Group Account Director at Publicis Groupe

Scope of the role:

• To implement and manage as tasked the successful creation, development and roll out of Client marketing communication in an integrated campaign capacity as well as manage all required administrative tasks.

Champion

• Ensure delivery of campaigns against agreed timelines and milestones of campaign development and execution
• Execute integrated campaigns ensuring that our campaigns work across ATL, Digital and BTL.
• Escalate issues to the Client Service Director as needed, to prevent campaign milestones being missed or budget being negatively impacted
• Actively pursue opportunities to learn and grow within the portfolio
• Living shared values and core behaviors of Machine
• Maintain excellent intercompany and interdepartmental communication and knowledge transfer

Growth and Profitability

• Assist the team in identifying and maintaining opportunities for optimization and harmonization / integration of the various departments and Publicis Communications agencies
• Maintain efficiencies, economies of scale & resource optimization, ensuring jobs are delivered according to the allocated budget

Talent

• Act as a role model for Account Management members
• Support knowledge transfer, knowledge sharing and up skilling through relevant & appropriate learning / teaching channels
• Strive to learn and grow, pro-actively seek opportunities and become involved in projects outside of allocated tasks

Operational Excellence

• Implement, monitor, and manage the workflow process as tasked, escalating to the Client Partner where necessary
• Proactive management of all project timelines, always ensuring on time and in full delivery of projects
• Monitor standards by checking all work is on the brief and to the desired quality of level before sending it to client
• Assist to optimize internal resource allocation and utilization
• Solid writing, communication and presenting skills in English (a good command of the English language)
• Weekly management, updating and tracking of finances (CE's, PO's, Billings) and reporting to ensure cashflow management
• Experience on Chase is preferred
• Be a strategic partner to your clients, enabling you to guide and drive better work, better business conversations and build business.
• Financial experience is preferred
• Have tough and honest conversations with your client to enable your team to deliver excellence and you create trust through positive outcomes.
• Maintain the integrity of the creative strategy and work throughout the campaign
• Exceptional management of client expectations
• Proactive & Solution driven

Qualifications

Experience

• Marketing qualification essential
• 6+ years’ experience in Account Management
• Experience in the automotive industry
• You must have experience running jobs, projects and campaigns from start to finish with little senior support
• Experience on Chase is preferred
• Financial & budget management experience is preferred
• Manage up – ensure your seniors are abreast of all activity on the account and empower them to support you through open lines of communication