What are the responsibilities and job description for the Freelance Account Director position at Griffin Fire?
We are looking for a Freelance Account Director to join our Client Services team in London.
The Client Services team at 1000heads is the engine that keeps all of our accounts powered. Our business is understanding what our clients need and delivering the solutions to help them get there. We do this via our extensive knowledge of sectors and business drivers, a potent blend of strategic and creative thinking, and exceptional organisation and project management skills.
To be part of the Client Services team at 1000heads you must be a passionate, details-loving communications expert, driven by the need to make things work.
Role
To manage several major global accounts and develop both existing and new client relationships.
- Developing innovative and creative ideas and solutions for client campaigns
- Building client relationships; listen and understand individual client requirements and consistently meeting if not exceeding their expectations; understand their brand(s) and customers
- Maximising revenue from client
- Presenting to clients and attending client meetings and partner meetings and events
- Monitoring and understanding your clients’ markets; be aware of market issues and competitive activity
- Manage client reviews with senior clients
- Managing a team to deliver effective performance from all levels
- Creating project briefs; brief and work with members of the wider team to develop an idea; presenting and selling that idea to the client
- Creating project plans and project specification documents
- Producing accurate costs estimates, and ensures they are signed off by the client before work proceeds
- Ensuring that campaigns run to agreed client budgets and clients approve all expenditure before it happens, particularly unexpected expenditure
- Ensuring all billing is completed on time
- Ensuring campaigns are efficiently delivered to exceptional standards, on time and in budget
- Working with partner agencies when delivering work as part of a wider campaign
- Working with Finance to ensure invoices are paid on time
- Keeping up to date with time sheets and expenses claims
- The overall quality of the final deliverable on projects that you manage
Qualifications
About 1000heads
1000heads is a social transformation company. We help global brands adapt to rapid and continual shifts in media, technology and culture. The company delivers social-first data, insights, strategic consultancy and creative services to clients around the world including Google, Intel, Diageo, Wella Professionals, Kia, Salomon and The North Face. 1000heads has offices around the world in New York City, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Sydney and Melbourne.
1000heads is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we are passionately committed to working together to promote an inclusive environment which celebrates and promotes diversity. We are committed to our belief that diversity in our team generates better and bolder ideas, creativity, understanding and respect. We welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.
For more information on 1000heads, visit www.1000heads.com.
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