Account Manager

Bud Communications:

Senior/Account Manager - Singapore

Our Company:

We are a refreshingly effective PR & Content agency that solves complex communications problems by crafting stories and strategies that build trust, earn fandom and provoke action. Our integrated communications services are purpose-built for ambitiously disruptive organisations that positively change the world through groundbreaking ideas, technology or both.

Our Values:

Hustle - We work smart to create exponential outcomes, and embrace challenges like a zen warrior. 

Playful Curiosity - We're fascinated by the world around us, and value humility, actions over words and the power of listening. 

Always Be Growing - We strive to be better, every day. 

Authenticity - We're thoroughly good people to work with, and manifest our diverse Rojak spirit through compassion and speaking plainly. 

The Role:

We are looking for an ambitious and experienced Senior/Account Manager with a desire to help dynamic technology clients to make their mark on the world, and in doing so, help build Bud into the leading comms agency for challenger tech brands. 

We love what we do, so we're looking for someone who genuinely loves their craft and has a passion for technology brands.  In return, you'll be joining an agency committed to challenger thinking, a tight-knit collaborative and fun culture and a vision to become the world's leading agency for challenger tech brands. 

We're looking for someone with:

• A keen interest and passion for B2B and B2C technology brands
  
• Experience running the day-to-day operations in client accounts, leading client meetings and ensuring accounts are on track, organised and delivering value for our clients
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, and ability to craft engaging and informative copy. 
• Ability to foster brilliant relationships with media, clients and co-workers
• Experience leading and managing teams, working with junior members to help develop their own capabilities
• Our values

Responsibilities and Skills:

• Strategic input: you will feed into client strategies and so will need a strong ability to draw on insights, data and wider research. 
• Team management: you will manage a team to effectively deliver excellent results for clients including effective utilization, profitability and scope. 
• Senior client management: Whilst you will be supported by the senior leadership team, you will be responsible for managing senior client interactions on a day-to-day basis and so need to be someone who senior clients can depend on and look to for guidance. 
• Supporting the training and management of junior team members. 
  
• Driving business growth through scaling existing client accounts and helping to identify and pitch for new business. 
• Copywriting skills: You need to be hot on spelling & grammar as well as have a creative flair for producing engaging and intelligent copy.
• Presentation skills: From communicating ideas to your team to presenting stories to journalists, you need to organise information in a succinct and interesting way to capture their attention. 
• Effective organisation and project management skills. You will play a critical role in ensuring we stay on track with project timelines and deliverables.
• Media Expertise: You will be able to spot a news story, craft a media angle and run the press office with panaché.
• Strong interpersonal skills: Whether it's over the phone, by email or in person, at Bud we're all about people, so you need to be approachable, friendly and empathetic, and be able to relate to people on different levels within the agency, with clients, partners and with the media.
• Brilliant time and team management: You will often be working to tight media deadlines as well as meeting the demands and pressures of your team and clients, so you need to be able to work quickly and efficiently, without compromising on quality.

More about Bud:

• Join a supportive and collaborative work environment, in an agency that – just in 2023 – has been nominated three times in APAC-wide Best Place to Work awards.
• We have a progressive range of benefits, including birthdays off, annual office closure, WFH desk fund, Continuous Learning Programme, mental health support, monthly early finishes, Snack Fridays and many many more.
  
• We're big on tech, we use the latest tools, platforms and apps to make our workplace as efficient, effective and enjoyable as possible. 
• Enjoying what we do is as important to us as our commitment to delivering excellence. We're a people-driven business with an uncompromising focus on building a curious, driven and collaborative team. 
• Inspiration comes from every direction. We've got a flat hierarchy where the best ideas win out, no matter where they come from.