Senior Account Executive

A bit about us

We are ZEAL, the UK’s most effective brand activation agency. We help the world’s biggest brands to engage, inspire and motivate consumers into action.

Our clients are some of the world’s largest FMCG retail brands. If having the chance to work with the likes of Lucozade, Ribena, Nestle, Kellogg’s, McCain, Carlsberg and other global brands sounds like the ideal day for you – then look no further than us!

We want to be the agency that all clients want to work with and just as importantly, the one that the best people in the industry want to join. Our principles around talent are simple - You bring your passion, creativity and drive and we invest in your training, long-term personal development and give you the resources you need to thrive.

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive place to work that celebrates and values diversity and inclusion, and ultimately enriches our culture.

Role in summary

Joining our Client Services department offers a range of opportunities for both personal and professional growth as an account handler. Working on some of our most creatively led brands, you’ll be supporting and helping to manage the delivery of smooth-running campaigns, promotions and brand activation projects.

Your knowledge and proactivity will bring impact to your clients, through knowing what makes them unique in a competitive environment and how ZEAL can help take them to new heights.

 

What you’ll be doing:

• Acting as a point of contact between departments to manage the day-to-day flow of more complex and in-depth projects ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget and on brief
• Preparing information for client meetings, creating interesting, error-free and insightful decks
• Liaising with client contacts, responding to requests for information, providing accurate status updates and ad-hoc queries in a timely, efficient and knowledgeable manner
• Taking a role in preparing for, and at times attending pitch meetings. Assisting in pulling together the deck and project managing the delivery of pitch documents
• Pro-actively discussing with your Account Manager ideas to extend a client brief into new activity, seeking ways to optimise on new sources of revenue
• Analysing cost information for projects where we are seeking supplier support, negotiate and identify cost savings before feeding into the client budget
• Carrying out product/retail audits and research to establish what competitive brands are doing, and the industries in which our clients work, continually recommending solutions for your client’s needs

   

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Experience working at an Account Executive level in an advertising agency or similar
• The ability to communicate in a consistent and efficient manner with both team members and clients
• Proven experience working autonomously with clients
• Organisation and proactivity with the ability to project manage briefs

    

How we reward you:

• 24 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual company bonus scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Continuous learning and development
• Enhanced parental benefits

Additional benefits:

• The last Friday of every quarter is a ZEAL Day off
• Christmas closure
• Work from home budget to help you achieve your dream set up
• Dog-friendly offices
• A wealth of social events from our seasonal gatherings to our quarter review get-togethers

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