Account director
The Fix Creative
Account director
£75000
The Fix Creative, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 16 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: e389624aabba4cb28d113360ec4a5e06
Full Job Description
- Optimise revenue and profitability of confirmed programmes/projects through good financial control
- Ensures estimates and agreed specifications are in place and regularly reviews to identify any scope creep
- Can critique estimates effectively as their Account Director
- Is confident in justifying budgets to clients
- Makes sure that the right people are doing the right jobs as their Account Director
- Generate growth on the accounts
- Looks 3-6 months ahead to develop future programmes and revenue generation
- Identifies and sells in growth opportunities on the account as their Account Director
- Actively seeks new programmes to replace projects which are dragging or have been cancelled / postponed as their Account Director
- Understands the client's planning process to maximise opportunities for growth
- Create med ed strategy and develop programmes that achieve required behavioural change
- Has a firm grip on the disease area and key data and competitor landscape to enable effective discussions with client / KOLs
- Understands the brand strategy, can take/restate a brief, develop and sell in a med ed strategy as their Account Director
- Ensures the final delivery of content meets objectives as compellingly as possible
- Lead KOL management as their Account Director
- Can engage with opinion leaders, brief them and manage pushback and challenging discussions
- Plans for and manages delegation of KOL discussions / briefings to other members of the team
- Lead planning and delivery of the client programmes
- Takes responsibility to ensure programmes are completed on time and on budget
- Knows what is feasible in terms of deadlines and budgets as their Account Director
- Leads the team to ensure agency and client standards / compliance processes are consistently observed and followed
- Identify and recommend improvements in work processes as their Account Director
- Ensures Agency reviews take place
- Leadership,
- Demonstrates and instils their values in delivering medical education programmes
- Can effectively brief and lead their team, delegating delivery and avoiding micromanagement
- Regularly (eg weekly) reviews progress with the teams
- Inspires trust from their team as their Account Director
- Knows when and how to delegate up and down
- Line management and team development as their Account Director
- Identifies individuals' development areas and helps and supports on the job training and development of team members
- Establishes clear development journeys for linees through the appraisal and mentoring process
- Resource forward planning
- Regularly review progress to identify pressure points and ensure that the necessary resources are in place including editorial support and freelancers
- Inputting into long-term recruitment planning and participation in interview process
- Influence the senior client team re programme shape/focus as their Account Director
- Understands client's motivations, priorities and frustrations
- Proactively looks at how they add value for the client
- Understands the dynamic between different client stakeholders and develops a client contact plan (to share with internal team)
- Seen as an integral member of the brand team by the client who regularly seeks their counsel
- Competently manages client/project issues with input from Director as their Account Director
- Can handle difficult conversations with client effectively