Account Executive, Client Leadership
Description
Group: Mindshare Worldwide
Client: BP/Castrol
Mindshare is a media services company that accelerates Good Growth for its clients. Our company values of energy, empathy and impact bind together our diverse global family of 10,000 people from every culture and with every specialist skill you can imagine. People at Mindshare create ideas and solutions that help not only our clients, but also the industry and the world.
You can check out some of our people stories and client work and awards on LinkedIn or Instagram or hear about the company in the words of our own people here.
What We Can Offer You
At Mindshare Worldwide, we offer a competitive salary package, with 25 days holiday increasing with service to a maximum of 30 days, with the option to buy an extra 5 days per year. We also have an enhanced pension scheme, Bupa healthcare, a monthly wellbeing fund and early finishes on a Friday during summer. These are just some of the great benefits we offer.
Based ten minutes from London Bridge tube station, our office has a rooftop with 360 views of London – a great space to hang out with colleagues and friends!
We also offer an extensive training programme to help guide your career development, there’s a wide range of options to suit everyone at all levels of your career.
Our Values & Behaviours
Our new values, of Energy, Empathy and Impact not only align with our Good Growth ambition but represent our commitment and dedication to our people, helping them grow their careers, fostering creativity, embracing humanity, and changing the world. At Mindshare we are open to difference. We believe in being open and supportive of our people and all their differences to help them succeed. Be different at Mindshare and use your difference to shape the world through media.
About the Role
This is an exciting entry level opportunity to get hands-on experience for a key cross-channel and cross-market client. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the client leadership team at Mindshare Worldwide. They will work alongside an Account Director and paid media action teams. They will support with smooth client relationship & stakeholder management, paid media planning & key process adherence. The role offers an unrivalled E2E experience in all elements of paid media activation for one of the world’s most recognisable brands.
No two days will be the same. Ready to work in a fast-paced environment, you will need to be prepared to hit the ground running with a keenness to take on a range of tasks. Proactive with demonstrable use of initiative, you will support the team day-to-day by organising meetings, managing deliverables and contributing to department processes. Flexibility will be key in this role, as is a friendly, positive, can-do attitude.
Responsibilities
- Client communication management & engagement – acting as the support between activation teams and client on media plans and campaign activation from an end to end point of view
- Support with project/process & campaign management – inclusive of delivery of deadline checkpoints with internal teams
- Support with producing campaign reports – Excel and PowerPoint Format
- Presentation of key reports, documents & updates on client calls – initially in support function for Account Director, and assuming more responsibility over time.
- Process development and adherence with client and internal teams
- Support with database & data analysis tasks to support client servicing function
- Support with wider departmental processes and project support
Essential Criteria
- Has a keen interest in media and marketing and is passionate about developing a career in the media industry.
- Has an interest in understanding processes and operations within a global organisation
- Is pro-active, uses their initiative and can clearly think through a task before tackling it
- Can work independently and as part of a team
- Is organised with the ability to multi-task and is good at managing their time
- Is willing to ask questions when they don’t understand something, listens carefully to the answers given and learns quickly
- Is enthusiastic and willing to take on any challenge
- Strong analytical and research skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Strong attention to detail
- Experience of Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable Criteria
- Previous media agency or marketing employment experience
- Relevant degree or professional industry qualifications