Design Account Manager
- Recruiter
- Hiring People
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £26k - 34k per year + Bonus
- Posted
- 20 Feb 2018
- Closes
- 19 Mar 2018
- Ref
- PR01
- Contact
- Hiring People
- Sectors
- Sales, Sales Account Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Design Account Manager – Home Based
Our client, a specialist PowerPoint presentation design company, have a unique opportunity for an Design Account Manager.
The new Design Account Manager will be responsible for building and maintaining excellent relationships with clients. You’ll do this by managing a design team to deliver high quality digital presentation materials on time and on budget and always in a friendly and professional manner.
Home based, with occasional client site visits and internal team meetings.
About you
- Numerate and literate with high working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, etc.
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Fast overall IT skills and speed around keyboard
- Able to lead on initiatives, be committed to the role and deliver on objectives/deadlines
- Have a positive attitude and friendly outlook
- High attention to detail
- Self-motivated, managing own time and working alone where necessary as well as part of a team
- Forward thinking, proactive and creative
- Quick learner and enjoys learning new things
- Ability to work evenings/early mornings with time off in lieu where appropriate
- Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
- Negotiation skills
Main duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage and grow key accounts & generate new business through upselling and offering solutions
- Agree budgets and deadlines with clients, and ensure all work is delivered on budget, on time and meets or exceeds client’s expectations
- Ensure our team reaches agreed KPIs
- Manage our design team and help to identify areas of growth and development, setting goals with designers to consistently improve efficiency and creativity
- Target a conversion rate of >70% for all new enquiries
- Keep project tracking systems up to date
- Report to company directors on team productivity, suggesting and implementing improvements
- Report to company directors on staffing needs and development requirements
- Undertake ad-hoc duties as requested by company directors
About our client
A specialist PowerPoint presentation design company, founded in 2009. A small but perfectly packaged team of expert PowerPoint designers, consultants and presentation specialists, offering a unique mix of communication science and great design, to create presentations that look great and do the job they’re supposed to do.
How to Apply
By sending your CV and a short covering letter addressing the essential criteria and how you are strongly suited to this position.
SALARY: £26,000-£34,000 plus bonus [dependent on relevant experience]
HOURS: Office hours [9-5.30pm Mon-Thurs and 9-5pm Fri]. Expected to work as required to complete their duties to a high level.
ANNUAL LEAVE: 20 days per year pro rata from starting date, plus birthday. Additionally, they are usually closed for an extended period over Christmas and New Year.