Account Manager
4PR -
Maadi, CairoPosted 4 years ago149Applicants for1 open position
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Job Description
Proactively supports PR Director on the overall management on a portfolio of clients including, agency initiatives that can drive additional revenue and new business
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- Unites multi-disciplined teams. Gets people engaged on the task;
- Knows when to seek approval- responds / communicates control issues quickly;
- Provides coaching and support to PR Executives on communication opportunities.
- Respected by clients and has solid working relationships with key personal;
- Understands the client’s business;
- RELATIONSHIP : Effective at understanding, interpreting and acting on servicing client needs;
- MANAGEMENT : Sensitive to client’s image and able to identify what can help/interfere in building it
- Able to provide counsel to clients on his own.
- Prepares and presents consultancy. Provides client with relevant background information on market and competitors;
- Allocates tasks and set priorities for subordinates;
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
- Ensures that the team are following through effectively;
- Ensures that all work related to the implementation of communication projects meet required standards and client needs;
- Uses working knowledge of communication channels on project delivery.
COMMERCIAL AWARENESS
- Understands the basics of managing revenue and ensures that invoicing and client payments are on time
- Has full command of the company financial practice, hourly rates and policy;
- Seeks approval on write-offs and agency costs. Manages this in partnership with the PR Director.
- CREATIVE JUDGEMENT: Prepares press releases and press packages on his own;
- Familiar with production requirements and techniques, as such able to defend costs and agency recommendations;
- Able to sell “idea” efficiently to media;
- Has a good understanding of best practice for image and reputation communication and uses this in daily work.
Job Requirements
- Runs projects on his own. Able to identify blunders and “mishaps” and react immediately when such appear.
- Can build trust and confidence in client to what he is doing and advising.
- Passionate about media and world.
- Knows journalists and if not finds the way how to get to them.
- A researcher by the nature. Wants “to know” and knows how to get to the source of information. Builds the stories and knows how to sell them to media in order to create client’s positive image and reputation.
