Digital Account Executive

5 days ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa TBWA South Africa Full time R90 000 - R120 000 per year

Job Title: Digital Account Executive

Location: Cape Town

This is a client facing position where the candidate will be working directly with the WC client on two Social Media accounts. The candidate needs to understand the process of accepting a brief from the client, preparing briefs for Studio, checking the proofs and presenting design work to the client.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • To ensure that all client & team documentation is available at the time and quality required fully informing the client and the team.
  • To help manage and co-ordinate elements of each client campaign. This includes providing hands-on support, effective communication with the client and maintaining a general positive spirit for the team.
  • Ensure that the production and media approvals are managed by receiving, reporting, issuing requisitions and action handling all activity associated with client job within time and budget.
  • Compile content plans and assist with copy and creative where necessary.
  • Support AM and AD in day-to-day tasks.
  • Oversee packaging of all digital media content to send to third parties, including the regional teams
  • Put together monthly reports and insights on all campaigns (paid and always on)
  • Assist with inputting digital and social media strategic and creative rationales for campaigns with the creative team.
  • Work directly with the client's Digital Controller.
  • Ensure Community Manager has relevant Content Plan and all assets to be able to schedule
  • Ensure creatives have all the correct specs needed for paid media campaigns, liaise with the media team with regards to chase lists and deadlines

MEDIA RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Clear understanding of the digital media environment, including the objectives and purpose of media buying
  • Book all media timeously and have a keen eye for detailed briefs
  • Ensure the media department has all necessary documentation on time and it is all correct
  • Liase with the media department regarding chase lists and deadlines

PEOPLE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • To develop skills and knowledge within yourself through on the job development, active participation in the agency and gaining additional formal qualifications
  • Provide feedback to your team regarding improvements that could be made to the agency.
  • To coach and mentor colleagues or external people in order to develop the skills required to be an effective mentor and coach
  • Create clear development plans for yourself and set out to achieve your goals.
  • To be able to communicate clearly on your needs in order to be able to carry out function effectively.

CANDIDATE MUST HAVE:

  • A thorough understanding of digital media, it's objectives – specific to the major social media platforms {FB/Twitter/Instagram/YouTube, Google}
  • Excellent time-management skills.
  • Previous agency experience
  • Advantageous to be fluent in English and have an understanding of Afrikaans.
  • Strong attention to detail is a must
  • Experience working on Chase will be advantageous
  • Experience working on a Retail account will be advantageous

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