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Senior Account Manager

Remuneration:negotiable market-related 
Location:Durban
Remote work:Some remote work allowed
Education level:Degree
Job level:Senior
Travel requirement:Occasional
Job policy:Employment Equity position
Type:Permanent
Reference:#GCM111124CS
Company:Gorilla


An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Durban Jungle for a senior account manager to share their awesome. This is a role that will allow you to take ownership for your own brands, and grow not only your digital skills but also get involved in TTL projects.

As a member of a multi-disciplined team, the senior account manager will be responsible for the following:

Client relationships
  •   Day-to-day management of multiple client relationships
  •   Working with clients on new and existing briefs
  •   Identifying opportunities to cross-sell and up-sell services and drive revenue targets
Project management
  • Writing briefs and ensuring that these are delivered against
  • Daily overseeing and management of projects, both internally and externally, within budgets and timelines
  • Acting as a daily escalation point for resolving project issues
  • Managing job health on Magnetic
  • Improving work processes to drive efficiency
Financial management
  • Scoping projects and managing delivery against budgets and retainers
  • Overseeing the issuing of Cost Estimates, receipt of POs, delivery of work and invoicing and payment receipting as required
  • Driving business growth through diligent financial and forecast reporting
  • Attendance of WIP meetings and resolving issues that arise out of this
Reporting
  •   Interpreting insight tools
  •   Completion of all monthly and campaign reporting
  •   Liaising and driving third-party agencies to ensure timeous submission of reporting to client
  •   Ensuring necessary reports are complete, checked and approved before being sent to the client
Strategy
  • Refine and contribute to strategies that address key marketing challenges and deliver value
  • Pursue innovative solutions and ideas for clients
  • Oversight and guidance on the delivery of any strategy under the guidance of the AD
  • Translating knowledge of digital/industry developments to drive client aspirations into strategies
  • Ultimate responsibility for the delivery of any strategy in collaboration with the internal team and under the supervision of AD  and MD
  • Developing Digital/TTL plans, aligned with client strategy
Skills required
  • Recognised qualification in marketing, media and communications 
  • Min four years in an account management role and familiarity with all the internal client services processes 
  • Comprehensive understanding of Digital and other media channels (including ATL and BTL), with a solid understanding of the strengths of different media
  • Understand digital technologies and their application, including search, websites, social media and mobile 
  • In-depth Knowledge of marketing intelligence, budgeting and financial processes
  • Understanding and skill in the planning of integrated communications


Company Description

We are Gorilla, an award-winning creative digital agency with offices in Johannesburg and Durban. Our mission, in a nutshell, is to put work out into the world that makes our clients and their customers say “That is awesome!

Posted on 14 Nov 08:47, Closing date 12 Jan

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