Account Manager & Director

Octopus Advertising

UAE

Ref: LP487-04

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

You will have two primary stakeholders – your clients and your colleagues. On the one hand you will be responsible for day-to-day account management of client communication requirements and ensuring their expectations are exceeded. On the other hand you are expected to make sure the right people are in the right place at the right time to enable the agency to move projects forward and produce GREAT creative work—on time, on budget and as efficiently as possible.

• Day-to-day management of clients’ marketing and advertising campaigns
• Encourage teams to perform to the best of their ability
• Regular communication and liaison with clients face to face, by phone and email or by morse code if necessary
• Organise, distill, value add and disseminate client feedback to the relevant people in the agency
• Generate accurate contact reports and status updates to ensure efficient time and project management
• Pitch fresh and innovative ideas to clients and identify and act on opportunities for new business, you will be expected to sniff out an opportunity when it presents itself
• Complete projects to a specific schedule and within an agreed budget
• Push clients, the team and the agency towards excellence

Requirements

• A positive attitude and a commitment to the belief that the possibilities should inspire you more than the obstacles discourage you
• Significant experience in client relationship management
• A sound appreciation for advertising, design or marketing
• The ability to plan and strategise
• A persuasive and confident approach in front of any audience, you should not be easily intimidated
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Effective team management capabilities, being able to lead as well as be a player
• A keen attention to detail and budgetary restraints
• Awareness of creative processes and techniques – including digital platforms
• The willingness to own your projects and take full responsibility for them, not pass the buck.

About the Company

We are a brand and communications consultancy based in Dubai offering a fully integrated service to a combination of local, regional and global clients.

The founding team at octOpus have combined over 50 years of experience in Brand Building, Advertising, Strategic Thinking, Business Planning, Marketing Communications and Public Relations to provide effective and cost-efficient solutions for a diverse group of companies.

Our youthful approach to thinking keeps ideas fresh. Our dedication keeps your marketing communications alive.

Founded in 2000, the company has delivered exciting projects for clients in the electronics, property development, pharmaceutical, communications and entertainment industries.

We see ourselves as a team of explorers who wish to support and guide you in developing and implementing insightful, creative and dynamic marketing communications programmes.

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Account Manager salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 12,000

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