Account Executive needed at 99C

Client responsibility

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with the client through excellent work quality and professional conduct.
• Continue to invest in growing knowledge of your clients’ business and industries in which they operate, actively tracking information that will be of value to your teams and clients.
• Schedule and arrange client meetings with all relevant parties, including the management of related logistics.
• Ensure that the full team, including yourself, are well prepared for client meetings.
• Support your Account Director (AD) and Account Manager (AM) by drafting effective, single-minded and timely job briefs, reverts and supply jobs.
• Assist your AD and AM with various administrative tasks.
• Sourcing of images from various departments/resources.
• Following up on feedback on jobs and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Updating status documents for various clients.
• Liaise with internal colleagues as well as other departments in order to execute the job in a seamless manner.
• Act as a supporting point of contact for clients in the absence of other team members.
• Entrench yourself within the various platforms and teams to understand the business and look at ways to improve processes.

Requirements:

• Proficiency in MS Office suite (incl. Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel) essential.
• Enthusiastic/ confident/ professional / diplomatic.
• Team player with initiative and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to cope under pressure, work with tight deadlines and handle diverse activities.
• Reliable, organized and attention to detail.
• Have a solution-driven attitude.
• Must have a passion for client delivery and service.  
• Strong organisation and administration skills essential. 
• Accountable with good follow-through.
• Hard-working and proactive.
• Exceptional time management skills.
• Comfortable working independently and within a team.
• Creative eye for detail – advantageous.
• Prior relevant work experience of at least 1 year as an account executive or similar.
• Working knowledge of project management tools
• Reliable transport essential.