.
- Assisting the GAD & AM to facilitate, project manage and drive out internal agency projects, events and day-to-day acumen.

**Experience**:

- Educated to a Diploma or Degree level
- Marketing and Communication qualification essential
- Managing the expectations of multiple stakeholders seamlessly to deliver according to the brief and strategy, and always to the highest standard
- Digital communication knowledge and interest
- Advertising and communication knowledge and interest
- Managing the expectations of multiple stakeholders seamlessly to deliver according to brief, strategy and to the highest standard
- You must have experience running jobs, projects and campaigns from start to finish with little senior support
- Experience driving out the production of high-quality work is critical
- Digital experience is a necessity
- Experience on Chase is essential
- Financial & budget management experience is preferred
- Experience in the FMCG industry is preferred

Specific Responsibilities:
Leadership & Team Work
- Working efficiently and smoothly with seniors
- Learning and following process from seniors
- Following company process, contact reports, Chase management, budget tracking etc.
- Honing excellent communication skills
- Developing effective and confident presentation skills
- Oversight and guidance of the campaign-building process
- The ability to determine and prioritize hi-low priority work
- Management of internal and external stakeholder expectations
- Constantly drive for client satisfaction and positive feedback
- Constant, effective communication with internal and external stakeholder on all work you are responsible for. Being proactive in the way you communicate and upward manage is essential.
- Problem solving
- Timekeeping, deadline management and punctuality
- Co-worker relationships
- Skills growth, industry research and constantly seeking personal growth and upskilling yourself
- Ensuring high and consistent quality of your own work
- Ensuring quality control of work delivered from studio

Client services
- Participate in client meetings, managing meeting protocols, agenda, etc.
- Ensure status is consistently up-to-date and co

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