Senior Account Executive

McCann is on the hunt for a Senior Account Executive to work on our largest account which is one of the world\’s leading luxury automotive clients, Bentley Motors, creating best in class work for our clients.

As Senior Account Executive, you\’ll be a key member of our client services team, working collaboratively with our project managers, creatives and strategists to deliver fully integrated marketing campaigns for major international brands.

You\’ll have spent time in marketing/advertising agencies, but, most importantly, it’s your can-do attitude and approach we’re interested in. You’re great at supporting with multiple projects under pressure, helping to get the team organised and ensuring everything is running smoothly.

Job Requirements

• Work with the account management team to ensure all jobs are scheduled on time and monitor progress through the Agency (using appropriate admin recording procedures
• Respond promptly to client requests, managing expectations in terms of speed and delivery of response, using appropriate briefing/admin structures
• Build strong working relationship with both client and agency colleagues
• Fulfil all allotted tasks quickly, efficiently and to the highest possible standards
• Develop a good understanding of our client’s business, products and its competitors
• Attend client meetings and planning sessions
• Maintain systematic and efficient filing systems using online tools ensuring both timing and project plans are completed, maintained and made available for production and client use
• Efficiently traffic creative, design, development and artwork through appropriate studios
• Take a creative approach to client requests providing value added responses
• Brief all jobs accurately and expediently
• Check that client approvals are sought and given prior to commencement of any work

Skills Required

• Confident with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to rapidly prioritize timely responses to client requests
• Independent and self-sufficient
• Strong attention to detail, including basic ad copy proofing

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary we are committed to creating a brilliant environment for all our people. This includes benefits such as 28 days holiday, enhanced pension contributions, life assurance and much more.

A culture of learning and development is also central to our ethos, so you’ll have access to industry leading training and development programmes, plus you’ll get to work closely with the world’s biggest media partners to access exclusive features and products.

Most importantly, you’ll be part of a fun and collaborative team and you’ll work in an environment where you are supported and developed.

Our commitment to equal opportunities

For us, diversity is a business imperative – one that must be embedded into every aspect of how we operate in order to drive success. Simply put, we believe an encouraging and inclusive environment makes sound business sense.

As a globally integrated community that influences and shapes culture, it’s vital that the talent mix in our agencies encompass all dimensions of diversity, and that we demand the same of the people we work with.

Conscious inclusion encompasses social, cultural and cognitive differences and cultivates an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. It is the integration of this philosophy that allows us to create meaningful experiences for our employees, drive better business practices with our vendors and clients, and ultimately lead with purpose.