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Overview

• As Account Director, you’ll be a driving force within the Client Service team, managing the delivery of memorable and effective transcreated campaigns for our client. All the while building and maintaining strong relationships with both our clients and internal agency stakeholders. You will consistently drive excellence and have an excellent eye for detail.

Responsibilities

• Management of digital campaigns and internal and external stakeholder communication on a day-to-day basis.
• Management of client expectations and service delivery by being a focal point for day-to-day interaction.
• Project management of digital and performance marketing campaigns
• Ensure the timely delivery of required assets.
• Oversee the financial components of projects, ensuring that we are delivering within scope and flagging any areas of scope creep.

Your duties will include but are not limited to:

Leadership & Teamwork

• Strong team player
• Support team development and mentorship of junior account staff where required
• Actively look to maintain and build positive working relationships
• Manage up – ensure your seniors are abreast of all activity on the account and empower them to support you through open lines of communicatio

Client services 

• Drive client meetings when necessary, managing meeting protocols, agenda, etc.
• Ensure status is consistently up-to-date and correct
• Ensure that all meetings have thorough agendas, driving a productive outcome
• Ensure that contact reports are delivered timeously with key deliverables and then drive out those deliverables to the agreed timings
• Plan and participate in client review/approval meetings with team
• Develop a consulting / advisory capability with client and internal teams wherever possible
• Always be consistently responsive and accessible to your client
• Have tough and honest conversations with your client to enable service delivery excellence and to create trustwith your client
• Manage all kinds of personalities and always strive to get the best out of each individual
• Have an excellent knowledge understanding of the client, the agency, the strategy and the process to deliver efficiently and to the highest quality

Account Management, Project Management and Planning 

• Work together with your full team across Creative (studio), Production, Development, etc. to deliver high quality work
• Manage tight deadlines while adhering to processes
• Seamlessly manage multiple stakeholders under the guidance of your business lead
• Take full ownership of every job that comes through you – ensure that every job is measured against client requirements and on-brand
• Write briefs with full clarity on all requirements
• Consider the impact of any given change briefed by client on other elements in a campaign or other jobs in the system – this might be a timing impact, or it might require more work on other elements / jobs
• Communicate with excellence, maturity and intent when writing or speaking
• Have excellent self-management, with thorough to-do lists and personal organization which supports your ability to be efficient and effective in your job
• Have an opinion and be solution-orientated 

Finance

• Work with senior to finalise programme and budgets for client
• Assume accountability for financial aspects of cost management on client programmes
• Aware of financial status of accounts always
• Accurately review billing arrangements for clients
• Identify early account problems and act / advise solutions, in conjunction with seniors
• Support seniors to ensure smooth integration of new business and smooth running of existing accounts
• Understand what jobs are in scope and out-of-scope to ensure that costs are raised accurately and upfront as required
• Ensure that your billings are completed by billing cut off each month
• Ensure that client CEs are approved before any supplier POs are raised

Excellence in Digital Delivery

• Maintain the integrity of the creative strategy and work throughout the campaign
• Ensure that the right people have approved all work before it is sent to client
• Understand digital best practice, platforms and specs
• Ensure that the right people have been included in client meetings to support the outcome of the meeting and that everyone is prepared and aligned
• Keep abreast of what is happening in the market (broad communication trends and client competitor work) to add additional value to your client’s business
• Be prepared to work long hours as and when is necessary in order to deliver according to the deadline and to support the broader team

Qualifications

• Matric/Equivalent 
• Diploma/Degree qualification would be beneficial

Software and Tools
Must have a working knowledge of the following platforms and tools:

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Chase Software

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• We are looking for a Programmatic Architect—someone who refuses to accept the "black box" nature of open web advertising. You understand that true performance in programmatic comes from mastering both the Demand Side (how we buy) and the Supply Side (what we buy).

In this role, you will manage complex, outcome-based campaigns across DV360, The Trade Desk, and Teads. You will be responsible for cutting through the noise of the open exchange to deliver clean, viewable, and fraud-free inventory that drives measurable business results (CPA, ROAS, Incremental Lift) for our top-tier clients.

Overview

Why this role?

• This is a role for a "trader" in the truest sense of the word. You won't just be pressing buttons; you will be managing a live market, making real-time decisions on price and quality, and shaping how our agency accesses the open internet. If you are obsessed with efficiency and media quality, this is your home.

Responsibilities

Advanced Campaign Architecture & Trading

• Multi-Platform Mastery: Execute sophisticated trading strategies across DV360 (Google), The Trade Desk (TTD), and Teads. You must understand the distinct algorithmic advantages of each DSP (e.g., TTD’s Koa AI vs. Google’s Custom Bidding).
• Outcome-Based Buying: Shift programmatic investment from "awareness" metrics (CPM/Reach) to "performance" metrics. Implement custom bidding scripts and log-level data analysis to optimize towards high-value actions.
• Format Fluidity: Manage a diverse mix of formats including Connected TV (CTV), High-Impact Display, Native (Teads), and Audio, ensuring the right format is served at the right moment in the user journey.

Supply Path Optimization (SPO) & Inventory Curation

• Supply-Side Fluency: Leverage your understanding of SSPs (Supply Side Platforms) to curate high-quality inventory. You will be responsible for negotiating and setting up PMPs (Private Marketplaces) and Programmatic Direct deals to bypass auction inefficiencies.
• Ecosystem Hygiene: Actively manage the supply chain to minimize "tech tax." Utilize ads.txt, sellers.json, and path analysis to ensure our clients’ budgets are reaching working media, not intermediaries.
• Quality Control: Enforce rigorous brand safety, viewability, and fraud prevention standards (using tools like IAS/DoubleVerify), ensuring we only pay for human attention.

Data Activation & Audience Strategy

• Identity Solutions: Navigate the post-cookie landscape by utilizing The Trade Desk’s UID 2.0, Google’s PAIR, and First-Party data onboarding (LiveRamp/CDPs).
• Audience Curation: Move beyond standard "in-market" segments. Build custom audiences based on contextual signals, semantic targeting, and predictive modeling to find users before they signal intent to competitors.
• Cross-Environment Targeting: seamless orchestration of audiences across Web, App, and CTV environments.

Measurement, Analysis & Innovation

• Attention Metrics: Pioneer the use of "Attention" as a metric (especially via Teads and TTD), moving the client conversation beyond "Viewability" to "Time-in-View" and "User Engagement."
• Incrementality Testing: Design and execute Ghost Bidding and conversion lift studies to prove the incremental value of programmatic exposure vs. other channels.
• Tech Stack Integration: Ensure seamless data flow between the DSPs, the ad server (CM360), and analytics platforms (GA4), troubleshooting floodlight tags and pixel implementation.

Qualifications

Experience & Qualifications

• 3-5 years of hands-on trading experience within a DSP environment (Agency or Trading Desk).

Platform Expertise:

• DV360: Advanced certification required. Experience with Custom Bidding scripts is a massive plus.
• The Trade Desk (TTD): Edge Academy Certified. Deep understanding of TTD’s Solimar interface and planner.
• Teads: Experience with native video and high-impact formats.
• Supply-Side Knowledge: A clear understanding of how SSPs (Google Ad Manager, Xandr, Magnite, PubMatic) function and how to optimize the path to supply.

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Overview

• The Digital Strategic Lead is responsible for defining and driving the digital vision on a key client portfolio. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, performance, data, retail and technology - ensuring that digital ecosystems are designed to deliver sustainable growth.
• You will lead digital strategy development, oversee performance frameworks, guide specialist teams, and act as a trusted advisor to clients on digital transformation and innovation.

Responsibilities

Digital Strategy Leadership

• Lead integrated digital strategies aligned to client business objectives.
• Define full-funnel digital ecosystems across paid, owned, and earned channels.
• Translate commercial challenges into scalable digital solutions.
• Lead annual digital roadmaps and transformation agendas.

Performance & Growth

• Own digital KPIs across awareness, engagement, acquisition, retention, and commerce.
• Establish measurement frameworks that connect media performance to business outcomes.
• Drive testing, experimentation, and innovation initiatives.
• Identify growth opportunities through data, automation, and advanced targeting.

Data & Technology

• Leverage audience data, CRM integration, and identity solutions to enhance targeting and personalisation.
• Partner with data and tech teams to implement advanced measurement, attribution, and optimisation models.
• Stay ahead of digital platform developments and emerging technologies.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and mentor strategists, planners, and specialists.
• Foster collaboration across strategy, performance, investment, and analytics teams.
• Elevate digital capability within the broader agency.

Client Leadership

• Serve as senior digital advisor to key clients.
• Present complex digital strategies with clarity and commercial credibility.
• Build strong, long-term client partnerships rooted in growth delivery.

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience in digital media, performance marketing, or digital strategy.
• Proven experience leading full-funnel digital ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of search, social, programmatic, ecommerce, data, and analytics.
• Experience with attribution models, conversion optimisation, and performance frameworks.
• Strong commercial acumen and financial understanding.
• Experience leading and mentoring teams.
• Confident senior-level client presenter.

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Overview

• We are looking for a Hybrid Media Planner who can work across both ATL and performance media channels. This role is ideal for someone who understands how upper-funnel awareness and lower-funnel conversion work together to deliver business growth.
• You will support strategy development, build integrated media plans, manage campaign implementation, and ensure performance is tracked and optimized across channels.

Responsibilities

Integrated Media Planning

• Develop cross-channel media plans aligned to campaign objectives and budgets.
• Support the creation of full-funnel plans across traditional and digital media.
• Work closely with strategists to translate insights into channel execution plans.
• Ensure brand and performance elements work cohesively.

Channel Management

• Plan across TV, radio, OOH, print, search, social, programmatic, and ecommerce platforms.
• Prepare flowcharts, media schedules, and budget allocations.
• Coordinate with investment and digital teams to ensure smooth campaign activation.
• Monitor campaign delivery and pacing.

Performance & Optimization

• Track campaign performance against KPIs.
• Support weekly/monthly reporting and post-campaign analysis.
• Identify optimization opportunities in collaboration with performance teams.
• Contribute to test-and-learn initiatives.

Client & Stakeholder Support

• Support client presentations with data, insights, and rationale.
• Maintain strong relationships with media partners and internal teams.
• Ensure timelines, deliverables, and financial accuracy are maintained.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years’ experience in media planning (traditional and/or digital).
• Understanding of full-funnel media principles.
• Exposure to ATL and digital platforms (Telmar, Meta, Google, programmatic, analytics tools).
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong organisational ability.
• Good commercial understanding and budget management skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

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Overview

• We are looking for a Hybrid Media Strategist who can seamlessly operate across brand and performance media. This role requires a thinker-doer who understands full-funnel strategy, translates business objectives into integrated media solutions, and optimizes for both brand growth and measurable ROI.
• You will sit at the intersection of strategy, data, digital activation, and client leadership -developing holistic media plans that connect paid, owned, and earned ecosystems.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Develop full-funnel, integrated media strategies aligned to client business objectives.
• Translate brand, consumer, and commercial insights into actionable channel plans.
• Lead annual media strategy, quarterly reviews, and campaign frameworks.
• Identify growth opportunities across upper- and lower-funnel tactics.

Hybrid Planning & Activation

• Plan and oversee both brand channels (TV, radio, OOH, print) and performance channels (search, social, programmatic, ecommerce).
• Ensure seamless integration between traditional and digital touchpoints.
• Collaborate with performance, programmatic, and data teams to drive measurable impact.
• Support advanced targeting and audience strategy leveraging Groupe data capabilities.

Data & Performance

• Define KPIs across awareness, consideration, and conversion.
• Monitor campaign performance and lead optimization conversations.
• Translate analytics into clear client-ready insights and recommendations.
• Drive test-and-learn frameworks to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Client Leadership

• Act as day-to-day strategic lead on assigned accounts.
• Present integrated strategies with clarity and confidence.
• Build strong client relationships grounded in trust and performance.
• Proactively bring innovation, trends, and media opportunities to clients.

Collaboration

• Work cross-functionally with investment, performance, strategy, creative, and commerce teams.
• Partner with Groupe specialists to unlock connected identity, data, and technology solutions.
• Contribute to agency thought leadership and internal capability development.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years’ experience in media strategy and planning.
• Strong understanding of both traditional and digital ecosystems.
• Experience with full-funnel campaign planning and measurement.
• Working knowledge of key platforms (Telmar, Wizzad, Meta, Google, programmatic DSPs, ad servers, analytics tools).
• Strong analytical and storytelling skills.
• Commercially savvy with an ROI mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.