Freelance Account Manager (Cape Town)

Freelancer? Love client management? Passionate about the advertising indusry and still avaialable this time of the year? Well then, OFYT would love to hear from you! We're looking for an experienced Freelance Account Manager who is meticulous, calm under pressure, adaptable and comfortable working in an environment where priorities can shift quickly.

• Agency experience: Minimum 4 years working experience in Account Management within an integrated creative or advertising agency
• Retail experience: Experience working on fast-paced retail accounts, particularly promotional campaigns, monthly rollouts and high-volume creative production
• Integrated campaign knowledge: A good understanding of digital, social, paid media, print and in-store advertising
• Strong project management: Highly organised, detail-oriented and comfortable managing multiple deliverables, deadlines, feedback rounds and approvals
• Client management: Confident and proactive, with the ability to manage expectations, build relationships and push back constructively when needed
• Creative understanding: Able to interpret briefs, consolidate feedback and work closely with creative teams to maintain quality and consistency
• Commercial awareness: An understanding of retainers, scopes of work, resource allocation and identifying work that falls outside the agreed scope
• Ownership and accountability: Someone who anticipates challenges, finds solutions and drives work forward without constant oversight