About the role
MG OMD are searching for an Account Executive to continue their career in paid social advertising. This person will find themselves working closely with all the major social platforms to deliver best in class advertising campaigns for some of the UK’s biggest household brands. This specific role is working on the Specsavers and Quickbooks accounts, two of the UKs most exciting brands.
The Account Executive role involves being one of the day-to-day contacts for the clients that you work on, becoming a valued member of their team and building a solid, professional relationship.
You will be responsible for delivering high quality work in three key areas:
• Implementation - Managing and launching social advertising campaigns at any one time. Ensuring all strategic projects are on track and progress updates are supplied to the client.
• Reporting - You will be responsible for producing detailed and high-quality reports and analysis for our clients. You should be able to confidently spot trends and insights and deliver learnings to clients that have a real impact on the success of their business.
• Planning - Writing detailed social advertising plans in excel - which can be easily understood by the client and translatable to the relevant platforms
In addition to these areas you will be involved in all aspects of managing a busy media account including, but not limited to, monitoring campaign performance & pacing, monthly finance reconciliations, liaising with clients and creative agencies to ensure campaigns go live on time, working with internal teams to manage ad hoc client requests etc...
Executives are expected to have some prior experience in the areas above but will be given all the necessary training to grow and progress at the agency with a clear focus on learning and development.
About you
• The ideal candidate will be confident, keen to continuously innovate in social, and be used to working in a busy agency environment.
• Account Executives should have some prior knowledge of running advertising campaigns across paid social channels. You should ideally be experience in producing detailed media plans that make use of a variety of formats and objective across the key social channels
• We are looking for strong “soft skills”, such as exceptional time management ability, and confident presentation skills.
• You will need to be organised & methodical with a calm head under pressure.
• You will also need to be confident working with numbers as we regularly deal with large amounts of data. Good Microsoft Excel skills are required and some experience producing PowerPoint presentations would be preferable.
• As a client facing team we are looking for someone who is personable and friendly with a good client-manner. Someone who can fix problems as they arise with a smile on their face will fit in perfectly.
• Previous agency experience is desirable but not essential.
• As an agency with a particular focus on learning & development we are also looking for someone who is ambitious to grow and progress. We are also looking for someone who enjoys training and mentoring others to achieve their full potential.
Be Your Best Statement
We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at beyourbest@omnicommediagroup.com to let us know how we can support you.
About MG OMD
MG OMD is the second-largest media agency in the UK. We are focused on creating difference that matters for our clients by delivering innovative, effective, and award-winning work and campaigns.
We are the most awarded media agency in both the history of the IPA Effectiveness Awards and Thinkbox’s TV Planning Awards and are currently Media Week’s Agency Partner of the Year for the third consecutive year and Thinkbox’s TV Planning Agency of the Year for the second year running.
However, we wouldn’t be here without our biggest point of pride, our people. We strive to create an amazingly collaborative and diverse culture and support our people with best-in-class learning and development programmes too. Our learning, development and wellbeing programme has been IPA CPD Gold accredited for 12 consecutive years. We were also immensely proud to be named in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List for 2023 with an impressive 84% engagement rate.
DE&I statement
At OMG, our vision is to be an agency where difference is valued and everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment that reflects today’s society, where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work, and where diverse voices and backgrounds are valued, heard, and well-represented.
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