Account Executive
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Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Location: Cape Town Woodstock
Work model: Hybrid (4 days in-office 1 days away)
Salary: R18 000
Why youd want to work here
- Work at a highly respected integrated agency with a strong creative reputation
- Be part of a high-performing team thats big on kindness respect and no ego collaboration
- Performance bonus structure
- Real exposure to top-tier work and the chance to learn fast on a busy exciting retail account
About our client
Our client is a mid-to-large award-winning integrated agency with a warm high-performance culture. They take their craft (and their client relationships) seriously and theyre looking for an organised proactive Account Executive to help deliver fast-moving multi-channel campaigns for a major retail clothing brand.
What the job involves
- Supporting the Account team to deliver retail campaigns across print digital and in-store channels
- Tracking briefs timelines and deliverables to keep everything moving (and nothing slipping)
- Maintaining status documents job bags and trackers across multiple concurrent campaigns
- Coordinating internal reviews approvals and client feedback loops
- Taking meeting notes compiling contact reports and driving action lists through to completion
- Assisting with presentations and client-ready documentation
- Dispatching approved artwork to partners/stakeholders with sharp version control and accuracy
- Building strong relationships with clients suppliers and internal teams
- Escalating risks or delays to the Account Manager early (no surprises)
- Coordinating production and product workflows for campaigns and shoots
- Managing product samples: collection tracking returns and logistics between locations
- Organising product imagery and maintaining tidy up-to-date asset libraries
- Supporting fittings and pre-production: look lists readiness and sample coordination
- Providing on-set support when needed (keeping product accurate and organised)
- Helping improve workflows by bringing ideas solutions and a lets figure it out attitude
What you need to be considered
- 12 years experience in an advertising agency or similar environment (retail is a big plus)
- Merchandising/buyingexperience would go a long way
- Strong admin organisation and coordination skills (youre the details person)
- Solid MS Office skills (Word Excel PowerPoint) and confidence compiling presentations
- A working understanding of campaign production across print and digital
- Confident clear communication written and verbal
- Calm prioritisation skills in a fast-paced high-volume environment
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy (especially with versions naming and approvals)
- A proactive positive approach eager to learn and willing to pitch in when it counts
Bonus points if you
- Have retail client experience
- Enjoy the pace of multi-channel always-on work
- Love process checklists trackers and making things run smoother every week
