Account Executive
An Account Executive in an agency, whether it’s an advertising, integrated, design or brand agency, tends to act as the day to day contact for the clients. Working under the guidance of the Account Managers the Account Executives will ensure work is delivered to the client on time and address any questions and issues as and when they occur. They will understand the clients’ needs and objectives, and relay that information to both the account handling team and the studio.
Account Executives might also deal with suppliers such as media agencies or printers, obtaining quotes and bookings. They will ensure all updates are documented for internal and client use.
Suitable candidates tend to hold higher education qualifications, preferably within design or marketing. However, work experience is the most effective way to help secure this role. Employers like to see candidates with internships or work experience either during or following education.
Agency environments are fast paced and often long hours where you have to pick things up quickly. So showing extra willingness and eagerness by taking up work experience goes a long way. Salary wise outside of London the role generally pays between £15,000 to £19,000 depending on regional variance and level of experience.
Berkshire
Berkshire is based in the south east of England, to the west of London. It is renowned for it’s links with the royal family and in recognition of this it was given the title ‘Royal County’ by the Queen in 1958.
Berkshire is extremely popular with visitors, with an array of places to visit, the most famous of which is undoubtedly Windsor Castle. Other popular destinations include the likes of Eton College and Ascot Racecourse.
The largest towns in the county are Reading, Slough, Newbury, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Workingham, Windsor and Sandhurst.
As a county Berkshire is on London’s doorstep, making it extremely popular with commuters, however, there’s also a huge amount of commerce and industry in the county.
The region is particularly well known for being home to some of the UK and the world’s biggest technology and high tech businesses, as well as the headquarters of globally renowned pharmaceutical, fmcg, financial services and automotive organisations.
These include Vodafone, O2, Panasonic, Dell, Siemens, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Oracle Corporation, Sun Microsystems, Bayer AG, Reckitt Benckiser, BMW Group and numerous others.
