Openings at Publicis Groupe

Overview

• You will need to be extremely driven, demonstrate a willingness to learn, grow yourself through your craft, be proactive and a team player. You must have a good command of languages and be up to date with various platforms.
• As a Junior creative you will be responsible for delivering exceptional, integrated concepts that exceed client briefs and expectations. You’ll need to understand briefs & strategy, be media agnostic, agile and a self-starter. You will need to have a good command of at least 1 vernacular language.
• Must be able to work on one sizable project at a time, or multiple small jobs.

Responsibilities

• Be part of the briefing process and interrogate the brief to get the answers you need
• Manage the creative process on your projects (no need to be chased)
• Work with other disciplines (Strategists, Developers, Media, Accounts, etc.) to ensure integration and alignment with broader business objectives
• Be a champion for innovative media solutions on every brief
• Understand campaign roll out
• Participate in pitches for new business
• Define the tone of your campaigns
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Generate ideas and sell them into other members of the team
• Articulate creative ideas clearly.
• Consistently produce creative elements against a deliverables list
• Make sure to volunteer for brainstorms
• Compile presentations for clients, and learn to present
• Attend client briefings & if required, present to clients
• Attend recordings & shoots
• Stay on trend by sourcing inspirational material and references for the studio

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 1-2 years’ experience.
• Good understanding of the latest digital platforms, use of Mobile, out-of-home, guerrilla, activations etc.
• Great time management
• Ability to work under pressure & meet tight deadlines
• Adept problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills and clear articulation of ideas
• Present at least 2 unexpected ideas to your CD monthly
• Must have won or received a finalist placing at industry student awards.

Additional information

THE PERSON

• Must demonstrate strong conceptual ability (show at least 2 projects)
• Provide proof of digital thinking (show at least 1 projects)
• Demonstrate how you’ve collaborated with others

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Overview

• The successful candidate needs to be a leading light for both clients and agency colleagues; a self-starter with the ambition to match. They will be required to provide a vision, be an inspirational leader and a tenacious salesperson.
• As a Creative Director you will help lead our passionate, multi-talented studio guiding all members to deliver exceptional, integrated concepts to exceed client briefs and expectations.
• A Creative Director is a thought leader within the agency, so they can expect to be craft-led, strategically driven, and platform neutral conceptual thinkers with a desire to transform brands by creating beautiful, intuitive, and human-centred products and experiences.
• The individual must be tuned into all aspects of South African popular culture and the platforms and media it plays in, as well as have a strong point of view on what it takes to win in this space.

Responsibilities

• You will lead agency/client brainstorms & workshops to determine KPI’s, strategic direction and set ways of working to maintain client relationships
• Drive integration, with weighting on digital platforms
• Scope, plan & manage the creative process on projects
• Manage & mentor creative teams
• Work with other disciplines (Strategists, Developers, Media, Accounts, etc.) to ensure cohesive team integration, and alignment with broader business objectives
• Be a champion for innovation on every project you touch
• Play an active role in campaign planning
• Drive real-time optimisation of the work in partnership with strategy and media
• Participate in pitches for new business
• Define the direction for overall campaigns
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Generate ideas and sell them into clients and other members of the team
• Mock up creative ideas
• Create across multiple channels
• Consistently produce creative elements against a deliverables list
• Lead brainstorms & conceptualisation
• Oversee the craft. Whether it be the writing, design of an idea etc.
• Compile presentations for clients/figure out new ways of selling
• Attend client briefings & presentations
• Demonstrate thought leadership by keeping updated on industry trends

Qualifications

• Must have 10+ years’ experience
• Highly conceptual individual (Must demonstrate with at least 5 projects)
• Demonstrate exceptional strategic thinking (Provide 3 examples)
• Must have led the conceptualisation and execution of TTL campaigns and pure digital campaigns (Show minimum of 4 examples)
• Must demonstrate an understanding of digital platforms
• Track record of winning international and local awards i.e. Cannes, One Show, Loeries, Clios, Bookmarks etc.
• Show at least 1 international and 1 local gold medals
• Demonstrate how you’ve previously dealt with conflict
• In-depth working knowledge of existing and emerging technologies & platforms

Additional information

BUSINESS KPI’s

• Must demonstrate examples of leadership skills & problem solving
• A strong understanding of best practice interaction and visual design principles
• Must be able to oversee 7-8 projects. Or work on one sizable and two small size project at any one time with oversight.
• Have the ability to attend every review on a project with new 3 ideas.
• Oversee projects and manage and grow the team through the process

THE PERSON

• Good understanding of influencer, Mobile, Podcast, out-of-home, guerrilla, activations and direct marketing
• Great time management
• Demonstrate ability to work under immense pressure & meet tight deadlines
• Adept problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills with ability to provide rationales for creative choices made
• Strong presentation skills
• Able to work with team members & delegate effectively
• Understand the client’s business requirements, and understand how our services should be applied to solve business problem
• Sell an idea or campaign internally and externally

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Overview

• You need to be extremely driven, demonstrate a willingness to learn, grow yourself through your craft, be proactive and a team player
• As a creative you will be responsible for delivering exceptional, integrated concepts that exceed client briefs and expectations. You’ll need to understand briefs & strategy, be media agnostic, agile and a self-starter.
• Must be able to work on one sizable project at a time with assistance, or multiple small jobs.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Be part of the briefing process and interrogate the brief to get answers you need
• Manage the creative process on your projects (no need to be chased)
• Work with other disciplines (Strategists, Developers, Media, Accounts, etc.) to ensure integration and alignment with broader business objectives
• Be a champion for innovative media solutions on every brief
• Understand campaign roll out
• Participate in pitches for new business
• Define the tone of your campaigns
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Generate ideas and sell them into other members of the team
• Consistently produce creative elements against a deliverables list
• Make sure to volunteer for brainstorms
• Compile presentations for clients, and learn to present
• Attend client briefings & if required, present to clients
• Attend recordings & shoots
• Stay on trend by sourcing inspirational material and references for the studio

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 3-4 years’ experience.
• Good understanding of the latest digital platforms, use of Mobile, out-of-home, guerrilla, activations etc.
• Present at least 2 unexpected ideas to your Creative Director monthly

Additional information

Personal Attributes

• Must demonstrate strong conceptual ability (show at least 2 projects)
• Provide proof of digital thinking (show at least 1 projects)
• Be agile
• Great time management
• Ability to work under pressure & meet tight deadlines
• Adept problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills and clear articulation of ideas

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Overview

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Market position

• Work with the VP of Publicis Media South Africa to build two-year plan to achieve double digit growth across relevant agencies in JHB and CT.
• Identify and implement organic growth strategy
• Lead the agencies brand and reputation in the industry at local levels within South Africa and across the Continent
• Work closely with the Practice Leads as a lever to drive growth and market leadership
• Build and strengthen the Media Services offering Client retention and growth
• Ensure the strategic business plan results in maximum client satisfaction and organic revenue growth
• Close and effective cooperation with local/ global practices and brands
• Create and implement immaculate service and leadership charter for clients
• Focus on local and global client relationships and ensure their product in the Market is BIC and in line with overall objectives for clients
• Ensure collaboration across the Groupe’s agencies to drive a more integrated and innovative solution for clients
• Add tangible value to Groupe clients through delivery of BIC work across agencies offerings

New Business

• Build a strong prospecting plan for the Agencies – identify targets with a solid engagement action plan
• Ensure there is strong conversion of new business
• Provide active input to Publicis Media’s entities and Power of One business development plans and prospects
• Support of Groupe & Brand pitches for both global & local pitches
• Forge strong relationships with media audit firms/pitch doctors Operational Excellence
• Responsible for the operational effectiveness of Media Services inline with Groupe policies and directives
• Adoption and management of Publicis Media’s operational process, workflow, systems and processes
• Review progress and take corrective action to ensure performance
• Ensure quality control and improvement of all company output and delivery of services
• Support of other Groupe client requirements where specialist input is required
• Management of capacity of host agency staff so as to service the needs of both their own client group as well as any other clients across the Groupe

Financial Performance

• Work with VP of Publicis Media South Africa to build a strong and achievable budget commitment on an annual basis
• Closely monitoring the operating and financial results against plans and budgets - deliver on budget commitment
• Management of Media contribution against Commit and Growth Targets
• Manage margins and operational costs at a client and agency level
• Provide support to drive revenue growth and productivity, with innovative “break- the-mould” strategies
• Help drive revenue for the group through key Media Services offering working closely with the PMX practice.

Product integration and development

• Deliver strong strategic entrepreneurial offering
• Assist in growing and leverage the Publicis Media Practices where required
• Automate systems to drive accuracy & efficiency in line with Publicis Media strategies

Talent and Culture

• Introduce & Grow a strong & diverse leadership team reflective of the demographics of South Africa
• Attract in close cooperation with talent team fresh talent to achieve our vision and ambition in Market
• Drive an engaging, innovative high performing culture
• Create connectivity with the brands, inspiration and retention
• Work closely with Talent team to deliver “best-in-class” talent initiatives in market

Managing Vision and Purpose

• Communicate a compelling and inspired vision and sense of core purpose for team
• Make the vision sharable by everyone
• Inspire and motivate

Managing People and Building Effective Teams

• Is a clear leader who demonstrates Publicis Media’s values consistently to the rest of the business
• Be obsessive about technology and solving client problems
• Is good at establishing clear directions
• Sets stretching objectives
• Lays out work in a well-planned and organised manner
• Maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results
• Brings out the best in people
• Is a clear and frequent communicate

Developing Direct Reports and Others

• Provides stretching and relevant tasks
• Holds frequent development discussions
• Is aware of each person’s career goals
• Constructs compelling development plans and executes them
• Is a mentor and a people

Responsibilities

CRITICAL SKILLS

• Previous experience in a leadership position within a communication, digital or media business – prior agency experience is crucial
• Has led a P&L
• Proven at leading clients and significant accounts within an agency, building strong relationships and enabling communication channels
• Track record of winning pitches and significant experience driving organic growth
• Acknowledged as a thought-leader and an innovator in the market; is often present at industry events and in the press
• Has previously led large teams
• Experience navigating matrixed, international organisations

SUCCESS CRITERIA
KPIs/What will this person need to accomplish within 12 months in order to be considered successful in the role.

• Grow the profile of the market business with our core pillars of Talent, Trust and Transformation proposition – an organisation dedicated to grooming the world’s best talent and being a trusted partner who can guide clients on their own transformation journey
• Build strong bonds between Media Agencies and Publicis Groupe Agencies to produce more integrated client solutions and increased collaboration across the company
• Demonstrably grow existing business, to establish a best in class Partnership role on every client
• To win new business to balance the portfolio of clients, and to grow the business
• To intelligently and transparently broaden the scope of each client relationship to deliver business success for them and diversified revenue growth for Publicis Media
• To ensure we have a fully integrated strategic and leadership approach with our clients
• To work with the VP Publicis Media to align the market organizations and structures to suit our local business needs and to create an operating model for our clients
• To create a high performing culture and operating approach within the key leadership team and the agencies as a whole
• To create a people focused culture with clear succession planning, motivation & inspiration at the heart of it
• Ensure that the business is run to the highest commercial standards, translating The Agencies positioning into higher margins and effective bottom line growth
• To lead the ambition to be famous for transforming our client’s business
• To collaborate with the other market VP’s, MD’s & Practice leads to simplify & make our product offering to clients more effective and market leading.