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Account Executive – Ashford £18-22k

We have a vacancy for a Account Executive to work alongside and support the Senior Account team, you will need a blend of natural sales ability and marketing skills along with solid account management
You will be responsible for a portfolio of existing clients as well as generating leads and recruiting new business.
Promoting a variety of educational marketing services to schools on behalf of your clients, you will have a good understanding of marketing techniques and be able to handle complex quoting scenarios and juggle a multitude of projects simultaneously.

This role is promotable to Account Manager

The Position
*Creating and presenting innovative, commercially driven marketing solutions and proposals to clients and prospects
*Foster long-term relationships with your portfolio of clients, ensuring that their direct marketing requirements are met in full, on time and within cost, whilst ensuring profit opportunities for the business are maximised. Provide the highest possible standards of quality service and sector knowledge
*Strengthening existing client relationships and growing sales through upselling and cross-selling
*Generating leads through attendance at exhibitions and conferences, and online research
*Contacting and reactivating lapsed accounts,
*Providing quotes for customers’ marketing requirements
*Effectively communicating and coordinating jobs internally
*Providing full customer support for your clients

The Person

Ideally you will be an account manager, or been in a role that has high client requirements.
Excellent communication skills both written and oral are required, along with the ability to ; be organised with a proactive can-do attitude, self-motivated with excellent attention to detail

A degree and sound understanding of marketing techniques are both desirable. Knowledge of the UK Educational market is ideal but not essential
Microsoft Office skills are required, in particular a good understanding of Excel and competence with databases.

Hours 9.00 am – 5.30 pm with one hour for lunch
20 days holiday increasing to 25 after two years’ service, 10 days company sick pay, 2x life assurance cover, free parking

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