Senior Account Manager at Publicis Groupe

• We’re looking for a passionate Senior Account Manager to join our team.
• As a Senior Account Manager, you are someone who views marketing and advertising as a career and not a job. You are passionate about brands, strategy and memorable campaigns. You will report to the Account Director and Business Lead across multiple clients and multiple disciplines. You need to be able to hit the ground running from day 1 – a self-starter who drives excellence.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities (include but not limited to):

• Manage TTL campaigns and communication on a day-to-day basis
• Manage client expectations and service delivery by being a focal point for day-to-day interaction
• Master client business and relationships to be a client partner - indispensable to their business, ensuring longevity and partnership
• Take ownership of accounts - accountable for all work presented and delivered
• Ability to manage campaigns / projects from conception to completion with minimal senior support
• Manage expectations of multiple stakeholders seamlessly to deliver according to the brief, strategy and with the highest standard
• Support the Account Director in driving and meeting all financial targets
• Empower your seniors with the correct information to ensure they correctly support you and the client
• Communicate openly and honestly with your client to enable your team to deliver excellence thus building trust through positive outcomes
• Be a strategic partner to clients thus enabling you to guide and drive better work, better business conversations and build business
• Maintain the integrity of the creative strategy and work throughout the campaign
• Exceptional management of client expectations
• Always strive to get the best out of everyone within the team
• Understand the client, the agency, the strategy and the process in order to deliver efficiently and to the highest quality
• Build strong relationships across the business
• Keep abreast of current trends and industry best practice (broad communication trends and client competitor work) in order to add  additional value to your client’s business

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Advertising / Marketing / Business Management
• At least 4 years’ experience as an Account Manager with 1 year being a Snr Account Manager in an Advertising Agency
• Proficient in MS Office (Word / Excel / PowerPoint)
• Proficient using Apple products (i.e. Mac)
• TTL experience is essential (i.e. Radio / TVC / Production / Digital)
• Experience “driving out” the production of high-quality printed material (essential)
• Knowledge of and experience using Chase
• A good command of the English language (both written and verbal)
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Strong multitasking skills (able to work across multiple briefs at any given time)
• Social media savvy

Additional information

Personality Attributes:

• Team player with the ability to work independently
• Able to remain calm in a highly pressurized environment
• Assertive
• Proactive
• “Out of the box” thinker
• Mature
• Honest
• Accountable
• Resilient
• Confident
• Energetic
• Solution and deadline driven
• Meticulous with attention to detail

Other:

• Flexible to work beyond normal office hours (overtime if and when required)
• Comfortable to work on alcohol brands (if and when required)