Client Development Executive

Title: Client Development Executive – Creative Experiential Agency

Location: NW London (Flex)        Salary: £30-42k

Package: EXCELLENT – Private Medical Insurance, Life Cover, Eye Test, Annual Flu Jabs, Employee Assistance Programme, Flexible Working.

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Client Development Executive / Account Executive

Client:

Trusted by the world’s leading brands and organisations to create and deliver outstanding brand experiences and live events globally.

Founded in 1983, our client has over 38 years’ experience working with our clients to deliver against objectives and challenge industry conventions. In the last year alone, as a Group, they delivered over 144 live events in more than 22 cities globally for the likes of World Rugby, Carlberg, Formula One, The FA, Formula E, W Series, P&G (Procter & Gamble), Aston Martin Racing, Jaguar Land Rover, Dr Martens, Diageo, Westlife, and Take That.

A brilliant team of 70+ experts that specialise in three distinct business pillars: Sport, Brands and Entertainment. In each line of business, providing clients with the creative ideas, project management rigour and production expertise to deliver world class experiences and music concerts across the globe.

Expertise for each line of business include:

Sport – Our expertise across sports includes working with some of the world’s largest organisations and rights holders to consult on and deliver premium hospitality, guest management programmes, sponsorship activations, car runs, fan zones, touring kits, and opening ceremonies.

Brands – Our team understands that creativity has no boundaries. We are forever striving to provide clients with the brightest ideas to help solve business problems. Our brands team works closely with leading global brands to deliver both B2B and B2C experiences including conferences, product launches, awards, exhibitions, and parties.

Entertainment – Our entertainment arm brings the best of Rock and Roll and spectacular large-scale production values into the corporate world. Our team has conquered some of the most technically challenging briefs to produce spectacular live shows and touring music concerts.

The Group includes six creative agencies so an amazing opportunity to be part of wider integral group.

Group Benefits include:

·         Private medical insurance

·         Life Cover

·         Eye test

·         Annual Flu

·         Employee Assistance Programme

·         Flexible working

Duties & Responsibilities:

·         Engage proactively with potential clients to maximise initial meeting appointments to discuss our service offerings.

·         Research, build and manage client databases to be used for prospecting

·         Maintain our CRM system to ensure we have accurate data and pipeline information

·         Attend client meetings to meet the needs of the business and develop your portfolio

·         Provide clients with bespoke proposals, sales support information and ad-hoc tasks to meet the needs of our client portfolio

·         Co-operate and work with internal teams to manage client expectations and ensure proposals and pitches are carried out as per client requirements

·         Co-operate and work closely with management to ensure further growth of the business

·         Keep up to date with market activity and research potential brands to target

·         Organise, attend, and support external networking events, exhibitions, awards

Key skills and knowledge required:

·          Able to demonstrate proven track record of new business development in an agency environment

·         Able to present and influence at all levels

·         Commercial minded with the ability to think laterally

·         Excellent research and analytical skills

·          Excellent verbal and written communication skills with engaging presentation skills

·         Some knowledge of trends and developments in the events and communications industry

·         An ability to identify problems and resolve them swiftly

·         A drive for results 

·         Hungry to play a part in a constantly growing business.

Competencies/Behaviours:

·         Customer focused

·         A joy to work with

·         Passionate about delivering on time

·         Tenacious and positive attitude

·         Team player

·         Proven ability to work on own initiative

·         Ability to work under pressure and solve problems

·         Excellent planning & organising skills

·         Commercial and corporate awareness keeping up to date with new initiatives in order to enhance own development and experience.

This position would suit: Client Development Executive, Account Executive, Junior Account Manager, Account Manager, Account Coordinator, Marketing Executive, Client Services Coordinator, Client Services Manager.

Please contact us urgently, we’d love to hear from you.