• Job Title: Client Executive
• Level & Responsibility: This role might be better known as Account Executive in other businesses.
• Salary: £28,000+ per annum, depending on experience plus a 10% bonus scheme
• Location & Hybrid Working: London, 1 day per week minimum (Wednesdays)
  

The role

We are looking for a Client Executive to join our Capture team at SMG. In this role, you will you build strong relationships with your key stakeholders using effective communication skills to support the total business commercial goals and targets.
You will also successfully manage a variety of projects, whether that be via campaigns, activations, and/or internal processes to a high standard and with close attention to detail.

Why SMG?

We are dedicated to supporting our employees to be the best version of themselves both inside and outside of work. We have an extraordinary culture built by exceptional people and it’s because of this that we’ve been recognised by Best Companies within the top 5 best Marketing & Media agencies to work for, with a World Class and Outstanding accreditation across the past 2 years. 

We are also dedicated to continuously reviewing and improving our benefits package to offer the best that we can for our people. We have a whole page dedicated to our benefits here, but here are some of our favourites...

💰 10% discretionary bonus scheme

🧘‍♂️ £1,800 yearly wellbeing fund (on top of your salary!) towards your personal wellbeing and passions

🫶 4 additional Wellbeing Days - one to be taken each quarter, dedicated to focusing on your wellbeing

📚 £500 yearly “Uni Fund” towards learning and development

🎧 Free headspace subscription

🕐 4pm Friday finishes all year round

🥳 Two fully paid conferences a year in Summer & Winter, as well as a dedicated team that put on activities and celebrations throughout the year

Why you?

In line with our company values, within your role, you'll want to stay honest, stay hungry, stay foolish, and most importantly, have fun! More specifically, you'll have / be:

• The ability to "think differently": as one of our key behaviours here at SMG, you won't be afraid to approach problems from a different angle or challenge the status quo.
• Great organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• An interest in working and growing a career within a marketing agency.
• Good communication and relationship skills for managing key stakeholders.

P.s. we try really hard to make sure that we list only essential criteria here, BUT if you think you can do an amazing job, yet don't have every single thing on this list, we'd still love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

We pride ourselves on creating challenging and exciting opportunities, meaning that no two days are the same. However, here's an idea of what your responsibilities will look like:

• Liaise between SMG and our clients and / or key contacts, following meetings up with clear actions and guidance on the next steps.
• Support the senior team in governance meetings as required.
• Participate in brainstorms to help create and implement campaigns that will deliver results for our clients against agreed budgets and timelines, working with key contacts both internally and externally.
• Communicate confidently with our clients, nuancing your approach with different stakeholders, and ensure you present yourself as a trusted member of the team.
• Work to ensure all content (including but not limited to media plans, status reports, recommendations, etc.) is completed to a high standard, showcasing the team at its best.
• Support wider organisational projects, helping to create a great workplace and supporting SMG's mission to lead connected commerce marketing.

More information and resources to support you & your application...

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