#JobFairy: We are hiring an Agency Account Director

Agency Account Director (depending on experience)

Reporting to the Chief Revenue Officer, an Agency Account Director will play a key role in the monetization and growth of IMAGE.

Who you are:

You’re passionate about digital media, you have a strong commercial mindset and proven sales experience in an agency facing role/roles in the Irish market. You will have a good level of agency contacts and relationships and are driven to carve a name for yourself and IMAGE within the Irish digital industry.

You’re professional, creative and enjoy the buzz of a fast paced team environment. You’re able to work on your own initiative but at the heart of it you’re a team player. You won’t let any target go without it being achieved and are driven by the joy of closing that sale.

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Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Building and maintaining relationships directly with agencies at every level. This will be achieved through client entertainment, face-to-face meetings and top class account management.
Ensuring there is an outstanding agency wide knowledge and understanding of our 360 offering through strong communication & consistent contact.
Ensure that personal revenue targets are met and exceeded
Proactively pitch briefs in advance to agencies & brands, not only to get in before the planning stage but also to make their jobs easier.
Motivation and development of team members, disseminating sales experience and professionalism to the team as well as providing training to strengthen team as a whole and keeping energy high at all times.
Creating an environment of creativity and excellence.
Plan, develop and monitor branded original content for clients & brands though video, audio, design and editorial.
Build a strong working relationship with the editorial and client services team. This will be key to building and implementing quality content led briefs and campaigns.
Identify key brands to secure long-term partnerships with; this will give us a strong foundation of revenue month on month.
Maintain a high level of knowledge of Digital across the board, keep up to speed on emerging trends or changes to the digital landscape.
Adopt a strong communication strategy throughout the department and organisation.

Please send your CV to doireann.murray@image.ie