Account Executive - London, United Kingdom - Leo Burnett

Leo Burnett

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Company Description:

As Leo Burnett himself once said: "At the end of the day, we're just people talking to people."
And that sums up how we think.

We never forget that on the other side of every screen, watching every ad or reading every tweet are people.

Not just pairs of eyes with credit cards. But human beings, who want to be entertained, engaged and listened to.

Which is why we want to make work that connects on a human level. That everyone will love. Proudly populist creative work that makes people smile, laugh, cry and everything in between. Whether that's through advertising or managing brand partnerships with our Sports + Entertainment team.

But it's also why we believe in being decent human beings. Either to work with or to work for. Because putting people first is at the heart of everything we do.

We believe in the power of a strong, supportive, and inclusive culture that puts people and creativity at the heart of everything we do.

We pride ourselves on a genuinely friendly and informal style where everyone's invited, and the collective is more important than the individual.

About the role:

As a social Account Executive you will be working on an established and thriving account within Leo Burnett, that is fast paced and exciting.

It's a high profile account within the agency, with a large sociable team that touches all points of the agency right up to the CEO.

With a strong tone of voice and vast creative output, the Leo Burnett team creates hundreds of adverts a year across all touchpoints, including TV, social, radio, print and digital.

The role itself will span across multiple parts of the business, meaning there is always a fresh challenge ahead and new problems to get your teeth stuck into.

Whether it is launching the brand new product or filming a new content series with influencers having adventures, there is no shortage of opportunity for an Account Executive to get stuck in.

We are also proud of the strong relationship that we have with our clients, who are genuine and down-to-earth, core values we really believe in here at Leo's.

We believe in making brilliant industry-leading creative work, whilst enjoying things and having fun along the way.

The role in the team will involve working into a Client Partner and new social Account Director. You'll fit into a brand new social squad responsible for all of social content across the clients platforms.

With high levels of responsibility and regular access to senior people within the Agency, this position will provide an excellent opportunity to learn and create some of the best work in the business.

Key responsibilities:

Working on a variety of social projects
Supporting the AD and SAM on the implementation of client projects so that they run smoothly and efficiently, from developing timelines, co

- ordinating creative client approvals to preparing materials for client-facing meetings.

Coordinating and assisting with preproduction and postproduction across a variety of social campaigns
Developing strong agency relationships, to ensure that work is delivered efficiently and to the highest possible standard.
Working collaboratively with other roster agencies to ensure the best possible creative product across all touchpoints.
Building trust with clients through developing open and honest relationships.
Working hand in hand with the planning team to form a strategic partnership.
Regularly sharing external inspiration and case studies both internally and with the client.
Managing day to day finances and make sure all jobs are reconciled in a timely manner and are on budget.

Key competencies:

Strong administrative skills are vital the Account Executive is the heart of the social team, and you need to be across a number of important processes, including finance, filing, and research.
You must also have excellent communication skills, written and spoken, as well as a high level of competency in presentation, word processing and spreadsheet software.
An understanding of finance procedures (estimates, POs, invoicing) is an advantage, although not a requirement; however, it is important you are confident with numbers.
You need to be a social native understand the basics of all social media platforms and be up to speed with all the latest trends. proactive, quickly becoming familiar the rhythms and processes of the account, and keeping these moving independently.
You need to feel confident working in a fastpaced environment while also striving to develop your own voice.

Qualifications:

Have excellent people skills and be able to work closely with their team, the creative department, other agencies and clients. A cando attitude is a must
Passion for social work and an ambition to always deliver the best creative product.
Bust be articulate and persuasive.
Flexible and have the drive to get 'stuck in' with every project doing what's needed to make things