Client Partner – Performance Marketing

Job description / Role

Our client, a leading performance marketing agency, are looking for a Client Partner:

The Client Partner – Performance Marketing is accountable to the Group Director - Performance Marketing for performing a range of tasks including:

- Being the primary client contact for management of performance marketing programs both at interagency and client level
- Understand, strategize and oversee implementation of performance marketing programs suited to client needs
- Deliver strategy presentations and recommendations to the client and at interagency level
- Assist in Pitch Support at client and interagency level
- Assist the Group Director in Business Development
- Establishes, shares and advances best practices and processes proactively on the account for the group globally
- Has an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of third party technology software and communicates the value it can provide to client business
- Communicates agreed Best Practices of the Biddable Media Channels & Platforms we are using to our clients
- Collaborates with Operations Director to ensure promised deliverables are clearly communicated to the wider team
- Supports the Group Director to help manage the business to ensure commercial success for the agency, managing revenues and meeting revenue growth targets

Role requirements:
- Represent the agency to clientele at all levels.
- Manage, develop, measure and foster our relationships and reputation at interagency and client level
- Maintain and communicate project status including issues, deliverables and project progression to leadership consistently
- Set and manage client expectations throughout the engagement cycle.
- Develop and own the forecast on billings and potential for growth, updating and communicating
- Planning new campaigns and coaching Performance Account Executives in this skill set
- Understand client's business, industry, competitors, key drivers and environment.
- Lead the Account Management team in strategic endeavours

Requirements

Skills & abilities:
- Proven ability in problem solving and obtaining favourable outcomes.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven abilities to communicate effectively and concisely in writing with clear expression, grammar and syntax
- Strong mathematical and analytical skills with proven ability to interpret data and communicate this clearly to clients
- Knowledge of computer software packages, such as Outlook, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- High level organisational and time management skills
- A flexible approach to the requirements of working outside of business working hours
- Client facing experience is a must
- Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrate empathy and commitment to the client, proven ability to manage expectations
- High level organisational and time management skills.
- The ability to maintain confidentiality and Privacy

Knowledge & experience:
- 5+ years of performance and digital marketing experience in SEM, SEO, Programmatic Display, Social Media Advertising and Analytics
- Broad knowledge of Performance Marketing. This experience can be gained from both the enterprise and agency in various specializations.
- Speaks the language of online specialists such as (online) marketers, e-commerce managers, creatives, strategists, account directors and programmers
- Speaks the language of large companies / brands and understands how online campaigns (SEO) projects approved, designed, analysed and evaluated. Experience in making business cases is such an advantage.
- Proven experience with budgeting and forecasting
- Proven experience in leading and managing presentations to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Comprehensive knowledge of administrative policies and procedures.
- Ability to work with minimal oversight and supervision
- Track record of participating in pitches and successfully winning new business is a must
- Track record of having performance Account Lead at Local/Global level
- Excellent verbal, written and oral communication skills
- Maintaining confidentiality and privacy.
- Maintaining a helpful and co-operative attitude.

Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Marketing/BS Degree/Computer Science or related field

About the Company

Kingston Stanley is the leading specialist marketing recruitment agency in the Middle East, working exclusively with clients and candidates across the full spectrum of the marketing sector since early 2011. We will help you find, screen and select the ideal candidate for your marketing jobs, and we have the largest, most current and qualified network of suitable candidates, ready to start immediately. Whether you have a role that urgently needs to be filled, or a killer portfolio, you’ll find what you’re looking for here. Strong ethics, honest hard work, integrity and marketing recruitment are the four pillars of our business and brand.