Account Manager Job. (Managing Advertising Accounts).

Sales And Marketing Jobs. Account Manager Job.
Our client, a global household name in advertising and marketing, is looking to hire an Account Manager. Reporting to the Client Service Director, the key responsibility for this role is to manage several advertising accounts, oversee the work of account executives, manage the budgets related to assigned budgets and ensure deadlines are adhered to.
Key Accountabilities for this role include:* Managing a portfolio of accounts and deal with all aspects of campaigns related to the accounts.

* Using an existing network of industry contacts to generate new business and build a “territory” and achieve growth targets.
* Delivering sales presentations and pitches to high-level executives
* Attending client meetings, maintaining and expanding relationships with existing clients
* To perform and manage all administrative tasks starting at opportunity identification until contract signature
* Leading and training other members of the account team and managing the work of account executives

The ideal candidate for this role will* Have at least 5 years sales/account management experience with an advertising company. A degree in marketing or advertising would be advantageous.
* Good 'people skills', the ability to work with a wide variety of colleagues and clients
* Good business sense and the ability to work to budgets
* Demonstrated an ability to work unsupervised, make decisions independently and at the same time work as part of a team
* Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills, confidence, tact and a persuasive manner
* Self driven and ambitious with good organizational and time management skills, with the ability to work extra hours to meet deadlines.

Remuneration: The salary range for this position is KShs 95,000 gross per month plus benefits. The salary offered will be dependent incumbents experience and demonstrable contribution.

If you are interested in the position and have the skills we are looking for, we would like to hear from you. Please forward an application letter indicating your suitability to this role, together with a copy of your updated resume, and your current salary and benefit package, to recruit @tgagroupea.com by Tuesday 30th June 2011.
Please Note: we do not charge individuals any fee to accept or hold their applications in our database. We therefore do not accept any applications from agencies who charge their clients for submitting their resumes.