Account Manager-Magna Carta CPT at TBWA\ South Africa

Responsibilities

• Manage and support multiple financial services clients, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of scope across all accounts.
• Pitch proactive story ideas and thought leadership to financial, business, and consumer media.  Track progress and keep accurate reports.
• Track and record coverage and outputs across all client accounts.
• Maintain and update daily, weekly, and monthly status and performance reports.
• Ensure all content and reporting meet client CI, tone, and format requirements.
• Have strong proven relationships with media.  Be prepared to call media and develop a relationship.
• Support campaign planning, execution, and post-campaign reporting.

Experience

• 3–5 years’ PR or communications experience (agency or in-house.
• Proven ability to plan, execute, and report on PR campaigns.
• Demonstrated success in pitching and securing media coverage.
• Experience in media monitoring, analysis, and evaluation.
• Existing network of relationships with key financial and business journalists.

 Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or English.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Writing samples demonstrating an ability to translate complex financial topics into accessible narratives.
• AMEC-approved qualification (preferred).
• A Certificate in Financial Planning will be an added advantage.