Print Senior Account Manager (Maternity Cover) in Woking

ITG are looking for an experienced Senior Account Manager to join the KFC account team for maternity cover to manage their window campaigns. This position is designed for someone who excels at seamlessly managing every aspect within their scope. You will coordinate and facilitate the production and delivery of all in-store Point of Sale (POS). The SAM will work directly with KFC Marketing Ops and is responsible for keeping all print projects & campaigns within budget and on time. The role exists in support of the Account Director and focuses on verification, accuracy and completeness of all print ready artwork running through our bespoke approval system Media Centre and across to our roster of suppliers. This role requires commitment, resilience and a keen focus on print and project management.

Key Responsibilities

• Receiving briefs from key KFC client stakeholders, translating into clear concise studio and printer briefs and ensuring campaigns run smoothly and artwork can be approved in good time.
• Lead pre-production & WIP meetings for your business unit per campaign (prior to briefing artwork) to ensure KFC marketing have given a clear finalised artwork brief.
• Demonstrating knowledge of client ways of working when relaying briefs and feeding back; using instinct and insight combined with a good understanding of the client to access the brief requirement.
• Developing and maintaining project timelines, including accommodating last minute client requests and changing priorities, assessing project risks and escalating as necessary to the Senior Account Manager.
• Maintain a great relationship with ITG’s internal studio team & our roster of suppliers and flag urgent or large campaigns in advance, giving them realistic deadlines to support resource.
• Working closely with both parties to ensure projects remain on brand and meet the brief.
• Being the gatekeeper of quality; ensuring all work the client sees has been sense checked and is of the highest quality before being shared.
• Brief final artwork to ITG Production team using Media Centre & Monday.com, with enough time for them to complete the job well, especially during busy periods.
• Avoid bottleneck artwork periods by pre-planning and having open discussions with the wider team on when artwork is expected to be briefed.
• You will accurately manage information from the KFC marketing teams and Franchisees, formulating full production and artwork briefs, producing detailed print specifications and maintaining print allocations for POS material via our tech system, Media Centre.
• Ensure that printers have been engaged each campaign on deadlines, workload and realistic timings on when they will receive Purchase Order and final artwork.
• Ensure all KFC budget trackers are kept up to date, and costs are communicated regularly with ITG Senior Account Manager and client marketing teams.
• Ensure Purchase Orders are raised in good time in advance of the agreed SLAs and all issues are flagged in advance with your Senior Account Manager and the KFC teams.
• Demonstrating strong organisational skills by making sure all status updates are updated throughout the day for sight of the client and Senior Account Manager.
• Understanding artwork and digital and the challenges that come with these specialist disciplines.
• Experience in dealing with print procurement and supplier management. This is a must!
• Computer literate with strong knowledge of Excel.
• Highly numerate and commercially aware.
• Experience of POS within a retail/Hospitality business.
• Proven client service and account management skills and experience.
• Excellent attention to detail combined with a good level of written English / grammar.
• Solid knowledge of print processes with a strong marketing background.
• Proven project management and organisational skills, with the ability to multi-task a must.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to problem solve, find solutions and remain calm under pressure.
• Strong commercial acumen for accurate job estimation, invoicing and budget management.
• Time management skills to effectively meet project deadlines and SLAs.

On top of a competitive salary, you can expect a whole load of perks:

• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays– we understand the importance of you getting some down time.
• Annual Wellbeing Day – enjoy an additional day on us to look after your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Pension Scheme – helping you save towards your retirement home in the sun!
• Corporate Medical Cash Plan – claim back the cost of your medical treatments.
• Smart Working Options – spend up to 40% of your working week from home.
• So many savings– through our online community platform, you can access dozens of daily deals, from money off top brands to discounts on days out.
• Employee Assistance Programme– our people are at the heart of everything we do, so if you’re happy, we’re happy.
• Cycle to Work Scheme – save on the cost of biking to work.
• Monthly Employee Awards - Employee of the Month programme with £250 bonus.
• Raising money for charity including a paid Volunteer Day – we’re all about giving back… and having lots of fun in the process!
• Referral scheme– know the perfect person to join the team? You could bag £1,000 for putting a good word in.
• Wellbeing Programme – giving you the opportunity to join regular, interactive Wellbeing Workshops or join our 30 plus Wellbeing Champions.
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave – support for you and your family to help you navigate through the craziness of family life.

We Value Diversity

We champion and welcome diversity in our workforce and ensure all job applicants receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality. We are not only committed to increasing the visibility and recognition of talent from under‑represented groups within our organisation, but the wider industry too. At the end of the day, we make sure we take time to look after ourselves, each other, and the planet, because we’re always stronger together. ITG have a number of community groups available to employees and exist to offer a safe space for like‑minded colleagues, with shared interests to connect, socialise and check in with each other.

What next?

If you found yourself interested in knowing more, drop us your application and someone from our team will be in touch.