Job Vacancies at Publicis Groupe

The PR/ Brand Director will:

• Oversee and approve all press releases for distribution to press
• Maintain key press relationships and identify high-level opportunities
• Oversee the Agency’s awards programme, approve award submissions, review case study videos and attend shows when necessary
• Oversee, drive and approve all social media content for Machine social channels
• Oversee and approve all updates for website
• Oversee and approve branding requirements for the agency, as well as the annual client Christmas gift
• Compile presentations and/or speak at industry events
• Lead on new business pitches for the agency, and compile final presentations
• Drive the new business pipeline for Machine_
• Work with the operations team to assist in the overall look of the business, ensuring a consistent image of the business both internally and externally
• Assist in setting up new clients post pitch

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Advertising & Media
• 3-5 years experience in a similiar role 
• Effective time management and problem-solving skills
• Experience in Producing / Project Management
• Broad understanding of the advertising environment across disciplines
• Great attention to detail and meticulous in executed work
• Ability to drive out agency cultural pillars and events
• Highly-effective multitasker
• Excellent presentation skills
• Strong project management skills
• Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Canva

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Key Responsibilities:

People Management:

• Creative an environment & culture where Talent can thrive.
• Management of Top Talent candidates, management of succession planning, management of career development with direct reports.
• Deliver on performance reviews as per company timings.
• Management of salary payroll and talent reward & recognition

Client Management:

• Support the client leaders with client relationships day to day.
• Clients are also inclusive of the global Publicis teams that we service on various clients.
• Ensure above 75% on client satisfaction scores.

Retail and Sales Activation Expertise:

• Leverage your deep knowledge of sales activation processes, from concept to final execution, to ensure the agency's work meets industry standards and client expectations.
• Be able to guide both clients and procurement to see the strategic value of a connected approach to sales activation.

Operational Management:

• Ensure sound operational management of the agency.
• Management of utilization across all staff members.
• Continue to develop innovative ways of working to ensure the brand is agile and delivers to client’s needs.
• Stay at the cutting edge of new technologies to enable efficient ways of working.

Financial Management:

• Deliver on the budget as set down.
• Strive to achieve the stretch target as set by the PGA Exco.
• Sound financial management of expenditure budgets.
• Ensure efficient financial management at a job level ie.  Job recons etc.
• Technology Integration, data and Innovation:
• Stay up-to-date with the latest sales technologies and tools. Identify opportunities to incorporate automation and new production methods into the agency's workflows, increasing efficiency and reducing costs.
• Use your understanding of data (and working with partners in PGA) to look for new opportunities to innovate in data offerings in the sales activation journey
• Test & learn around innovation is key to the continued success of the brand.

Quality Control

• Implement and maintain rigorous quality control processes across all production phases, including pre-production, production, and post-production. Ensure consistency and excellence in all client deliverables.

Global partnerships:

• Publicis is a very active Global Network and hence the position requires integration and collaboration with other production practices globally.
• Compliance and Risk Management:
• Ensure the agency complies with all relevant laws and regulations. Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to protect the agency and its clients.

Supplier/Partner Management:

• From time to time, you will be required to work with external suppliers.  You are responsible for management of relationships and ensure that you get the best quality output and service from them.
• You will be required to negotiate best value in pricing from these suppliers/partners in terms of pricing.

KPI’s:

• Retention of 80% of staff within the team over a 12-month period.
• Meeting & exceeding annual budgets.
• Sound relationships with the global & local teams as measured in 360 feedback.
• Retention of all clients.
• Growth of the business on an annual basis (to be determined annually during the planning phase).

Qualifications

Knowledge / Experience

• 10+ years in a senior position within the broader industry.
• Understanding of how the agency works and how jobs flow throughout.
• Understanding of the client’s business and goals.
• Strong people skills
• Understanding of the production process.
• Sound financial management skill.

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Job Description

CREATIVE LEADERSHIP

• Ability to provide visionary leadership for the local team, whilst upholding the Global standards of the central Strategic Business Unit.
• Ensure consistency and creative excellence across all channels and touchpoints.
• Develop and maintain solid working relationships with Creative Leads in multiple locations, fostering the Power of One culture.
• Ability to undertake briefs with great autonomy
• Ability to articulate creative decision-making and present to senior stakeholders with passion and conviction.
• A solutions-based outlook and approach to the day to day requirements that marry both production knowledge and understanding with a rigorous commitment to craft.

HANDS-ON SKILLS

• Demonstrate exceptional hands-on skill, across static and moving assets.
• Uphold best-in-class craftsmanship across all outputs.
• An impeccable eye for detail, championing brand consistency across channels and formats
• Keen to stay at the forefront of emerging tools, trends and technologies to supercharge creative workflow.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, in multiple countries to oversee, feedback and develop creative.

Strategic ART DIRECTION

• Experience with brand building and identity, for large scale brands.
• A solid understanding of producing comms across the customer journey, from Awareness through to Consideration and Purchase.
• Ability to translate brand strategy into tangible creative solutions, maintaining quality and impact.

Quality assurance

• Implement and uphold stringent QC measures to ensure all creative outputs meet the highest standards.
• Conduct regular creative reviews to feedback, iterate and improve creative work, in line with Global brand guidelines.

Production expertise

• A proven track record of production, from print, digital, social and experiential.
•  Experience with live-action shoots, working with internal production teams and external suppliers to maintain a creative vision.
• Collaborate with external partners to deliver high -quality, on-budget productions.
• Able to manage and oversee post-production processes from editing, sound design, VO, grade to the desired creative output.
• An understanding of 3D, CGI production hugely beneficial.

TEAM Management

• Ability to work with Client Services / Traffic to ensure adequate creative resource allocation, balancing workloads and skillsets within the team.
• Conduct regular team meetings to facilitate communication and ensure overall creative alignment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a senior creative role in leading creative agencies
• Experience working within global brand guidelines across all media
• Ability to ensure quality and accuracy of creative execution
• A driven and highly committed attitude
• Hunger to perfect deliverables large and small
• Solid communications skills (writing and speaking) in English, French a bonus
• Client facing experience/strong presentation skills
• A ‘team player’ who can bring together personalities across multiple geographies and build harmony within the developing culture.

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Qualifications

• Matric
• Proficiency on MS Office

Additional Information

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To contact schools and make bookings for a number of field representatives / presenters each day.
• Confirm and rectify school information.
• Planning of all calls which you have confirmed bookings for.
• Identify challenges and report them accordingly.
• Report accurately on a daily basis.
• Research and approach potential schools to secure booking.
• Ensure all bookings are accurately recorded on the booking system.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

Relationships:

• Establish and maintain a professional relationship with all stakeholders (internal & external).
• Ability to telephonically engage with the school representatives.
• Ability to speak and engage with different target audiences and think on their feet.

School Database

• Using a database of schools provided, update and add relevant information to ensure data integrity of all information at all times.
• Grow and maintain current database.

Telephonic Bookings

• Daily targets to be reached, no exceptions.
• All calls done in a professional manner.

Operational Excellence:

• Ensure KPI’s are met daily, weekly, monthly.
• Respond to all queries and requests timeously.
• Suggest actions to exceed the client expectations and identify opportunities for growth.
• Accountable for the success and execution against the set KPI’s.
• Confidently display passion with regards to what is being presented and/or demonstrated.
• Manage time effectively and ensure that all appointments are kept to and that external and internal stakeholder’s expectations are managed at all times, no exceptions.

Reporting:

• Ensure all concerns and/or developments are timeously brought to the attention of your Line Manager.
• Assets of a high value will be issued to the Booking Agent and must be taken care of and kept in a good condition at all times. Any loss or damage to the assets provided will have to be replaced at the cost of the employee.
• Manage the shared booking email address and ensure that all mails are responded to within a minimum of 3 hours.
• Reporting on the status of all calls completed with required information on the same day.

Processes:

• Ensure compliance against all internal and external processes, policies and procedures are adhered to.

Development:

• Demonstrate productivity and self-improvement (online training tools and learning portal).

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Technical Competencies: 

• Background in email marketing and HTML coding. 
• Solid knowledge of HTML CSS coding 
• Knowledge of bulk email tools like Everlytic and D365 (MS D365 will be advantageous). 
• Knowledge of WordPress CMS tools & plug-ins. 
• Proficiency in building WordPress pages, and adding new requirements into existing websites where necessary. 
• Working knowledge of dev and test environments. 
• Technical proficiency of available web infrastructure (intermediate). 
• Knowledge of UI/UX best practices. 
• Competent in analytics and interpreting email marketing reporting. 
• Ability to interpret analytics and compile digital marketing, specifically, email reports. 
• Agency experience would be advantageous. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Questioning and listening skills. 
• Financial services background is advantageous. 

Key responsibilities 

• Liaising with internals stakeholder regarding business briefs, and coding / designing the outputs accordingly. 
• Be responsible for supporting the email marketing function of the business. 
• Re-purpose existing email designs or designing new templates in line with email marketing best practice. 
• Image sourcing and picture editing for articles and home page banners. 
• Upload content to CMS (Wordpress) 
• Ensuring all content is maintained to a high-quality standard and kept updated. 
• A strong understanding of content management and marketing. 
• IT relationship management. Turnaround time 

Qualifications

• Matric and relevant tertiary qualification 
• Minimum of 2 – 3 years’ experience in Email HTML Marketing or similar role