Account manager- health media

Four Communications
East London
ZAR 200 000 - 300 000
Job description

Four’s health media team is currently seeking an account manager to coordinate key accounts in the pharmaceutical, health and life sciences sectors. We are offering a unique opportunity for someone to grow their career and take ownership of key global or in-market account(s) as part of a highly successful and award-winning team of expert paid-media planning and buying specialists.

We require a proactive, keen and driven individual with exceptional client management, logistical and data-analysis skills and be an integral part of our busy team. You will bring attention to detail, a solutions-focused mentality, be commercially-minded and capable of multi-tasking to deliver high quality work under pressure.

Ideally, you will have a sound knowledge and experience of managing clients and campaigns in paid-media, digital media or general marketing and advertising. Experience within health and/or pharmaceutical advertising and marketing would be advantageous, though not essential (training will be provided). We are looking for someone who encapsulates all of these skills.

One or more of the following skills would be particularly advantageous:

  • Demonstrable media planning experience (either B2B or B2C)
  • Experience within direct, programmatic, social media, OOH, DOOH advertising
  • Advanced digital knowledge and an immediate ability to work with digitally advanced clients
  • Experience in digital media tools and systems (such as Google Campaign Manager)
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills and ability to express ideas clearly
  • Excellent numeracy skills and accuracy
  • Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team
  • Commercial awareness and financial acumen
  • Initiative and ability to identify issues and develop solutions
  • Creativity and ability to generate ideas
  • Good organisational skills with a strong attention to detail
  • Desire to learn about all areas of the business
  • Ability to handle a busy workload, prioritise and be flexible
  • Good level of proficiency with required IT packages: Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word
  • Multi-lingual would be advantageous

Key aspects of the role:

  • Client handling and management
  • Attend meetings and present ideas/outcomes to clients
  • Understand and contribute towards recommendations to maximise success for your client
  • Ensure the smooth running of your client team supporting the account director and working with the account managers and executives to deliver an exceptional client experience
  • Planning, execution and analysis of paid-media campaigns - provide organisational excellence to ensure flawless planning and execution of media campaigns
  • Create proposals and reports in PowerPoint and contribute towards visually appealing media plans using Excel
  • Manipulate, analyse and interpret data in Excel
  • Deliver a high standard of data reporting based on working with both campaign data and existing data sources – delivered in both written and verbal format
  • Identifying opportunities via media monitoring and active networking
  • Liaise with key stakeholders (publishers, creative agencies, internal teams) to ensure key campaign milestones are reached and client is fully informed of the status of their account
  • Negotiate the best possible pricing/ deliverables as part of your buying remit
  • Develop your understanding of healthcare systems, pharmaceutical advertising and therapy areas that are relevant to your client

What we offer you:

  • A supportive, sociable and inclusive work environment which supports creativity, individuality and excellence
  • Exposure to key clients within healthcare marketing
  • A defined career path with opportunities for growth across our business
  • The opportunity to learn new skills and specialise
  • A central east-London location with hybrid-working policy

Equality and diversity statement:

We are proud of our diverse community at Four and are committed to reflecting the diversity of the world in which we live. We strive to improve our diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, especially those from minority and under-represented groups.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief.

We are a fast paced dynamic team of individuals who are passionate about our work and our clients. If you are looking to further your career or are looking for the next work adventure please do contact us.

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