Account Manager, reporting to Business Director

Key Client contact in managing assignments on a day-to-day basis. Works with Account Director/Business Director to manage overall Client relationship and to ensure all campaigns deliver on brand strategy (and on financial targets).

 Main Responsibilities:

• Act as primary day-to-day contact for various clients across the full range of integrated services
• Work with Account Director to manage overall business and ensure that all team members are working together to deliver great work to our clients
• Responsible for delivering day-to-day activity on Client’s business – including executing agreed scope of work assignments, ensuring that they are delivered on time and on budget with full Client approval
• Oversee and manage all Agency/Client communication requirements including contact reports, status reports, competitive reports and job estimates/scope of work
• Follow protocols for budget control, quality control and legal clearance and ensures that direct reports are aware of and comply with these protocols
• Contribute to new business development, involvement in tendering, pitch preparation and delivery

Experience: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Advertising or similar
• 3+ years of marketing experience, advertising or agency experience with some activation experience an advantage
• Solid understanding of integrated marketing communications
• Excellent communications skills
• Team player who is positive and upbeat

We are committed, driven and action oriented, but we also like to have some fun. You will have a high energy, be a positive, can-do person who is never satisfied, and is always looking for ways to improve what we do. In exchange, we offer an excellent remuneration package and great place to work.

Contact:

Niamh O’Kennedy, Business Development Director, 6 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Niamh.okennedy@ogilvy.com

The APMC is delighted to be hosting Martin Smith, Chief Strategy Officer with Geometry Global, and Stephen Rust CEO of Engage Consultants to our long-awaited Shopper Marketing session. Booking is essential – email karen@apmc.ie to reserve your place.

Martin’s topic is ‘The importance of the human touch for shopper marketing, in a complex and tech-enabled world’.

Stephen will speak about ‘Insights needed for effectively engaging our target market’.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Location
Dublin
Employment Type
Permanent, full time role
Job Description

Reporting directly to Senior Account Manager
Attract and interview new personnel to join brand ambassador teams
Co-ordination and booking of staff – nationwide
Development, implementation and logistical coordination of events and promotional campaigns
Sourcing of uniforms and supplies
Report generation – written & photographic
Development and management of personnel liaison at all points and stages of campaigns
Ensure day to day running of campaigns
Work along side team on all campaigns from initial concept, pitch process, implementation, management, post campaign analysis, feedback and reporting
On site management of both large and medium scale events and activations
Desired Skills & Experience
3rd level degree/ Accredited 3rd level cert/ diploma in Marketing
Knowledge of and passion for events and experiential campaigns
Proven ability to work as a team player within a fast paced and challenging environment
Proficient in Microsoft Word/ Excel/ PowerPoint
Excellent people skills
Full driving licence and own transport not essential but an advantage
Good report/proposal writing skills & command of English
Excellent communication skills
Highly organised & efficient
Pro-active & motivated
A logistical thinker & problem solver
Punctual
Possess a very keen attention for detail
A flair for innovation and creativity
If you think you are the right person for this role please email careers@grooveyard.ie for further information.

Location
Dublin
Employment Type
Permanent, full time role
Job Description
Reporting directly to Senior Account Manager
Managing new and existing clients from proposal to implementation and on the ground activity
Build strong relationships with clients, liaising with them on a day-to-day basis
Strong writing and presentation skills for new business pitches, presentations and feedback/review reporting
Excellent time management skills – ability to prioritise and lead multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that all are delivered on time
Responsible for the preparation and reconciliation of budgets
End to end management and execution of events/experiential campaigns – including but not limited to continuous liaison with clients/stakeholders and managing their expectations, briefing, logistics and sourcing of all required campaign elements, such as POS, branding, promotional items etc
Desired Skills & Experience
Knowledge of and passion for experiential marketing campaigns and events
Proven ability to work as a team player within a fast paced and challenging environment
Excellent people skills
Full driving licence and own transport not essential but an advantage
Excellent communication skills
Highly organised & efficient
Pro-active & motivated
A logistical thinker & problem solver
Punctual
Possess a very keen attention for detail
A flair for innovation and creativity
If you think you are the right person for this role please email careers@grooveyard.ie for further information.

Senior Account Executive
As a Senior Account Executive with Havas Dublin, you will work on projects for a diverse portfolio of blue-chip brands, responsible for the planning and execution of successful, category-leading campaigns.
Working alongside a dedicated team of account managers, directors, creatives, and interns, you will ensure that all aspects of your campaigns are activated on time and on budget, in the best possible way.
Most importantly though, you will ensure that your clients are 100% satisfied with the results.
The successful candidate will have experience in the following fields:

Client Management
The most important skill an account handler can possess. You will have experience in direct client management, and will be required to build strong relationships with all your clients.

Experiential
Planning and executing events from end to end, managing logistics, and making sure everything goes precisely to plan. Occasionally it doesn’t, so you need to be able to think on your feet and keep cool under pressure.

Shopper Marketing
With an excellent understanding of the processes involved including proofing and sending artwork, liaising with printers, clients and the creative team.

Social, Digital, OOH & PR
As these are common channels our clients activate in, you must be au-fait with technology, the latest trends, and what’s going on in the world around you.

General Tasks
Including preparing quotes, CPAs & presentations, getting stuck into creative sessions and working with all internal departments.

Essential Skills
• Excellent attention to detail and highly organised
• An interest in and hunger for creating marketing magic
• A strong desire to deliver Table Tennis batterings to your colleagues
• Working in a fast-paced team and keeping a cool head under pressure
• Knowledge of artwork generation and production processes
• An understanding of all the elements that make a great cup of tea; including, but not limited to, strength and brewing time
• A passion to live and breathe the marketing life both personally and professionally
• Creativity and thought provocation

Think you have what it takes? Then send your CV to job@havas.ie

Tickets are selling fast. See the Awards section of the site for full details of the Ceremony – and book your tickets by emailing Karen at karen@apmc.ie

Title: Staffing Manager

Level: 3

Please send CV and cover letter to love@becausexm.ie

Where does this role fit within the overall business? To oversee the staffing function of the agency who have responsibility for recruiting and deploying engaging, reliable promotion staff that will deliver campaign objectives.
What is the purpose of this role? To establish and maintain the systems and processes that enable the staffing team to recruit, train and retain best in class field staff able to deliver clients project objectives.
What are the core responsibilities?
1) Staffing Services
a) Oversee staffing function to deliver 99% compliance. Create procedures to evaluate staff performance
b) Ensure policies and documentation are updated in line with legal requirements. Oversee payroll. Manage field staff HR and discipline
c) Conduct regular analysis of staff database to ensure data is accurate. Identify potential staffing gaps
d) Influence and recommend reporting and evaluation methods to ensure learnings are captured and shared
e) Work with wider project team to understand what success looks like for the client. Strategize and organize annual recruitment plans to ensure that staff are profiled and trained to be the best in class

2) Business Performance
a) Utilises financial information to ensure that the team work within defined guidelines of cost to book field staff and cost to train field staff. Understands and applies a commercial acumen to ways of working to best enhance profitability
b) Complete or approve the staffing sections of campaign budgets, protecting contribution to profits

3) People Performance
a) Understand and train the team to relevant people management skills that can be applied to our collective field based team that will support motivation, performance and retention
b) Review the performance of team members via regular feedback with managers, formal PADRs and training and development programs
c) Demonstrates a firm, pro-active, calm and consistent attitude

Does this role contribute to other areas of the business? Works in conjunction with Business Director to identify opportunities for additional revenue streams for client seeking independent staffing services.

Intended use of time
Staffing Services 70% : Business Performance 15% : People Performance 15%

What are the key performance measures?
● Field staff compliance of >99%
● Quality of staffing output
● Contribution to campaign profit
● Cost to book and cost to train field staff (within defined guidelines)

What management information will be utilised to assess performance?
● Job bag reconciliations – contribution to project profit
● Aggregated staffing compliance records and mystery shopping reports
● Time analysis