Activation Account Manager

Job Description

Overview

Geometry Ogilvy Japan GK was established on the 1st April, 2019 as a new company to enhance our offering to brands in Japan in support of their business ambitions and marketing objectives. It leverages the global and local expertise, creativity and strengths of Geometry and Ogilvy and delivers an unparalleled set of marketing and creative services utilizing capabilities across communications, brand experience, commerce and technology.

Geometry Ogilvy Japan is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WWPGY).

Responsibilities

The Mission

The role of Account Manager is mainly to provide key internal support to relevant client related activities. Working closely with GAD/AD, s/he supports creative briefing, and ensures strategy and creative output, cost estimation, budgeting, production schedule and campaign management/analysis in a timely manner.

Must haves:

• More than 10-year experience in communication Agency or combined Client & Agency.
• Experience in managing and working on an international client
• Highly knowledgeable of the Japanese market, especially retail environments

Key Skills & Expertise

• Integrated Marketing Communications especially in the segment of BTL (Print, Digital, Retail, B2B)
• Proven ability to organise, anticipate, problem solve, energise and inspire
• Excellent project management skills and leadership
• Excellent client relationship / partnership building skills
• Sound financial acumen
• Basic knowledg in Digital (Social, Search, Mobile & Web) preferable

Key Responsibilities

• Implementation of B2C retail promotion and B2B trade exhibition
• Strategic planning support on retail, consumer touch points
• Lead, Manage and direct all day-to-day activities co-working with agency team, ensuring tight collaboration and integration to delivery all projects, on brief, on time and on budget.
• Present and sell project ideas by persuading the client of its merits.
• Control & manage the financial health of the account.
• Lead and inspire team members
• Positively develop the relationship between client and Agency, whilst maintaining Agency status to “trusted business partner”.

Qualifications

5+ years Client Service experience at an Agency; Experience in Tobacco Category ideally

Fluent Japanese and Business level of English required