Account ManagementFreelance Account Director
Retainer: R38 000 (freelancer take-home). Contract duration: 1 August - 31 January 2024. Availability: 40 hours per week (full-time freelancers only). Location: Remote.

Remote

Freelancer
Main Responsibilities:
- Work as a member of the team, managing effective direct marketing processes by applying agreed processes and procedures
- Timeous & effective complaints management
- Escalate appropriately
- Develops in-depth understanding of Clients B2C and B2B business
- Delivers against key account plan deliverables, build and maintain effective working relationships with others – client & agency to deliver effective client service
- In-depth and up-to-date knowledge of the client's business, including competitive activity, local and global industry and consumer trends
- Leads meetings & delivers presentations
- Contributes to integrated direct marketing strategy development process – manages, participates and implements strategy
- Manages business and competitor research process (when required)
- Manages direct marketing development process, writes direct marketing briefs & briefs strategists, project managers, and creatives
- Manages CRM strategic process
- Directs overall client admin and communication – eg call reports, weekly status, project status
- Identify information, analyse, evaluate & interpret for inclusion into strategy/briefs
- Ensure cost effective service delivery & therefore build Agency revenue
- Identify proactive opportunities with future financial reward
- Manages Financials ito a) presentation of key CE’s/budgets to Client b) budgets & billings d) Monthly Financial reporting
- Open to and active in sharing knowledge/intelligence
- Contribute by affecting innovation that builds a positive agency culture, and actively foster or participate in fostering a positive work environment
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Marketing or a related field.
- 5+ years in similar role
- Account profitability and revenue targets are achieved
- Delivery against KAP
- Efficient team delivery
- Effective & innovative direct marketing delivery
- Overall efficient Account admin
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