M&C Saatchi Melbourne - Senior Account Manager (12 month contract)

Our brand is our people living our values. Our values are our yardstick. Of who we are and how we show up. 

For each other. 

For our clients. 

For the work. 

As one, uncommonly, helping each other out, walking in other worlds and running towards a problem. No matter which city we're based in, we're all in.  

Geography isn't a thing. Affinity is.

No matter what size of client we're working on, we're one huge ego-less melting pot of brilliant creativity, collective capabilities, exceptional insight, and effortless integration. Together we roll up and jump in wherever we're needed, for whatever reason.

The Opportunity:

M&C Saatchi Melbourne is currently looking for a Senior Account Manager to lead a number of key clients on a 12 month fixed-term contract.

A Senior Account Manager in M&C Agency’s Account Management team is responsible for managing client projects from brief to completion, with financial accountability for those projects under their remit. 

They will work closely with junior members of the team, and assist in driving opportunity and revenue across the client portfolio. With responsibility for solving clients’ business problems, they will work closely with Strategy, Creative and Production teams. 

A snapshot of what you'll do:

• Management of fully integrated campaigns leveraging all disciplines including advertising, CRM and digital communications 
• Lead projects and oversees management of timelines, WIPs, job numbers and estimates 
• Organize project resources, ensuring tasks are completed within scope and timings and budget
• Collate and review measurement, monitoring and tracking for post-campaign analysis
• Support to senior team members when required
• Act as mentor to the junior members of the Account Management team, setting a positive example for team behaviour, learning and collaboration
• Help identify opportunities to both improve profitability and grow client business
• Plus much more!

Skills & attributes:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – a confident, credible presenter 
• Passionate about great ideas, underpinned by commitment to delivery
• An influencer – able to take people on a journey, to achieve buy-in across critical issues

Your ideal experience:

• Previous experience working as a Senior Account Manager, ideally within a creative agency environment
• Knowledge of Advertising: TV, radio, print production, sponsorships & other emerging media including digital; web, email, mobile 
• Proven experience managing integrated campaigns and communications projects 

What WE value MOST:

• Walk in different worlds
• Make Uncommon Sense
• Run Towards the Fire (except if there is an actual fire when we run away from it)
• Roll as one
• Be excellent to each other 

We’re committed to building a diverse workplace and strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTQIA+ people. Our flexible work approach, employee-led diversity networks and inclusive career development approach all support and promote one of our core values ‘Walk in Different Worlds’ which helps describe our overall DE&I mission. If you require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let our team know.

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