Senior Account Manager

Saatchi & Saatchi has grown from a start-up advertising agency in London in 1970 to a global creative communications company headquartered in New York with 114 offices in 67 countries and over 6000 employees. 

Saatchi & Saatchi is part of the Publicis Groupe, the world’s third largest communications group. We are a full service, integrated communications network and we work with 6 of the top 10 and over half of the top 50 global advertisers. 

We’re in the business of getting people to fall in love with our clients’ products and services. We have an unshakeable spirit and unbeatable attitude from day one at Saatchi & Saatchi that Nothing is Impossible.

RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Developing and prospecting new businesses;
• Providing effective service to all clients assigned and managing each account (client) professionally and profitably;
• Being on the alert to problems and opportunities, both for the agency and clients;
• Managing Account Executives assigned to ensure that they service clients professionally and speedily;
• Evaluating the relationship between Account Executives and clients and other agency personnel, training and counseling them when necessary;
• Helping to oversee the operation of the agency in the absence of the Account Director so as to maintain professional standards and efficiency;
• Recommending and implementing cost control measures;
• Submission of monthly performance reports;
• Checking on work done by creative, studio, media, print shop and traffic before presenting to clients and ensuring that Account Executives do likewise;
• Discussing, planning, directing, writing, presenting, evaluating, monitoring and researching advertising campaign for clients;
• Stimulating creative, media and other personnel to do their best for clients through praise, objective evaluation, constructive criticism, realistic deadlines, etc;
• Doing billing and income forecasts quarterly or as directed and checking monthly actual versus forecast;
• Leads the strategy development and success criteria for assigned client(s);
• Manage and mentor and grow her/ his subordinates;
• Management of financials – budget control and forecasting;
• Self-development to stay up to date on business and related development and providing feedback;
• Performing other tasks as delegated by the Account Director/ Group Account Director/ General Manager/ Managing Director.

SKILLS AND QUALIFIERS:

• MBA / Bachelors.
• Years of experience Required: From 3 to 5 years in the advertising field in the same position.
• Proactive dynamic and professional.
• Ability to work with supervisor level, authorities.
• Ability to work responsibly and honestly in all employment areas.
• Ability to demonstrate the skills requirements of the job and ability to satisfy the training requirements.
• Ability to deal effectively and professionally in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to work independently under high pressure and at high level of time and self-management.
• Excellent English communication (written and oral) skills.
• Willing to work with team spirit and high responsibility.
• Vietnamese