This week’s employment opportunities

The following job opportunities are currently available. Each weekCampaign Brief posts available positions within the industry (free fordirect hires). Email any jobs you have goingto martin@campaignbrief.com

ACCOUNT MANAGER – MARKETFORCE RETAIL

If you have initiative, energy and a desire to rise in the advertising industry this could be the opportunity for you to pursue your passion for advertising and work across a variety of brands. You will need to have had experience managing clients, ideally in an advertising agency or related industry. You’ll understand the need for processes and procedures, attention to detail and a can do attitude in a situation where deadlines are tight and the workload is demanding. You’ll understand how ads and print material are produced and be comfortable taking responsibility for getting the job done. That means dealing with creative, media and production people as well as clients and other members of the account service team. In return we’ll encourage you to step up and use your initiative and skills to grow as an account manager.

If this sounds like the next step in the career you’d like you could be working with Marketforce Retail, a specialist Retail division of Marketforce, an icon in the Western Australian advertising industry, then we would like to hear from you.

Interested? – then forward your resume to lglover@marketforce.com.au. Applications should be marked Private and Confidential and addressed to the Director of Human Resources,

ACCOUNT COORDINATOR – MARKETFORCE RETAIL

Add yourself to this impressive mix, WA’s most creatively awarded agency over the last five years, a blue chip client list others only dream of and a team of the best thinkers in the business.

Like what you hear?  Well, we’d love to chat to you.  You’re in advertising or PR but lacking opportunities or can’t see a future.  You love hard work and are obsessive about detail.  Your MS, Excel, Powerpoint and Word skills are very good.  You just thrive in a systemised world. You want your career to go places.

Send a short CV and letter of application to Peter Durack-Smith, Director of Human Resources at lglover@marketforce.com.au.  All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

CLIENT BUSINESS MANAGER – STARCOM

Starcom, present in Sydney,Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, have recently set up an office inPerth.  An exciting opportunity has arisen to join this small team andmanage a challenging, interesting group of national and local clients.

The successful candidate will have 6-7 years in a similar capacity and be able to demonstrate the following skills/ experience:

• Responsible for the efficient delivery of services to assigned clients within the agency
• Anticipate our clients’ business needs and proactively approach them with media solutions to grow their business
• Be aware of and monitor clients’ budgets on a monthly basis
• Develop strong working relationships with other team members within the agency to ensure productive communication
• Ensure that staff are engaged in meaningful work aligned with their capabilities, skills, experience and career aspirations
• Ensure that staff are adequately rewarded and recognised for their efforts
• Harnessand deliver the combined intellectual capital of our tools, systems,processes, partnerships and methods to deliver the best possible clientoutcome
• Engage the activation and investment department to buy the media activity to maximise the client outcome
• Responsible for the development and stewardship of the client’s media plans
• Ensure adequate credit insurance is in place for assigned clients

Experience of working in the Perth market and strong media relationships is essential.

If you are interested in applying or exploring this opportunity please contact Michelle Mowle at michelle.mowle@vivaki.com

MAC OPERATOR / ART DIRECTOR – TRAVELTALK

Traveltalk Media is looking for someone to take charge of its busy art room and produce its monthly travel news magazine.

Essential criteria:

• Minimum five years industry experience

• Fluent in Mac OSX

• High level experience in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator

• Highly competent in preparing artwork for print (Acrobat PDF)

• Basic Mac OSX IT maintenance skills

• Competent in web-based design and functionality

• Ability to work under pressure and tight time frames

• Flexible approach to design working with a ‘live’ and constantly changing document

• Ability to read and understand proof reader marks and make accurate text changes

• Competent in advertisement creation

• Superior organisational skills

• A ‘people person’ with a sense of humour and a passion for team excellence

• Must reside in metropolitan Perth, preferably in the northern suburbs.

Please forward your application to: Liz Sinclair PO Box 329, North Beach WA 6920 or liz@traveltalk.biz

MARKET RESEARCH CONSULTANT – THE RIGHT GROUP

• Market leader

• National Blue-Chip Client Base

• Be at the forefront of research and strategy

TheRight Group are leaders in strategic organisational branding andresearch working with some of Australia’s leading companies. Established in 1995, our blue-chip client base makes for exciting andchallenging work.  Clients such as Bunnings, Officeworks, Coles, Duluxand BHP motivate us to achieve first class results and our youngdynamic team delivers.

As we seek to further develop thebusiness and strategically build on our current reputation foroutstanding research and brand solutions, The Right Group are lookingfor that special market research consultant to join our team.

Werecognise that our team is our most important asset; we look forward towelcoming you if you have both the experience and specialisation inquantitative and qualitative research.  The person will be an integralmember of The Right Group team to deliver first class researchprojects, both in Perth and nationally.

You

• 3-5 years experience (client or agency side)
• Strong qualifications in Marketing, Psychology or Business
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills
• Client focus and results driven
• Excellent project management skills
• Outgoing
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Client and project management
• Preparing and presenting proposals working with our Business Development Team
• Liaising with external fieldwork providers
• Design and delivery of research projects (sampling, questionnaire development, analysis, reporting and presentations)
• Conducting desk-top research, in-depth interviews and facilitating client workshops
• Online surveys
• Working with our Consulting Team to develop strategic recommendations arising from the research

What we offer

• Work with high profile clients across a broad mix of industry sectors
• Exposure and use of leading edge brand thinking and solutions
• Build on your research skills and provide strategic business solutions to clients
• Reward through results with a competitive salary
• Be an integral part of a growing, dynamic firm with an eye on market leadership
• An opportunity to make a real difference and grow as a first class consultant

Tickall the boxes? Confident of rising to this challenge? Then we want totalk to you. Send your CV to David Kent, Managing Director at dkent@therightgroup.com.au

For details on The Right Group visit our website at www.therightgroup.com.au