Account Executive

at  Dentsu

We are looking for someone with a keen interest in media to join our Dentsu B2B team as an Account Executive.
In this exciting new role you will play a key bridging role within the client account team, providing support to Executives, Senior Executives, and Managers, assisting in their day to day duties and development and smooth running of campaigns.
Our roles are accessible for everyone so whether you are a fresh graduate, school leaver or career changer we would love to hear from you.
Job Description:
Dentsu B2B connects marketing, sales and customers - creating experiences that grow business and drive revenue growth.
We innovate to impact with global B2B scale, seamlessly connecting marketing and sales across the customer buying journey that drive outcomes and measure impact.
The Account Executive role is vital for ensuring the smooth running of all campaign activity and client interaction and administration on the account.
You’ll be learning from some of the industries finest and most experienced, taking the opportunities to take ownership of campaign processes. From ensuring the right creative is delivered to match the right media plans, to managing status and action logs and ensuring no deliverables are missed and all deadlines are hit.
We know great thinking comes from everywhere in the team. You will be strongly encouraged to fully immerse yourself in the industry, meeting with media partners, networking with other teams around the agency and liaising with their peers on other accounts to learn what ‘great’ looks like and spot interesting opportunities to solve challenges on your account patch.
You will work across a number of simultaneous projects either within one account or more likely across multiple accounts. You will develop your experience of account management as well as starting to understand the planning process across both the brand and demand gen sides of the business. Further more, you will work closely with other channel teams, strategists and external agencies to ensure the smooth delivery, activation, reporting and optimisation of campaigns for clients.

Key responsibilities:

• Proactive support role for the team: most specifically executive and managers.
• Support process across the account, from status meetings to RTBs, planning and reporting
• Capturing of actions from calls and meetings to ensure clarity on owners and deadlines
• Building relationships with clients and media partners to aid in understanding the clients’ requirements and the capabilities of various partners to help solve problems
• Maintain account files and documentation
• Gather market and media research, and compile competitive spend reports
• Work closely with media and account teams to develop and maintain media plans
• Format, proof, and prepare PowerPoint presentations as needed
• Prepare POVs (point of views) on opportunities presented to us
• Support the Account Managers and Account Directors in all forms of finance booking and reconciliation as required, including updating PO trackers etc
• Monitor and reconcile client/vendor billing
• Maintain client media buy details
• Manage due dates of reporting
• Work with media team colleagues to traffic, track and report on campaign pacing, performance and optimisations as needed
• Supporting the account leads and/or the wider agency leadership team with projects as required, including new business pitching, presentations, Dentsu B2B product development and award entries
• Immerses self and team in clients’ business: understanding their challenges, objectives, external economic environment, markets they operate in, competitive threats and relevant partner agencies; knows client’s products inside out and applies this knowledge to deliver innovative, ambitious client plans and service.

Inclusion and Diversity:
Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.
We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles – we can’t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.
About dentsu:
Taking a people-centred approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity. As part of Dentsu Group Inc. we are headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and our 65,000 employee-base of dedicated professionals work across four regions (Japan, Americas, EMEA and APAC). Dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion sits at the heart of our Social Impact strategy – our fully integrated sustainability strategy which includes our ambition to build a fair and more equal society, where everyone is equipped to thrive.
About our benefits:
We offer everything you would expect from a large company – like 25 days’ holiday plus your birthday off – and a few additions, like 2 paid volunteering days each year to support charitable causes and 3 wellness days per year.
We also provide pension contributions, life assurance, private health care, income protection, critical illness cover, travel season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme, free eye tests and a whole host of great local and national discounts from leading retailers that you’ll have access to as an employee. You’ll have a hybrid working schedule where you can flex your start and finish times.
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Location:
London
Brand:
Iprospect
Time Type:
Full time
Contract Type:
Permanen

• Proactive support role for the team: most specifically executive and managers.
• Support process across the account, from status meetings to RTBs, planning and reporting
• Capturing of actions from calls and meetings to ensure clarity on owners and deadlines
• Building relationships with clients and media partners to aid in understanding the clients’ requirements and the capabilities of various partners to help solve problems
• Maintain account files and documentation
• Gather market and media research, and compile competitive spend reports
• Work closely with media and account teams to develop and maintain media plans
• Format, proof, and prepare PowerPoint presentations as needed
• Prepare POVs (point of views) on opportunities presented to us
• Support the Account Managers and Account Directors in all forms of finance booking and reconciliation as required, including updating PO trackers etc
• Monitor and reconcile client/vendor billing
• Maintain client media buy details
• Manage due dates of reporting
• Work with media team colleagues to traffic, track and report on campaign pacing, performance and optimisations as needed
• Supporting the account leads and/or the wider agency leadership team with projects as required, including new business pitching, presentations, Dentsu B2B product development and award entries
• Immerses self and team in clients’ business: understanding their challenges, objectives, external economic environment, markets they operate in, competitive threats and relevant partner agencies; knows client’s products inside out and applies this knowledge to deliver innovative, ambitious client plans and service