Thursday 11 July 2013

Jobs in Japan, Account Manager



 Position : Account Manager


Job Summary

The role of AM is mainly to provide key internal support to relevant client related activities. Working closely with GAD/AD, he/she supports creative briefing, and ensure strategy and creative ourput, cost estimation and campaign management/analysis in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities

Client service and project related

Establish requirements of brief and work with GAD/AD to develop creative brief.
- Effectively delegate specific tasks based on brief requirements.
- Assist in the co-ordination, writing and verbal briefing of internal and external resources as required e.g. creative, production, third party specialists etc.
- Achieve worthwhile output from brainstorms.
- Co-ordinate creative and project management aspects of Agency's response to client brief.
- Evaluate the response in terms of quality and likely revenue.
- Assist in presenting/selling the response.
- Obtain feedback from client.
- Project implementation and monitor progress against plan.
- Prepare weekly reports as required and other documents/ materials for internal and external meetings.
- Produce accurate contact reports following any contact with client - give clients contact reports within 24 hours of meetings.
- Provide client and team with feedback on project on a daily / "need-to-know" basis.
- Provide updates to budgets and help managers ensure timing plans are fully up to date.
- Develop a through understanding of each process involved in a project and execute actions required when they arise.
- Ensure that all materials get to markets on time and in the most cost efficient way.

Non-project specific

Manage client relationship on a day-to-day basis.
- Make relevant contribution in areas where you are non-revenue accountable-brainstorms, team meetings, and maintaining the agency's image and personality.
- Be a leading star in the use and contribution to the knowledge database.
- Be aware of the opportunities that lead to business growth.
- Be pro-active in creating opportunities and discussing them with AD/AM.
- Assist with the preparation of new business pitches if required.
- Assist in company projects when required.
- Contribute at all times to the ethos and spirit of Ogilvy Japan Group.
- To gain respect from Agency staff by being reliable, hardworking, helpful and enthusiastic.

Financial Management

Develop a thorough understanding of the internal accounting procedures and implement it.
- Raising of purchase orders.
- Preparation of sales invoices.
- Sign off procedures.
- Understand implement in the completion of revenue/billings summaries by job number to for month end.
- Assist AD/GAD to control revenue and billing.

Professional knowledge

Acquisition program
- Demand generation program
- CRM/CEM
- Loyalty/Retention program
- Point program
- eCommerce program
- eMail marketing

Communication/Presentation skills

- To be able to clearly, comprehensively and logically present from concepts to costings.
- Demonstrate ability to brief, inform and motivate subordinates, as judged by AD.

People Management

- Management of AE to ensure progression and achievement of objectives.
- Ensure all subordinates complete company induction program.
- Motivate, develop and appraise staff in conjunction with GAD/AD.

 Send all resumes to chris.chapman@tmt-aba.com or christopher.x.chapman@gmail.com
must currently reside in Japan

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