Digital Accountant Director
Liquid Thought
Date: 1 day ago
City: Cape Town, Western Cape
Contract type: Full time

Do you thrive at the intersection of digital strategy, client leadership, and flawless delivery?
Were looking for a proactive and passionate Digital Marketing Account Executive to join our growing team. Youll play a key role in supporting the execution of digital campaigns for bold, ambitious brands helping to drive innovation, streamline delivery, and maintain seamless client communications.
This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment and is looking to build a career at the intersection of marketing strategy, digital performance, and client service.
Key Responsibilities:
Client Leadership & Relationship Building:
Were looking for a proactive and passionate Digital Marketing Account Executive to join our growing team. Youll play a key role in supporting the execution of digital campaigns for bold, ambitious brands helping to drive innovation, streamline delivery, and maintain seamless client communications.
This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment and is looking to build a career at the intersection of marketing strategy, digital performance, and client service.
Key Responsibilities:
Client Leadership & Relationship Building:
- Serve as the strategic lead and main point of contact for key clients across digital and marketing projects.
- Build long-term client relationships rooted in trust, transparency, and commercial value.
- Understand your clients industries, challenges, and goals and help solve them through smart digital thinking.
- Translate client objectives into robust digital strategies, including social media plans, paid media, content marketing, and influencer collaborations.
- Develop strategic project briefs that inspire teams and align with broader business objectives.
- Provide guidance on platform selection, tone of voice, content calendars, and engagement strategies.
- Oversee the end-to-end delivery of digital and social campaignsensuring deadlines, budgets, and quality standards are consistently met.
- Manage scopes, schedules, and stakeholder expectations through tools like Trello, Asana, or Jira.
- Ensure functional specifications, briefs, and documentation are clear, actionable, and aligned with project goals.
- Lead the development of campaign reports, providing clients with actionable insights and performance metrics.
- Continuously review and refine campaign approaches and optimisation with relevant paid specialists based on data, platform trends, and audience behaviours.
- Own the financialsscoping, estimating, and managing budgets with precision.
- Ensure projects remain profitable while delivering value for money to clients.
- Inspire and lead cross-functional teams of creatives, strategists, developers, and producers.
- Foster a positive, solutions-focused environment that drives collaboration and innovation.
- Mentor junior team members and support their growth within the agency.
- Stay current with digital and social trends, from TikTok algorithms to emerging AI tools.
- Introduce fresh thinking to clients and internal teams, helping us stay ahead of the curve.
- Bring forward new tools, platforms, or practices that improve our delivery and impact.
- 6+ years of experience in a digital agency or integrated marketing environment, with senior-level client-facing experience.
- A position relevant Masters/Honours Degree
- Deep knowledge of social media platforms (organic and paid), digital strategy, content marketing, and performance reporting.
- Confident in managing multiple projects and accounts simultaneously.
- Strong financial acumen and commercial thinking and pitch with impact.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and presentation skills.
- A calm, solutions-focused approach when things get busy (as they often do).
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