An M&C Account Manager must possess the following skills in order to succeed:

The candidate must be a natural leader with fantastic people skills, both within the agency environment and when dealing with clients.  

Account Management relies not only on communicating effectively with clients but ensuring that one displays impeccable presentation skills.      

As the Account Manager, you are expected to have a general understanding of performance marketing to translate it through the relevant stakeholders.

The ideal candidate needs to be able to handle several projects simultaneously.

It is crucial for the candidate to be attentive to the detail with every task that they are required to work on.

You are expected to be organised & process driven, this includes managing calendars to internal workflow etc.

In this role you will be expected to see through a project from inception right down to post campaign therefore project management skills are mandatory skills in the role.

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Additional Role Dimensions:

·     Business accountability: Ensure that jobs are completed within the agreed timeframe so that there isn't a negative impact on the hours allocated.  

·     Financial accountability: Ensuring that POs/CE approvals are received timeously.

·     Billing jobs accurately if required.

·     Putting a brief in for a Recon or job closure once the job is complete.,

·     Internal relationships: Build strong relationships with the team i.e., Traffic Manager, Creative Director, ArtDirectors, and Copywriters including other people in different departments. 

·     Be an adaptable team player.

·     External relationship: Build strong client relationships that ensures a trustworthy and credible partnership.

·     Working environment: Attend and constructively contribute in meetings.

·     Have a positive attitude.

·     Flair for creativity and innovation.

·     Self-driven and motivated.

·     Have an eye for detail and excellent coordination.

·     Enjoy a collaborative working environment.

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Experience Required:

·     3 -5 years’ experience as an Account Manager /Project Manager (Big agency experience is preferable)

·     French speaking (huge bonus)

·     An understanding of the key departments, processes, and structures within an Advertising Agency

·     Good knowledge of media landscape (traditional- TTL, ATL & BTL & digital)

·     Experienced in working with senior clients across multiple stakeholders.

·     Must be PC literate: Microsoft Outlook, Word,PowerPoint, Excel - preferably with experience working CHASE software.

·     The ability to run with project from start to finish (Strategy to Roll out)

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Qualification Required:

·     Matric certificate with college or university exemption (Marketing or Advertising qualification)

·     Project Management Course

Personal Qualities required:

·     At M&C you will need to:

·     Communicate effectively to clients and internal teams.

·     Be open-minded and pride yourself with delivering work as per the requirement.

·     Be able to work in a team and easily adapt to the fast pace environment.

·     Be feedback orientated across all multiple stakeholders.

·     Be assertive & extreme ownership.

·     Independent go-getter.

·     Additional benefit of French speaking and experience working on or with partners across the African continent is a bonus.

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Account Manager Competencies:

·     Behavioural Competencies: 

·     Persuasive

·     Organised

·     Independent

·     Proactive problem solver

·     Attention to detail.

·     Effective communicator

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Technical/Functional Competencies:

·     Customer service management

·     Project management

·     Updating reports - Status, Contact Reports

·     Ability to sell work to clients.

Leadership Competencies:

·     Social intelligence

·     Conflict management

·     Self-management

·     Collaborative

·     Shared-vision mindset

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We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity-focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond.  We believe that 'people with the best people win' and our JHB agency is looking for an experienced Proofreader/QA/Copywriter to join our team and be part of this audacious vision.

You will be responsible for proofing and copy editing written and digital content, as well as checking for style, tone and CI/VI across clients, in a fast-paced agency environment. You will also be required to write content for websites, brochures and the like from time to time. We are specifically looking for a QA who is able to check Zulu and Xhosa, vernac and common slang.

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Any QA unicorns who are also able to perform technical QA will of course be loved and welcomed with open arms.

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Critical aspects for success:

1. The ability to check vernac and colloquialisms.
2. An excellent command of the English language – first-language level.
3. A natural perfectionist who is meticulous and has an obsession for detail.
4. Speed and accuracy. As this is a fast-paced environment, accuracy at speed is essential.

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Things you will be responsible for:

1. Proofreading/copy editing work for spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, usage, consistency, style and brand voice.
2. Checking for style/CI/VI correctness.
3. Cross-checking references and data to ensure the accuracy of content.
4. Checking digital content for functionality and correctness.

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Required skills and qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years in a similar role, along with the following:

1. Team player – you will work as part of a QA team.
2. Computer literate and proficient – preferably experienced using a Mac ­– with an understanding of Microsoft Teams, Office, Chase and Google docs.
3. Strong writing and copy editing abilities.
4. Experience in an ad agency environment is a plus.
5. Detail oriented – whether on paper or on-screen, you’ll need to have a knack for catching the most basic of errors.
6. Fast and accurate – with deadlines always around the corner, you’ll read, comment and edit quickly without sacrificing quality.
7. Multitasker – as you will be working across a number of clients and client business units, you will need to be flexible and able to change focus and topic quickly, while pursuing error-free outputs.

Please submit your application to jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za

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We don't do ego.
We solve in the positive.

While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible.  Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful.

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An M&C Animator must possess the following skills in order to succeed:

Conceptual / Design Thinking:

• Not only do you bring brave, new and diverse thinking, but you come up with strong solutions; understand the brand's overall strategy and develop work that answers to this. 
• Facilitate crafting of work between teams to arrive at fresh solutions. 
• You are to pursue simplicity and ensure your thinking is sharp and beautiful.
• You stay abreast of trends, technology and innovation in this space.

Execution:

• Your experience allows you to produce amazing work at a fast pace. 
• You have mastered the art of motion design and animation, in the right visual style to effectively communicate the concept.
• Ensure you stay fresh and ahead by looking at the world around you.

Presentation:

• You present with confidence and ease whether it's in person or written communication. 
• You should be able to present striking animations backed up by strategic thinking and link the two seamlessly. 
• You should be able to build a simple, compelling argument to justify your work and sell your ideas successfully.

Production:

• Ensure that you are constantly aware of innovations that unlock new animation possibilities, with an immediate focus on AI.
• You also have a lot more autonomy in choosing suppliers (production houses, animation studios, animators) and as such you stay appraised of the latest and best people to partner with, to have an opinion on who executes your work. 
• You will be expected to harness the best from those suppliers and build relations with them for the ultimate good of the work.

People & Relationship Management:

• You hold close and respected relationships across all departments and people genuinely enjoy working with you. 
• Part of your responsibility is to work with, help and grow junior members of the teams. 
• Be open to culturally diverse ideas that don't match your world view.

Additional Role Dimensions:

• Business accountability: Be fully immersed and gain an understanding of the client business, as well as competitor activity. You no longer must be told what the product is (unless it is new) because you are already deeply entrenched in the brand (product and philosophy).
• Internal relationships: Establish strong relationships with all internal stakeholders.
• Be an adaptable team player. You value your relationship with Production and Traffic, as assets that help you deliver excellent work. You can negotiate deadlines and time management.
• External relationship: You have a strong relationship with production houses and are actively building your relationships with clients. These are important to you as they help you deliver work more effectively and of a higher quality.
• Working environment: Demonstrate a collaborative attitude with care and passion across work and beyond. You are the Creative Directors’ right hand; you can support them when they are not there and feedback any developments with accuracy.

Experience Required:

• 3+ years’ experience as a motion designer/animator in the Advertising, Content and/or Film industries.
• An in-depth understanding of the key departments, processes and structures within an Advertising agency.
• Good knowledge of media landscape (traditional, TTL, ATL & BTL & digital).
• Expert technical knowledge of AdobeCreative Cloud, specifically, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• A bonus would be a working knowledge of other platforms that help animators bring ideas to life: Premiere Pro, Cinema4D, Blender, Dimension, Midjourney etc.
• Experienced in working with internal teams and senior clients across multiple stakeholders.
• A proven, preferably award-winning, portfolio.

Qualification Required:

• Motion Design/Animation tertiary qualification.

Personal  Qualities required:

At M&C you will need to:

• Have courage to push boundaries and push for excellent work.
• Communicate effectively to clients and internal teams.
• Be assertive & have a no-tolerance attitude for the ordinary.
• Be solutions orientated when dealing with multiple stakeholders. 
• Be open and have a keenness to work with diverse people.

Animator Competencies

Behavioural Competencies:

• Creative Thinker
• Can-do Attitude
• Proactive Problem-solver
• Effective Communicator

Technical/Functional Competencies:

• Develop and produce animations that meet the client’s communications objectives and drive business results in response to creative briefs.
• Work with and challenge junior teams and lead brainstorms to ensure great creative solutions that leverage the diversity within our country.
• Work well under pressure.
• Have a drive to compete at the highest industry levels not only for yourself but for your own portfolio of work.
• Be able to mine true insights and apply them to any given brief.  

Leadership Competencies:

• Social and emotional intelligence
• Conflict management
• Self-management 
• Collaborative approach

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To apply, please email your CV to jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za

We don't do ego.
We solve in the positive.

While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible.  Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful.

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