An exciting opportunity to join the UK's leading entertainment marketing and advertising agency.

Account Executive

Reports to: Senior Account Manager (MIT) or Account Director (MIT)

Position Objectives

• Ensure efficient day-to-day running of the Media Investment Team
• Contribute to excellent client relationships across a portfolio of accounts
• Ensure efficient and accurate campaign delivery
• Provide accurate specifications to clients
• Brief in and traffic creative
• Support on the delivery of sound, substantiated media plans in response to client briefs
• Manage client billings
• Maintain relationships with media owners

Please note: This is a Maternity cover position for 12 months

Deliverables

Ensure efficient day-to-day running of the Media Investment Team

• Save down sitelists and POPs shared by Kinetic and other media owners
• Arrange and schedule team meetings as required

Contribute to excellent client relationships across a portfolio of accounts

• Maintain a detailed understanding of each client’s proposition, business goals and challenges, their competitors, the environment in which they operate and their audiences

• Assist in driving the wider AKA team to deliver outstanding client service by anticipating, recognising and meeting client needs and providing the best value for money in terms of cost/advice

• Promote positive communication between client and agency by organising and hosting regular meetings, status catch ups, shared documents, and workflow management tools as required on each account

• Deputise for Account Manager as required

Ensure efficient and accurate campaign delivery

• Collaborate with the wider AKA team to ensure the correct delivery of campaigns, supporting the Account Manager and Director on your accounts where relevant

• Ensure the media schedule is accurate at all times and shared with the client as necessary

• Ensure clients are aware of booking deadlines and obtain confirmation to book or release proposed activity according to those deadlines

• Execute and manage media bookings according to AKA media booking protocols

• Provide an accurate list of specifications and respond to client queries as required

• Facilitate the timely supply of artwork and proofs between client and media owner/AKA Biddable team as necessary

• Manage tagging processes to ensure all campaigns are correctly tracked, and ensure reports / dashboards etc are correctly set up before campaigns start

Brief in and traffic creative

• Brief in and manage artwork creation and delivery via AKA Creative Services if required

• Traffic artwork between Creative Services and the client, to achieve sign-off

• Fully proof all artwork, to ensure no typos or mistakes

• Ensure that the artwork is delivered to end destination (printers, media owner) within deadline

Deliver sound, substantiated media plans in response to client briefs

• Stay up to date with the most effective and latest routes to market across current UK media channels, particularly in digital media
• Contribute to or create media plans as directed by Account Manager or Account Director

• Ensure media campaigns are objectives-driven, and planned using industry tools, previous campaign data and audience insights

Manage client billings

• Bill clients weekly as directed by Account Manager or Account Director

Maintain relationships with media owners

• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with media reps across all channels
• Understand key media owners’ propositions and the audiences they can reach
• Request updated media packs at the beginning of each calendar year

Other Duties as Assigned

AKA is a fluid and rapidly changing organisation. This position profile reflects the general nature and level of work assigned to the role. It does not restrict management’s right to reassign duties or responsibilities at any time based on business needs if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

Notice Period

The notice period for an Account Executive is 1 month.

Person Spec

• This role would suit someone who has strong attention to detail, is service oriented, well organised and diplomatic

• Someone with a can-do attitude, who is looking to learn and grow

• Ideally some experience of planning, buying, delivering and reporting on integrated cross media campaigns

• Ideally an interest in arts, culture and live entertainment

• Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• ‘Telus Health’ EAP scheme for you and your family. Giving you access to free independent advice on Life, Health, Family, Money and Work matters
• Holiday Buy Back
• Friends & Family Theatre Ticket
• New Business Incentives
• Recruitment Incentives
• Pension Scheme*
• Interest Free Travel Loan*
• Ride to Work Scheme*
• Childcare Vouchers*
• Death in Service
• Flexible/Hybrid Working
• Critical Illness
• Enhanced Parental Leave