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In this Role, you’ll get to: The account executive is the day-to-day point of contact within the agency liaising with Clients and pushing tasks through the internal system. The Account Executive assures a smooth working process internally and facilitates the relationship with the agency’s Clients. With a strong focus on the basics, the Account Executive is expected to have a strong attention to detail, and diligence in following up on tasks. What you'll need to succeed:
- 1-2 years working experience on account service or client management
- Experience on social content planning and management is highly preferred
- Experience in the financial industry would be an advantage
- Good interpersonal skills and strong responsibility
- Excellent communication skills – verbal and written, both in Chinese and English
- Critical and creative thinking abilities, meaning the ability to think clearly and rationally, solve problems and develop new and useful possibilities
- Plan and execute multiple projects simultaneously in an organized fashion
- Work calmly and maintain good judgment in a fast-paced work environment
- Collaborate with colleagues in different countries and appreciate cultural differences
- Understand how to drive conversations and online word-of-mouth
- Be passionate about advertising and brand-building
- Develop a brief for creative execution or production based on a good understanding and interpretation of Client needs
- Assist in providing relevant market information and other facts necessary to address briefs
- Coordinate with various internal departments to keep everyone involved in processes and on schedule
- Undertake the development necessary for each concept as briefed, e.g., sourcing/contacting third parties/obtaining quotations/briefing internal and external facilities - normally under the supervision of senior account leaders
- Prepare material for Client, e.g., collation of samples/visuals, costs, etc. for discussion with AM/AD
- Assist AM/AD to execute, support and monitor projects, ensuring smooth and flawless processes during projects
- Prepare weekly WIP (Work In Process) reports as required and other documents/materials for internal and external meetings, on-time and free of errors
- Assist in composing, editing and proofreading high-quality communications materials including tweets, blog content, briefing documents, pitch letters, internal memos, fact sheets, client correspondence or press releases
- Assist all offline activities/events and arrange logistics for relevant parties
- Assist in processing financial documents in an accurate and timely manner
- Assist line managers in preparing relevant materials, including market information, trends, competitive information as well as Client product information for the development of plans or strategies
- Consolidate all materials and information to help with project/business plans
- Collect market information, audience study/research, Client product information to help with the project/business plans
- Content planning and social media platforms management for Client campaigns
- Educational Background: Bachelor Degree with a major in marketing, communications, advertisement, media, digital, public relations, etc.
- Experience in communications or related field, industry experience such as advertising or social experience preferred
- Basic writing skills, strong presentation capabilities (media relations skills)
- An independent worker that works well on a team and can be proactive and a self-starter
- Detail-oriented, organized and dedicated; proactive and enthusiastic with an ability to juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines; a quick learner
- Advanced knowledge of working software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
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