Account Manager - Awards (Series)

About Us

DDA is the premier independent entertainment public relations company, handling both domestic and international, providing filmed entertainment publicity and corporate media relations services for clients across the worldwide industry. From offices in London, New York and Los Angeles, DDA offers a truly global reach for film and television producers, financiers, sales agents and distributors. DDA’s unrivalled relationships within the industry add undisputed value as a trusted partner for its clients, providing creative and insightful strategies and turnkey campaign solutions.

DDA performs a wide spectrum of media relations, publicity, event management (through DDA Event Management) and marketing tasks, either globally or targeted to specific international markets. Festival and market experiences include the Sundance, Berlin, SXSW, Tribeca, Cannes, Venice, Telluride, Toronto, London and Dubai film festivals (among others).

About You 

As an Account Manager, you are an ambitious and proactive member of the Awards team with experience in working in the entertainment industry and will be a key influence on the development and implementation of awards strategy for clients. You’ll be responsible alongside the Director of Series/Account Director/SAM in leading the relationship with the clients act as a trusted advisor to help them to achieve the best possible outcomes ensuring that as an agency, we are meeting their awards priorities and awards publicity needs. You’ll build strong relationships with clients and act as a trusted advisor to help them to achieve the best possible outcomes through your own work and the work of the team that you support. You’ll also assist with client development, growth, retention and profitability for DDA portfolio of series accounts as well as a responsibility with forecasting and budgeting across clients. A clear and confident delegator, you are an excellent team player and are invested in the development and managing of junior members of the team. You must have at least 4+ years relevant experience in the entertainment industry, be hugely dedicated and always maintain the highest standards. 

Your Key Responsibilities include:

Client Relationships

• Overall point of client contact on your accounts 
• Begin to build wide-spread relationships with clients positioning yourself as a trusted advisor
• Responsible for day-to-day client management and liaison and assistance on campaigns and submissions strategy
• Responsible for working with Account Executives to summarise data and collating reports
• Forecasting and tracking budgets and expenditure across clients
• Beginning to develop industry relationships with awards bodies, moderators and tastemakers
• Building strong relationships both internally and externally within the industry
• Consistently looks for new ways to meet clients’ needs
• Talking to the client to be a trusted advisor within your speciality and how you can continually better our work together

Strategy and Commercial Awareness

• Track publicity items in newspapers/trades/etc.; follow and review industry news and trade press daily
• Tracking social media content streams and trends
• Developing connections with key trade journalists and media sources, contacting the press over the phone and via email
• Providing research support for new business pitches
• Responsible for the on-going analysis and reporting of awards competitive landscape 
• Begin to pull together client reports
• Beginning to assist with budgeting, profitability and scope of work
• Begin to assist with budgets and scopes of work
• Begin to lead on campaign strategy and decks

Delivery

• Gathers, shares and acts upon client feedback throughout all delivery
• Responsible for the on-going analysis and reporting of submissions and campaigns through frequent weekly, monthly, yearly, per campaign and ad-hoc detailed reports
• Updating the team on awards news, trends and innovative campaigns 
• Ensures management and successful delivery of client expectations, keeping all stakeholders happy
• Leading on talent logistics for Q&As, events, award ceremonies etc
• Drafting attendance and feedback reports following screenings and Q&As
• Responsibility for the accuracy of all work before approval with best practice, accuracy and innovation
• Ability to pull ad-hoc reports when needed by the client
• Leading on key client projects to oversee the junior members to ensure quality output and to be the client lead on them

People

• Maintain professional manner and demonstration of strong work ethic towards account teams and company as a whole
• Be approachable and professional at all times and positively contribute to the team environment
• Champion the importance of teamwork and motivate others around you
• Become invested in growing the experience of members of the team through their work with
• you
• Mentor and coach more junior team members, building their knowledge, understanding and expertise
• Beginning to manage the junior members (SAE, AE and Assistants) within your accounts to assist with their progression and output 

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrable experience working in entertainment industry at mid-level with an in-depth knowledge and love of film and TV
• Good working knowledge of various awards bodies, submissions process and the UK TV landscape
• Experienced in assisting and supporting a wider team
• Ability to multi-task and stay organized to meet multiple deadlines across a variety of projects
• A team player, willing to share knowledge and discuss approaches and tactics but also able to work independently
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Pro-active & intuitive
• Self-motivated, a self-starter who takes initiative and follows through
• Eagerness and willingness to learn, and a can-do attitude to apply to difficult challenges and tasks
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• A desire to progress and enthusiasm for new challenges
• Good analytical skills and can pull out key learnings and trends for reporting
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet research
• Willingness to travel, and available to attend networking events and support the team at other work events
• Experienced in managing a team of executives desirable

DDA Values

Our values can act as a roadmap for expected behaviour within the DDA community and are underpinned by a collective belief in what we are, what we do and what we represent.

o  Being Bold, partners a boldness of spirit with a deep trust of their colleagues and a respect for alternative points of view.

o  Creating Community, enjoy working together and consistently respect and support each other to achieve the best results for our clients. To create a harmonious, inclusive and enjoyable office environment, whilst fostering initiatives that strengthen team bonding and interaction.

o  Making a Contribution, always seek opportunities to help others and to improve everyone’s day-to-day experience and learning. Everyone is accountable for their contribution to the gold standard results we achieve.

o  Understanding our Roots, be proud of DDA’s legacy and continue to play a leading role in forging the future of the industry.

o  Encouraging Growth, challenge yourself to exceed expectations and always seek opportunities for development with the guidance of the experienced senior team.

DDA are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or disability. If you require any accommodations during the application process, please contact [email protected]