Account Manager at Sybil and James Communications

Sybil and James Communications is a strategic brand building cooperate and contemporary communications agency.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Account Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Descriptions

We are actively seeking an Account Manager to join our team in the agency’s Ikeja Location, working with high-profile cooperate and commercial clients to implement communications strategies to align with their overarching business goals.
The candidate should demonstrate tactical proficiency in media relations; including creating and driving both traditional and social media outreach plans. Moreover, the candidate should demonstrate a high degree of written communication skills, initiative, creativity and be extremely organized.
The right candidate must have a genuine passion for managing ongoing communications on behalf of high profile cooperate and commercial clients, using initiative in order to achieve exceptional results. Impeccable client liaison skills, written communication skills, creativity, organization skills and an established understanding of Communications, PR, branding and marketing are essential

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and tactical support to the Account Executive
Day to day client contact and manage client expectations
Develop an effective Digital Marketing and Communications Strategy for all launches, events, website, social media platforms and internal communication
Build strategy to unify brand communication across social media channels.
Creating assets for online and offline execution including but not limited to online interactive ad formats, paid and organic social campaigns, etc.
Managing the end-to-end process for all shoots (campaign, content) including mood-boarding, talent selection, negotiations, retouching notes, etc.
Generate feature placement in appropriate titles
Maintain regular contact with key press
Manage PR campaigns for diverse cooperate and commercial clients from conception to completion
Working with internal and external team to manage launch events for media and influencers
Line managing junior staff to ensure they meet targets
Be brand champion, an expert on communications knowledge and build key relationships
Delivering coverage across online, offline and blogs, and leverage added value from all PR activity
Lead in the promotion of all brands, exclusive collections and products to ensure that each team member and the designers are being closely monitored
Promote Sybil & James and its campaigns, activities and events to the media, general public and external audiences globally
Own all media relations and to continue to develop and maintain relationships with key journalists
Monitor Sybil & James brand placement/exposure, ensuring all communication and activity are on-brand
Work closely with the social media team and brief on all events and launch initiatives
Work with the Account Executive to compile a seasonal calendar of PR activity
Manage and support on new business efforts; both creating proposals and participating in relevant pitches.

Job Requirements
The Ideal Candidate:

Strong presentation skills.
Creative and strategic thinker
Strong established press contacts
Strong experience of event management
Strong presentation & superb writing skills
Highly organized and detail-oriented.
Enthusiastic about the creative process.
Ability to change gears quickly as priorities shift
Professional and calm demeanor
Team oriented
Social Media savvy
Knowledge of common social media platforms
Proven experience operating in a senior position within the Communications industry
Proven commercial experience with working in a fast-paced environment
Familiarity with the organization of press reports and press clips.
Able to identify communication opportunities through a pro-active approach.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meeting tight deadlines
Excellent prioritizing and time management.
Discreet, professional and articulate, with excellent communication skills.
Extremely well organized, methodical and efficient, with strong initiative.
Management experience is highly desirable
Proven track record of creating a positive impact on business through the implementation of a PR strategy
Discreet, professional and well spoken, with excellent communication skills
Extremely well-organised, methodical and efficient, with a good dose of common sense and initiative
Pro-active and able to show initiative/ideas to constantly promote the Sybil & James offering
Able to identify communication opportunities across multiple media platforms
Strong MS Word skills; working knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel
Proven experience, full time at a mid-sized agency within a cooperate comms and or digital marketing environment.