Account Manager

**We're looking for**

A strong and organised account manager with a great personality to help our client manage some of their top clients.

**Who are you?**
- You are honest and trustworthy
- You have an outgoing personality and are be able to conduct client meetings well
- You must be organised
- You must be CREATIVE
- You have excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- You are deadline and results driven
- Have great attention to detail
- You can make intellectual decisions

**What's the role?**

**You will be responsible for**:

- Conduct weekly status meetings (telephonically or in person), document minutes of the meetings and conversations and action them as part of the status report
- Update weekly Status reports and PR hits per client each Friday, for approval of SRT/SR
- Update ROI reports across all your designated accounts
- Once updated to be sent for final approval to MD/GAC
- Compile power point presentations on going for clients to review pitch suggestions, quarterly and annual strategies
- Assist in ideating executing the strategic plan set out per client with action reports weekly ideation of big ideas with MD and AD writing briefs on all MC, appearances, social activations etc. as per templates
- Identifying, liaising and writing up of social media/ influencer programs and digital solutions across your client portfolio's as per templates provided
- Ensure that all process are followed regarding contracts, scopes and monitoring all activity scoped out for the influencers.
- Brainstorming newsworthy angels for reach of the respective clients (ideations workshops external and internal) with the ultimate goal of developing compelling fresh content which will be suitable for publishing across multimedia platforms for all the clients
- Briefing of required press releases per client (lead time 3 days)
- Writing of press releases, APPROVAL of KAD/MD ( this can be outsourced if writing isn't their forte)
- Assisting with compiling media frameworks per client per quarter review
- Compiling interview briefs for all clients for every interview generated - as per the template
- Pitching and persuading media to publish your client's news; customised angels per outlet; across traditional / digital / blogs / influencers (50% of daily tasks)
- Assist in developing influencer strategies and managing the execution and on-going reporting
- Ensure each client received a min ROI of 10:1 each month with pre-determined peaks periods
- Developing media lists, media pitches monthly quarterly and if necessary
- Annual and Quarterly Competitive SWAT analysis and recommendations
- Co-ordinate all media interviews for clients, attend interviews with client where and if necessary and briefed by manager
- Prepare detailed briefing document for client prior to every interview per client min 48hrs prior
- Assist with and attend all required customer events, press launches, sponsored events with the sole purpose of media amplification, media and advocacy hosting
- Writing, cu-curating, designing and assistant producer of social media posts across brands represented by the company
- Assistance with Conceptualisation, compiling of presentation and strategy documents of all PR related channels of advocacy ideas and their amplification
- All documentation will have to be vetted and approved prior to engagement with any 3rd party stakeholders
- Source and deal with all client eventing needs; budget management, creative solutions, timeous deliveries, post event
- General admin requirements in the office for MD will be required from time to time as well as other directors

**Boxes to tick**
- Matric
- Relevant tertiary qualification
- 2+ years working in similar role
- Proficient in Microsoft office