Accenture
Account Management Trainee Mobile Solutions
Job description
MOBGEN, part of Accenture Digital, delivers mobile platforms that strengthen the relationship between customers and brands or companies and employees. We aim to make mobile interaction easy, engaging and rewarding, so that users become loyal and life-long brand-ambassadors. We do this by striking the right balance between strategy, creativity and technology.
With more than 150 mobile specialists working from 4 locations, Amsterdam, London, A Coruña and Malaga, we help companies to become more efficient, customer oriented and competitive by making the best use of the mobile channel in the B2C, B2E and B2B area.
We work for global clients provide services that include: mobile strategy, UI/UX design, usability testing, system architecture, development & integration, mobile portal development (native, hybrid, html5), quality assurance and run, maintain and analytics of mobile platforms.
At MOBGEN we value people that are smart, have passion for technology and like to get things done. As part of our team you will ask the difficult questions, you will challenge documentation/people/functionalities, you will take ownership of the quality and help us ensure that the end-user has a smooth and fully functional experience. Mobile technology is used more and more nowadays and it is essential for us to stand out on a quality-level, to move things from ‘Good’ to ‘Great’.
We’re looking for a forward thinker. Someone that lives and breathes technology, always thinks about how something can be improved with technology, is an entrepreneur in the making with the drive to succeed and is excited about the future of the application of technology.
As part of our exciting expansion, we are looking for new trainees for the Commercial team to support both our existing business growth as well as our new business development activities. You will be working with the Existing Business Lead and New Business Lead.
Digital Talent Factory
Digital Talent Factory consists of a group of top talents with an ambition for Digital, who will support the Accenture Digital team in various ways. It is our goal to give you a memorable and valuable placement - where you work with Accenture Consultants and with your fellow trainees. Part of the program is the link to a personal consultant / buddy. With him / her you can discuss your work , set up your personal development plan and shape your future career path.
The Digital Talent Factory consists of four internship flavors; 1) a client case study, in which the intern supports the development of commercial propositions towards the client, 2) a communications oriented internship with the goal to actively help build the marketing practice around Accenture Digital, 3) a (client) demand driven thesis subject addressing a knowledge gap indicated by Accenture to develop expertise in recent trends or 4) a thesis internship with a subject chosen by yourself. This internship falls within the second category.
You will be responsible for the following type of activities:
- Research on clients to create campaign packs that summarize the key information on a client needed by our sales team
- Updating our opportunity tracker from across the team to help ensure we have the recent updates
- Researching new potential clients
- Project Managing others to assist with client prep pitch activities
- Create Client Pitch presentations from existing materials
- Support preparing team plans and quotes
- Support contract drafting
- Record actions and minutes from meetings
- Distill data, future trends and fact based hypotheses into exciting reading material
- Provide ongoing news updates that can easily be disseminated to the team
- Create newsletter articles and article/blog writing
- Business case development
- Thought leadership content as written white papers
- Thought leadership distilled into exec summaries
- Make website updates
- Support creation of account plans to describe the activities that an account will take on to grow
- Support maintaining an issue and risk log
- Support existing business manager with updating opportunity management system
- Attend meetings with existing business manager and existing senior clients to understand their issues
- Support with creation of quotes, pitches and proposals
Besides this, you will also have the opportunity to write your graduate thesis
You will work in a multidisciplinary team, consisting of consultants, senior consultants and management. Furthermore it is also possible to have access to all Accenture’s knowledge and expertise both within the Netherlands and if relevant, globally as well. During your internship you will be a part of Accenture Digital in general and MOBGEN in specific.
- You are nearing completion of your studies at a university and are searching for work experience within your field of interest with future growth possibilities.
- You have demonstrated affinity and experience with: trends and development in the fields of Digital and Technology
- You are a team player with excellent communication skills; you are professional and precise.
- You are able to work independently and have a hands-on mentality; you are creative and take responsibility.
- Excited by the idea of working on new business or existing business development at Global Brands and happy to be involved with supporting pitches and meetings on this journey
- Organized and can behave like a junior Project Manager. You help manage tasks and help execute on time.
- A geek. You know your ar from your vr.
- A people person. You love working across cultures and teams
- Collaborative. Two heads are better than one
- The boss. You own responsibility. You don’t pass the buck.
- Adaptable. Priorities change. Roll with it.
- Happy dealing with uncertainty. We are a new team and you will be given responsibility from day 1!
- Proactive - you like a template but you will crack on anyway and get the job done
- Happy to give constructive feedback and receive the same
- Happy to ask questions when you are not sure
- Exceptional at working under pressure
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Happy working within an undefined structure and help us create an awesome team environment
- Ideally you have a background working in Mobile OR at least a strong understanding of the mobile world
- Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Word, Excel. Keynote, Pages. Google Drive, Sheets, Docs.
- Familiar with using Prezi and other exciting tools. Feel free to bring new ideas!
- Experience in B2B sales is a plus.
- Work closely with the UI IX Creatives and Videographer to present your ideas in stunning media
- Structured and logical thinking
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal skills
- Preferably: Basic video editing skills. Experience creating infographics - able to use relevant formats to convey messages
Paid talent program and a laptop- Free lunch
- Great deal of personal responsibility
- Learning from an experienced top-team
- A beautiful location in the center of Amsterdam as your work setting
- Experience within a large international consultancy firm and at the same time, the opportunity to become part of a fast growing international mobile agency
- You will get intensive guidance from professionals in a dynamic, fun and comfortable working environment;
- You will gain working experience by active participation within the Accenture Digital MOBGEN team
- You develop real life working experience by actively working on real projects for real clients
- Duration: a minimum of 5 months
- Hours per week: 40
- Travel expenses are reimbursed
- Location: Amsterdam
- Start date: December 2016
Apply now by pressing the button “apply online” at the bottom of the page. Please send us your CV and a motivation letter. An assessment is part of the application process. For more information about this opening you can contact Charlotte Sikking trhough charlotte.sikking@accenture.com