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Graduate Account Executive

Job details
Posting date: 14 May 2024
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 11 June 2024
Location: 25 Lea Rd, Waltham Abbey EN9 1AS, EN9 1AS
Company: Vacancy Filler
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: MAY20241927

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Summary

£26k basic salary + Corporate Benefits + Career Progression

About Delta Group
Delta Group is committed to service excellence in-store, outdoor and online. We are dedicated, knowledgeable and client focused people who aspire to make a difference every day. We value the long-term partnerships we have with our clients and work collaboratively to lead effective change and empower your strategic goals.
Our clients operate in an increasingly complex world and must constantly evolve to meet the dynamic needs of retailers, e-tailers and consumers. Our services – comprised of three units: Creative, Display and Technology – are designed to reduce the complexity of international marketing campaigns across multiple markets and languages while maintaining consistency, increasing localisation and responsiveness.

Graduate Scheme Overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen to join an exciting and developing visual communications company, as a Graduate Account Executive working as part of our friendly Client Services team.
The successful candidate will join our 18-month Graduate Scheme Programme, benefiting from spending each quarter in a different area of the client services team, taking part in team building exercises, workshops and project assessments.
During your programme you will develop through both internal and external training whilst being supported by your coach throughout the scheme, progressing to an Account Manager on completion of the programme.

Role Overview
Account Executives support the client facing account teams in providing a service focused on putting the customer first and delivering against SLA’s and KPI’s at all times. Your primary focus will be to turn client requirements into right first time briefs into our production teams. You will support the client teams in managing projects from start to finish ensuring they are flawlessly moved through the business to provide client satisfaction. Be pro-active in your approach, helping the account and production teams, meeting all business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Produce accurate briefs from client requirements for the production team in a timely manner
Maintain records of jobs keeping internal and external stake holders up to date re progress
Support project managing jobs from start to finish, paying attention to detail and being mindful of client requirements and Delta business needs
Continually looking at process improvements that will benefit the client and the business
Support the client teams with producing weekly and monthly reports
Develop opportunities to sell additional services to your clients working colleagues across Delta
Work closely with production, acting as the conduit between teams to ensure seamless delivery
Take part in pre-production meetings for all key projects
Ensure that all jobs for the team are invoiced in a timely manner
Ensure that all your client and business information is kept up to date and accurate at all times
Work with colleagues to create or amend reporting or documents for the client and business

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
As a candidate to Delta’s graduate programme, you will follow a coaching and mentoring programme to help you develop:

Knowledge of the print industry, point of sale and shopper marketing, creative design and the retail, FMCG, fashion and film & entertainment industries
Experience in a business-to-business client facing role
Ability to develop excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Excellent spoken and written communication skills
People skills and experience of working with a range of colleagues and clients
Good organisational and time management skills
Confidence and a professional manner
Collaborative and flexible approach to team working
Responsiveness to change and adaptability
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
A positive ‘can do’ attitude

Benefits

Career progression
Employee assistance programme
Wellbeing incentives
Cycle to work
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Free onsite parking
Canteen onsite
Pension contributions


Graduate Scheme Testimonial, by Kirsten Poon (Year of 2023): The graduate scheme has given me a new perspective on advertising displays and an insight into how highly teams are connected at Delta. I love that this is a multicultural organisation that includes people from diverse backgrounds across all departments. I would recommend Delta as a place to work as colleagues are friendly and supportive!

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