Account/Project Manager

Full Time
London, UK
7 months ago

Role: Account/Project Manager 

Location: London, England, United Kingdom (Onsite)

 

ROLE MISSION

Working in partnership with our client, the Account Manager assists the team in creating powerful and impactful digital content. You will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a brief and working closely with a dedicated design studio of 3 - 4 resources. Responsibilities include overall account health with a focus on portfolio growth opportunities. 

 

THIS ROLE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF...

  • You are an advocate for promoting positive sustainable behaviours and able to put a sustainability lens on the strategic and creative process.
  • You will be open and willing to attend Change the Brief training and soak up recommended research and reading about sustainability issues.

 

ABOUT THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

Reporting to the Account Director, the Account Manager is part of a team of 7 - 9 member team, that delivers work across web, performance and digital content. This would range from social media assets to ecommerce and everything in between. With two key resources joining you in the UK, the remainder of the team will be offshore, the details of which will be confirmed, upon your appointment. You will not only be responsible for effective client engagement but take ownership of the delivery of the exciting content we produce for our client.  

 

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN YOUR ROLE

  • Understand the importance of brand consistency and working within brand guidelines 
  • A deep understanding of the business; their needs, expectations and requirements in order to provide the best service and solution through close partnership with the client 
  • Effective project management through the full lifecycle using project governance as directed by the client – escalating issues and proactively resolving problems, managing project resource and spend and making critical decisions  
  • The ability to drive and motivate a team and project through to successful completion  
  • Run account meetings and take responsibility for service levels and KPIs 
  • Work closely with clients to create strong concepts from initial briefing 
  • Work closely with designers to develop a brief from beginning to end 
  • A keen focus on portfolio growth and overall client project support.
  • Working in a team of 3- 5
  • 5 direct reports.
  • Work across FMCG products and services. 

 

WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL 

  • The ability to manage both individual and project workloads and identifying challenges and risks within them, along with the mitigation and solution  
  • Executional rigour, competent in multitasking and great organisational skills 
  • The ability to combine and translate complex material from different sources and contexts into stories and content that engage and resonate with target audience 
  • Competent in presenting and communicating ideas to clients 
  • The ability to clearly articulate your ideas  
  • Manage and lead a team into portfolio growth and successful project delivery  
  • Experience in FMCG sectors. 
  • Relevant experience in:
    • Digital
    • Print
    • Motion Graphics
    • Web Design
    • UX-UI
    • Artwork
    • Production 
    • Project Management 

 

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Lots of agencies say they're different. OLIVER is.

OLIVER believes that agencies work better inside a brand's organisation; delivering more effective work at the speed required to drive modern businesses forward. Using our unique Inside Intelligence methodology, we build specialist, dedicated in-house agencies that collaborate with clients to form better marketing solutions.

Established in 2004, our model is now driven by over 4000 people, working across more than 200 in-house agencies globally. Clients include The Guardian, Unilever, Barclaycard, PepsiCo, AXA, The AA, Adidas, BMW, Post Office, and 3M. OLIVER is part of the Inside Ideas Group (IIG), which also includes a global content agency to Adjust your Set, design, experience, and engineering company DARE and property marketing specialists Aylesworth Fleming.

 

OUR VALUES

We are a company built on our values, we have given you a brief overview below but would love to tell you more.

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learning and listening to understand

Be Results-focused to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations

 

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We've set ambitious, market-leading environmental and social goals around sustainability at OLIVER. We have committed to be net zero by 2030 and take far reaching action on DE&I in the sector. We expect everyone to contribute to our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle. 

Inside Ideas Group and its’ affiliates are equal opportunity employers committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.  All [suitable] applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.