Account Manager - Marketing

at  SP Global

ADDITIONAL PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship development skills
Sound understanding of the creative process with marketing literacy
Passion for creative excellence and a true brand champion, the Account manager will Inspire the team to deliver brilliant work in the most effective way with an outstanding service ethos
Agile mindset, a desire to embrace and drive change whilst identifying and supporting process improvements and demonstrating best practice
Both diplomatic and persuasive in equal measure
Spirited, adaptable, friendly, diligent and customer focused
Strong collaborator with a global outlook and the ability to self-start
Curious to learn and share new ideas
Adept in Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office and campaign management tools
What’s In It For You?

OUR PEOPLE:

We’re more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we’re able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.
From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

The Account Manager – Marketing is an essential role within The 199. They act as the bridge between the divisional business partners and the agency. They are responsible for ensuring that the agency is meeting its customer needs, working with all the key functions that go into creating the agency’s output. They are constantly solving problems, managing internal and external communications, and driving projects to completion.
Responsible for quality, service, and cost within the assigned line of business across the following creative/marketing activities
o Tier 2 high – medium creative marketing campaigns/projects
o Support for initiatives across Tier 1 & 3 complexity creative projects (where required)
Managing the division/business partner relationship through effective communication, problem solving, and responding to requests
Taking client communication briefs and creating actionable and insightful agency assignment briefs – where required, supporting the Business Lead with drafting creative briefs
Supporting the divisional internal forecasting and planning processes to predict and project future workload
Have a first-class knowledge of agency reporting tools and dashboards (primarily Adobe Workfront)
Ensuring that project deadlines and budgets are met, communicating, and seeking approval of any change requests, scope and/or timing change
Identifying ways to elevate our creative product, output and provide value-add to the division above and beyond the day-to-day
Upkeep of Workfront campaign management tool for all campaign/project related requirements (both in-project and post project)
Using data to keep the team and the client up to date with useful knowledge, trends and business acumen
Maintaining accurate records of meetings, decisions, and next actions.
Working with the Business Lead to limit scope creep, bill client accurately, chase unpaid invoices, do post-project reconciliations e.g., for reporting purposes
Engaging in understanding the work and capacity of team members to provide accurate reporting to senior management and capacity support where required e.g., Project Manager
What We’re Looking For:Basic Required Qualifications:
A degree in Marketing /or a business-related degree; or equivalent work experience
Experience in both account and project management
3+ years’ experience of working in large/matrix organizations, balancing multiple stakeholder requirements, preferably within a creative environment

OUR PURPOSE:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.
Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.