MID-WEIGHT ACCOUNT DIRECTOR: PACKAGING & BRANDING AGENCY

VGP Recruitment

  • Johannesburg, Gauteng
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 14 days ago
A superb, hybrid working opportunity has become available for a red-hot, Mid-Weight Account Director with Branding agency experience, to join the Packaging team at a multi-disciplinary ad agency specialising in Packaging & Branding in Johannesburg's Northern Suburbs.Note: This hybrid role will see you 2 days in office and 3 at home.The successful candidate will have solid Packaging experience and ideally have come from a Branding agency. We're looking for someone who has a strong ability to engage with people around them; both internally - establishing good working relationships with creative and strategy teams; and externally - establishing strong relationships with the client and instilling trust.This is one of SA's top branding, packaging and innovation agencies, making this an outstanding opportunity - not to be missed. Apply today!Responsibilities
  • Act as the primary liaison between the company and client ensuring clear lines of communication between client and team
  • Own and continue to build positive client relationships by continuously providing strategic and brand expertise
  • Continuously strive to understand client's business and add value strategically
  • Proactively drive upcoming and new business within client portfolio to ensure monthly targets are met
  • Collaborate with internal and partner agency teams
  • Work alongside creative director to ensure quality creative and brief objectives are being met and challenged
  • Demonstrating agility and taking responsibility for billings each month (pipeline / forecasting and targets - on a project-to-project basis)
  • Accurate and ongoing forecasting of current and new potential business
  • Manage client service staff under you with regards to cost estimates / proposals, timing plans, contact reports, status reports etc. Mentoring and fostering their growth.
  • Contributing to a positive company culture.
RequirementsThe successful candidate must have/be:
  • Graduate calibre
  • 6+ years proven employment record in Packaging and Branding agency environment
  • 2+ years in Account Director role (majority ATL or Digital experience NOT suitable)
  • Driven and ambitious
  • Efficient and extremely organised
  • Good multi-tasker
  • Personable and engaging
  • Team player with a can-do attitude
  • Confident in liaising with senior-level clients
  • Ability to take ownership of, and grow a portfolio of clients (project to project basis)
  • A big picture thinker who can cultivate new opportunities from current clients
  • Mature approach to problem solving and conflict resolution with a win-win attitude.
If you don't have the relevant experience required for this role, please consider your application unsuccessful.City: JohannesburgLevel of Expertise: MidRemuneration: NegotiableConsultant: VivReference Number: #Viv3116

VGP Recruitment