FREELANCE ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
Account Director – Advertising (Integrated)
Cape Town – Western Cape
Previously disadvantaged candidates will be given preference.
We have an exciting freelance opportunity for a Mid-weight Account Director at an admired boutique agency based in Cape Town. We are on the hunt for an experienced candidate to join their Account Management team, where you will report into the MD, and work alongside two Account Directors.
The Account Director will handle a super portfolio of brands including a renowned global brand, along with other project brands that flow through the agency.
We’re looking for someone who is passionate, preferably with TTL experience but most importantly we seek a candidate with solid social/digital retail experience. You’ll have an eye for detail and be able to hit the ground running to build relationships with the agency’s exciting new client.
Outside of the normal administrative prowess that’s needed with account management; we are on the lookout for an empathetic self-starter, someone who understands brands and can have conversations with brand teams and creatives around what is on or off brand strategy.
This freelance opportunity has a hybrid working model.
Requirements
The successful candidate must have/be:
- Industry relevant qualification
- Solid Social Media & Digital retail experience
- TTL experience
- Previous advertising agency experience
- Understanding of Digital
- Ability to grasp strategy
- Good communicator – written and verbal
- Self-motivated, hardworking and eager to learn
- Ambitious
- Proactive
- Excellent attention to detail and budgetary restraints
- Positive attitude
- Problem solver
- Ability to build strong and enduring client relationships
- Persuasive and good negotiator
- Effective team management capabilities
- Full awareness of creative processes and techniques – including digital platforms
- Strong financial acumen
- Presentation skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strategic thinker with ability to understand creative work
- Able to work under pressure
- Strong project driver and management.
City: Cape TownJob Type: FreelanceLevel of Expertise: Mid-weightRemuneration: NegotiableConsultant: MichelleReference Number: #Mich1630