Brand Consultant at Black Snow Digital

Job description

Our divisional partner is looking for a Brand Consultant with over (5) Five+ years' experience working across a variety of brand aspects including research methodology, strategy and new opportunities, print and signage production. Knows the difference between the idea and the execution.

This is not limited to only BTL and will include some aspects of – TTL and Digital execution.

About you:

This position involves consistent liaison with key clients, production and creative regarding the projects in the system. Required to attend client meetings, weekly status meetings and briefings from clients.

You will be working closely with the Head of Client Service and the rest of the client services team to support the effective delivery of all projects across a broad spectrum of blue-chip clients and brands, which demands an extremely high level of organisation and attention to detail.

Must have good computer skills, great administration capability and time management.People skills are essential as well as the ability to communicate clearly and to take instruction easily.

The Role:

Key responsibilities will include developing client relationships and fostering effective communications and clarity of all requirements, as well as to swiftly find solutions to any problems that may arise.

As the Brand Consultant, you will be doing the following

• Lead and coordinate the delivery of BTL/Digital projects.
• Facilitate the definition, idea generation and delivery of projects that link to business
• Create, maintain and present regular (weekly, monthly, and quarterly) brand/project status and metric reports as well as develop ad-hoc reports to support strategic
• planning and fact based analysis.
• Contribute to the monthly and quarterly revenue recognition process by assuring that all impressions are correctly reported and recorded to Finance team.
• Take accountability for planning and managing project, costs and activities
• Ensure these projects are delivered against budget, scope and timing constraints
• Approach all client projects from a financial, strategic, commercial, analytical and technical perspective
• To ensure complete and thorough knowledge of assigned accounts, brands and clients and able to facilitate the quick resolution of issues and problems
• Produce accurate, timely and functional project plans and ensure that quality assurance checkpoints and approvals are stringently followed
• Assess the time and financial impact of changes and communicate to clients as appropriate
• Conduct and manage project risk assessments and manage the scope throughout the project cycle
• Co-ordinate efforts between client service, creative and technical across these specific areas:

• Planning
• Production
• Finance
• Maintenance
• Reporting

Skills Required:

• Extensive chase knowledge
• Excel and PowerPoint
• Client Service and Client Management
• Basic Finance knowledge
• People Management
• Excellent writing, verbal and visual communication skills

Requirements:

• South African citizen
• Reliable transport (own reliable vehicle essential)
• Minimum Five+ years' client service experience within an agency
• Degree/Diploma in Marketing/Communication/Advertising

Advantageous:

• Experience in a Brand Agency
• Post-Graduate Qualification: Honours or other

Personal skills/ attributes:

• A hands-on and professional approach with both clients and team members
• Highly attention to detail - you are a "well-organised" freak
• Prepared to work late (if needed) go the extra mile!
• Must be able to perform under pressure and deliver on fixed timelines
• Must have excellent ability to work with people within cross functional teams
• Must have strong networking, facilitation and negotiation skills
• A strategic thinker who is confident, self-motivated, articulate and practical

Remuneration:

Negotiable, including performance bonuses.

If you have not heard back from us within 7 working days, please note that your application has been unsuccessful.

No recruiters please.