Job Opportunities at Madison and Park Limited

Job Title: Account Manager

Ref.: AMG101021
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description

• Consult Clients about their business challenges, marketing objectives and campaign requirement.
• Interpret the internal or external clients’ business needs and develop a strategy to address their needs.
• Lead the development of all marketing decks for assigned clients.
• Responding adequately to client briefs.
• Infuse customized, out-of-the-box ideas and solutions.
• Create content in proposal generation, training and meetings.
• Coordinate and align internal teams on timelines and budgets.
• Analyse, interpret and present results to the client.
• Deliver ideas and final products to clients for review.
• Perform requires administrative duties (e.g. contact reports, financial reports, project results etc).
• Manage a large range of event types to build brand reputation and generate leads for internal and external clients.
• Collaborate with marketing, business development managers and business unit liaisons to ensure compliance with internal and external guidelines, drive event attendance, and create experiences conducive to achieving the designated metrics.
• Develop & Streamline business development opportunities for the growth of the account and business a
• Manage and train support of account analysts & associates across cross-functional departments on assigned anchor accounts.

Business Growth Duties:

• Develop and manage the relationship with internal and external clients
• Meeting up with set quarterly sales target.

Qualifications

• Graduate / Master’s Degree from a leading institution with 7 years of experience and above with an Experiential Marketing / Creative Agency. (A MUST)
• Professional member of NIMN / APCON
• PMP certification is also a plus
• Has experience of managing big accounts end to end (Conceptualization to execution phases).
• Has experience in working on Above-the-line, Below-the-line or through-the-line projects
• Leadership, process management, relationship development, negotiations, communication, customer service, analysis and Excel. Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint required
• Proven success managing complex projects on-time and working in cross-functional teams
• Strong organizational skills required. Ability to organize, prioritize, and meet competing deadlines with available resources
• Outstanding communication, leadership and analytic skills

Job Title: Art Director

Ref.: ARD104021
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking to hire an Art Director who would be responsible for creating visual concepts in response to clients’ briefs and relaying them to the Creative Director/ account management team. This involves all media platforms including but not limited to:
  • Digital communications, websites, mobile apps and email
  • Marketing campaigns & materials
  • Press and print advertising
  • Branding and corporate identity designs
• The Art Director need to be a natural visual thinker, ready to expand on his/her skills and learn from Senior Art Director to flourish.
• Often working with a copywriter and Strategy team to develop ideas and concepts, the job demands the confidence to creatively assertive ideas and the passion to sell ideas to peers and clients. The art director will also have some responsibility to help develop the design offering of an agency. Pro-active in approach, and with a genuine understanding of the visual medium, the role is very ‘hands-on’ and often busy.

Primary Duties

• Generating original visual executions that are both exciting and creatively attractive
• Delivering work of the highest quality after working with team members to develop new ideas
• Working with the Creative Director and Account Managers to establish appropriate creative directions
• Staying abreast of new media formats and learning how to incorporate them into campaigns
• Working with senior designers and art directors to establish new skills and insights
• Developing interactive design;
• Develop illustrations; edit images and layouts to bring ideas to life using relevant design software

Education and Work Experience

• Graduate Degree in Graphics Design from a reputable Higher Institution
• Minimum of Four to Eight (4 – 8) years of relevant work experience in an ATL/Creative Agency or production company. ( A MUST )

Skills Required:

• An understanding of creative design and layout
• Strong skills with design software such as In-Design, Photoshop, CorelDraw, Illustrator, etc
• The ability to build creative and unique ideas in 2d and 3d Animations
• The confidence to communicate your ideas and sell them to peers and clients
• The flexibility to adapt your ideas to suit client expectations
• The willingness to work to tight deadlines in high pressured environments without compromising on work quality
• An awareness of digital media and evolving online platforms
• An innovative approach to how advertising is executed
• A track record of inventive and compelling design work

Job Title: Experiential Activation Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We are hiring an Experiential Activation Manager who had what it takes to grow businesses.

Job Description

• Coordinating internal resources and vendors for the flawless execution of projects
• Managing relationships with clients and suppliers
• Ensuring that all projects are delivered on-time, within the scope and budget
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Plan projects from start to finish according to requirements, target audience and objectives
• Come up with suggestions to enhance the project’s success
• Prepare budgets and ensure adherence
• Source and negotiate with vendors and suppliers
• Coordinate all operations
• Lead promotional activities for events
• Supervise all Event suppliers
• Approve all aspects before the day of the event
• Ensure projects are completed smoothly and step up to resolve any problems that might occur
• Perform requires administrative duties (e.g. contact reports, financial reports, project results etc)
• Manage a large range of event types to build brand reputation and generate leads for internal and external clients

Requirements

• B.Sc / BA in PR, Marketing or related field
• Minimum of 5-8 years working experience in a BTL agency
• Ability to pay attention to details
• Skilled in project management
• Knowledge of project management
• Computer savvy; proficient in MS Office
• Outstanding communication and negotiation ability
• Excellent organizational skills
• Customer-service orientation
• A team player with leadership skills
• PMP certification is also a plus
• Candidates should quote the job position number during the application

Job Title: Senior Creative Strategist

Job Ref.: SCR105021
Location: Lagos,
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description

• We are hiring a Senior Creative Strategist who had what it takes to grow businesses.
• Working as part of our advertising agency, the senior creative strategists would be required to develop and presents strategic marketing recommendations for a range of clients while working and supervising other analysts & associates
• The role is a busy one, ensuring quality is never compromised.

Duties

• Come up with a broad understanding of the client and their needs
• Collaborate with various teams and generating original ideas
• Create content briefs of the agreed-upon strategies
• Utilize any research and data for future sales strategies
• Analyze new data to update the program’s status
• Research & gather data to develop well- informed strategic plans for clients
• Presenting findings to senior staff members and client
• Identifying potential problems and devising a way to rectify them
• Producing cohesive and intelligent plans to bring success to campaigns
• Working with senior members of staff to receive feedback and create improvements to strategies
• ensuring accuracy in market intelligence for both the client and the target market
• Thinking outside of the box to come up with plans to reach as large an audience as possible or to reach a specific audience type.

Requirements

• B.Sc / Master’s in Communications, Marketing or related field
• Minimum of 6-12 years working experience in a BTL / Creative agency ( A MUST)
• Good knowledge of creative advertising and how strategy influences it.
• Proven track record in developing strategic plans that benefit the client
• The ability to make complex subjects understandable
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The drive to be successful and perform well in all aspect of strategic work
• Ability to pay attention to details
• Skilled in project management
• Computer savvy; proficient in MS Office & PowerPoint
• Excellent organizational skills
• Customer-service orientation
• A team player with leadership skills
• PMP certification is also a plus
• Candidates should quote the job position number during the application.

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We are recruiting to fill our Account position to support the growth of our firm.

Job responsibilities

• Perform payroll functions in an accurate and timely manner, and submit payroll taxes.
• Maintain and balance the general ledger in an accurate, complete, and up-to-date manner.
• Perform all activities related to the accounts payable function including reviewing and processing payments.
• Perform account receivable functions including invoicing, deposits, collections, and revenue recognition.
• Conducts reconciliation of all account as the need arises.
• Prepare financial reports through collection, analysis and summarization of data.
• Interpret and apply accounting policies, rules, and regulations to all work to ensure compliance with applicable standards.
• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded.
• Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines.
• Assist with reviewing of expenses, payroll records etc. as assigned
• Update financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when needed.
• Prepare and submit weekly / monthly reports as required by Management.
• Liaise with banks and investors to source credit facilities to fund projects.
• Manage employee payroll and taxes.
• File necessary state and federal tax schedules.
• Prepare annual audit and be a liaison with all outside vendors.
• Assist with other accounting related projects.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 3-5 years of relevant experience working in accounting and bookkeeping
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of accounting process flow
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient skills in QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel
• Experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and general ledger
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail