Junior Account Manager

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences. 

As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results. 

Role:  Junior Account Manager

Location:  Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About the role: 

As a Junior Account Manager, you will play a pivotal part in running and helping grow one of our client teams. In this role, you will ensure smooth delivery of projects through our team, representing the clients voice within our team and advocating for our team with our clients. This teamwork is primarily but not exclusively digital content. Come be a part of a great company that is breaking the traditional client/agency model. At OLIVER we build on-site teams that are customized exactly to our clients’ needs. Our teams have agile ways of working that allow everyone on the team to interact with clients and understand their business and needs. This client allows for in-office, hybrid or fully remote work, and we do not anticipate changes to that expectation, but for an account role, there is a slight preference toward someone who’s able to occasionally be in office and on site with team and clients. 

What you will be doing: 

• Support the delivery of all asset creation across; Retail and in-store advertising, Digital, Social, OOH, DOOH and Press under the guidance of the Account Management team
• Support project delivery, escalating issues to the Account Management team and under the guidance of senior Account team members
• Be pro-active in identifying issues and flagging risks to the Senior AM before they become a problem.
• Support in planning and scheduling projects efficiently, therefore ensuring the optimum use of company resources
• Strive to follow and implement the best practice production process within OLIVER and with clients
• Ideally a strong background in advertising campaign production.
• Delivering project ownership, with support from the Account Team, including: 
• Support interrogating, adapting client briefs for studio ream and flag clarifications to the Senior Account Manager
• Assist Resource Manager with booking and scheduling
• Briefing work to the creative team to execute
• Provide QC support for assets and work prior to client review
• Support review and help implement client amends liaising with creatives and Senior AM where necessary
• Developing and managing project timelines
• Final delivery of assets to client and media partners
• Work collaboratively within the team to deliver high quality work
• Daily and weekly status reports shared both internally with team and Accounts team

What you need to be great in this role: 

• 2-3 years’ experience working in an agency/high volume adaptation environment 
• Fluent Arabic (spoken and written) and strong English communication skills required
• Experience working in an advertising agency; sports and lifestyle category is a plus
• Eagerness to learn, receive feedback and grow into a fully accountable Account Manager
• Experience delivering creative adaptation production for retail and paid media campaigns
• Cross channel experience; Retail and in-store advertising, Digital, Social, OOH, DOOH, Ecom, Paid Media  
• Experience with multiple projects across multiple languages at once
• A basic understanding of channel best practices (retail, social, digital)
• A mindset that thrives in a fast-paced environment, with high volumes of activity
• Strong organisation, attention to detail; ability to work under supervision in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to quickly immerse in brands, problem-solve and be fully into role within 90 days with support from Senior Account Team
• Smooth team operations with execution of projects on time and with excellence (with support from Senior Account team)
• Confident in contributing to daily and project stand-ups 
• Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and After Effects and what they’re used for
• Good understanding of how long things take and ability to estimate time required for creatives
• Good communication and willingness to learn; comfortable working across time zones with remote teammates
• Experience managing projects from briefing to delivery

Req ID: 15168
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Our values shape everything we do: 

Be Ambitious to succeed   

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible   

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work   

Be always learning and listening to understand   

Be Results-focused  to exceed expectations   

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations   
 

OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.   

 OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.