Account Executive

ITG is recruiting for a brand-new Account Executive and will consider individuals who have recently graduated and have limited experience in the marketing field, provided you have the motivation and drive to build a long term and successful career within marketing!

To support the delivery of omni channel campaigns, including digital assets, in store POS, ATL creative and radio, ensuring the brief is achieved, key timelines are met and they are on brand. You will work closely and report into the Creative Services Lead to deliver projects from start-to-end.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Review and assess client briefs to ensure all necessary information is complete, accurate, and ready for internal teams to work on.
• Log new projects within internal systems and generate job numbers.
• Communicate confidently and professionally with client stakeholders to provide regular status updates, manage expectations and develop relationships.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail when reviewing creative and copy and ensure alignment with the client brief.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to keep on top of multiple projects within a fast-paced environment.
• Oversee the internal management of projects across various skillsets, including design, artwork, copywriting, and animation.
• Ensure all creative and copy deliverables are consistent with client brand guidelines.
• Participate in weekly/daily internal and external WIP calls and meetings.
• Support the wider client services team with admin tasks across the account.
• Maintain strategic awareness of the client’s broader business goals, ensuring creative outputs contribute to overall marketing objectives.
• Be a brand ambassador that is immersed in the client’s latest brand and TOV guidelines.
• Contribute on monthly client reports and participate in regular store visits.
• Develop an awareness of competitor brands and their recent activity to build market knowledge.

Requirements

• Experience in a creative role within Retail Marketing working across all channels (i.e. Radio, POS, Digital)
• An excellent service minded approach with proven customer management skills, 
• Project management & organisational skills – you will be operating in an environment of ever-changing priorities. 
• Good problem-solving skills, especially under pressure
• Strong written, oral and interpersonal skills
• Highly numerate and commercially aware
• Computer literate with good knowledge of the Microsoft suite (Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel)
• MARKETING GRADUATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY - we provide full training and development 
• Office attendance in Knowsley 2 days a week. Flexibility required to attend the client office for scheduled meetings, or ITG London/Birmingham/Tamworth locations for other purposes.

Benefits

Work’s a treat!

On top of a competitive salary, you can expect a whole load of perks:

• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays – we understand the importance of you getting some down time.

• Annual Wellbeing Day – enjoy an additional day on us to look after your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Pension Scheme – helping you save towards your retirement home in the sun!
• Corporate Medical Cash Plan – claim back the cost of your medical treatments.
• Smart Working Options – spend up to 40% of your working week from home.
• So many savings – through our online community platform, you can access dozens of daily deals, from money off top brands to discounts on days out.

• Employee Assistance Programme – our people are at the heart of everything we do, so if you’re happy, we’re happy.
• Cycle to Work Scheme – save on the cost of biking to work.
• Monthly Employee Awards - Employee of the Month programme with £250 bonus
• Raising money for charity including a paid Volunteer Day – we’re all about giving back… and having lots of fun in the process!
• Referral scheme – know the perfect person to join the team? You could bag £1,000 for a putting a good word in.

• Wellbeing Programme – giving you the opportunity to join regular, interactive Wellbeing Workshops or join our 30 plus Wellbeing Champions.
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave – support for you and your family to help you navigate through the craziness of family life.

We Value Diversity

We champion and welcome diversity in our workforce and ensure all job applicants receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.

We are not only committed to increasing the visibility and recognition of talent from under-represented groups within our organisation, but the wider industry too.

At the end of the day, we make sure we take time to look after ourselves, each other, and the planet, because we’re always stronger together.

ITG have a number of community groups available to employees and exist to offer a safe space for like-minded colleagues, with shared interests to connect, socialise and check in with each other.

What next?
If you found yourself interested in knowing more, drop us your application and someone from our team will be in touch.

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