RED Media - Account Manager

Red Media Africa is Africa’s leading omni-media company with a focus on youth. It holds a network of premium media companies built across media tools and platforms.

Our Communication Division holds Red Communication, Red Marketing, Small & Medium, StateCraft and #OnTheScene; and our Content Division holds the Y! brands, including Y! TV, Y! Radio, Y! Magazine, YNaija.com, Teen Y!, Y! 2015, the Y! Tech 100 and the Y! Annual Black Ball/Y! 100 Most Influential List.

ACCOUNT MANAGER
Surulere, Lagos

OBJECTIVE
Account Manager role is to direct the company’s marketing and client communications programs such as; public relations, media relations, copywriting, and company’s identity program.

JOB DESCRIPTION
Create a portfolio of client accounts and monitor the ongoing activities related to them.
Manage, review progress and deliver the client’s advertisement projects.
Conduct meetings with the clients as well as inform them about the current work status of their projects.
Establish relationships with new clients and maintain and nurture business relationships with existing clients.
Identify accounts whose revenue may be shrinking so as to address any ‘at risk’ customers and reach out to these accounts to ensure they are retained.
Use contacts to generate new business, deliver presentations and maintain good relationships with clients.
Other responsibilities and duties may be assigned by management.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCES
A Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising, Mass communications, Journalism and any other relevant degree. Experience in PR or a Media industry will be and added advantage.

Benefits
Pension Scheme I Mandatory annual leave I Annual retreats I Employee bonus programme I Flexible hours for mothers I Health insurance

TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send in their CV’s to: Jobs@redmediaafrica.com using the position of interest as the subject of the mail.

DUE DATE: 28 May, 2015