Dear All,
Please see below for vacancies at a Healthcare Advertising Agency.
For further information about the vacancy please contact Joanna Chin on 01753 833348 or email
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Job Spec
Job Title: Senior Account Manager/Junior Account Director (Patient Access & Retention) – 2 Vacancies
Company: Langland (www.langland.co.uk)
Salary package: £competitive+ car + extensive benefits (aae)
Experience: Previous account handling experience at Account Manager level gained in an advertising, PR or marketing communications agency.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised and experienced Account Manager/Director to play a part in this rapidly growing Business Unit within a highly successful healthcare agency.
BACKGROUND
Langland is the largest independent healthcare advertising agency in the UK. Founded in 1991, the agency has an annual turnover approaching £6 million and an impressive client list that includes AstraZeneca, Bayer, GSK, Quintiles and Pfizer. Based in Windsor, we have a permanent team of 40 staff working from superb premises near the bank of the River Thames.
In addition to creating award-winning advertising campaigns aimed at healthcare professionals, we are currently involved in direct-to-patient advertising programmes, assisting many of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies in their clinical research activities.
THE POSITION
We are looking for a Senior Account Manager or Junior Account Director to play a significant part in the development of creative solutions to patient access and retention challenges on a global scale. Working alongside the Business Unit Director, you will be responsible for the strategic and operational activities on a portfolio of diverse studies. Your project management responsibilities will include:
§ Working with clients and our in-house creative teams to create innovative marketing programmes for patient access and retention
§ Account planning including researching therapy areas and developing patient profiles; market research
§ Preparing creative briefs, briefing the creative team and assessing creative work against the brief
§ Presenting creative work to clients and meeting regularly to plan and progress activity
§ Overall responsibility for operational excellence on a portfolio of clinical studies including translation and production tracking, budgetary control and the distribution of materials to study sites across the world
§ Planning recruitment campaigns across all media including TV, press, radio and the web
THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
The agency is based in beautiful new offices close to the many shops, bars and restaurants of Windsor, with a roof terrace overlooking the Castle.
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates should be educated to degree level and should have several years’ previous experience in managing projects within an agency environment. A qualification or experience in any of the following areas would be advantageous:
§ Life science
§ Nursing
§ Media buying
§ DTC/consumer advertising
§ Experience with patient advocacy or support groups or charities
§ Experience with organisations running customer loyalty schemes
§ Experience of dealing with translation agencies and approval of foreign language text
§ A good understanding of the processes involved in clinical research gained within a pharmaceutical company, CRO or study site
§ Fluency in other languages
BENEFITS PACKAGE
Langland is fully committed to the training and development of all staff. In addition, we aim to offer a benefits package that is second to none in the industry. The standard package for all employees is:
Competitive basic salary
Private Health Insurance
Death in Service Benefit
Income Protection Insurance
Group Personal Pension (Langland contributes a minimum of 5% of salary for all staff. The company will then 'match' the employee's contribution up to a further 5% of salary.)
Quarterly Sales-Related Bonus Scheme
Annual Performance-Related Bonus Scheme
Interest-free season ticket loans
Reduced rate gym membership (for gym directly opposite the office)
TIMING
First interviews will take the form of an informal meeting with the Business Unit Director and HR Director. Short-listed candidates will then be invited back to the agency for an Assessment Day.
Further information about the agency can be found at
www.langland.co.uk but please note that the site is being re-launched within the next few weeks.
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Amrita Agrawal
Account Manager
Langland
61 Thames Street
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 1QW
Tel: 01753 833348
Fax: 01753 833115
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