- Ensure delivery of campaigns against agreed timelines and milestones of campaign development and execution
- Mentor and lead junior team members while driving their successful output of campaign execution.
- Execute integrated campaigns ensuring that our campaigns work across ATL, Digital and BTL.
- Escalate issues to the Client as needed, to prevent campaign milestones being missed or budget being negatively impacted.
- Actively pursue opportunities to maintain and grow the client portfolio within the Publicis Groupe.
- Living shared values and core behaviours of Publicis Groupe.
- Maintain excellent intercompany and interdepartmental communication and knowledge transfer.
- Assist the team in identifying and maintaining opportunities for optimization and integration of the various departments and Publicis Groupe agencies.
- Maintain efficiencies, economies of scale & resource optimisation, ensuring jobs are delivered according to the allocated budget and within agreed scopes.
- Act as a role model for account management, strategy and creative team members
- Ownership of growth plans for junior team members, acting as a mentor and guide on their development journey.
- 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
- Ensure onboarding of all new team members.
- Implement, monitor and manage the workflow process as tasked, escalating to the Client 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 optimise internal resource allocation and utilization.
- Solid writing, communication and presenting skills in English (a good command of the English language).
- Ownership of client scopes of work.
- Monthly management of client retainer recons to ensure accurate time tracking against budgets.
- Weekly management, updating and tracking of finances (CE's, PO's, Billings) and reporting to ensure cashflow management
- Relevant industry qualification (i.e. Advertising / Marketing / Business Management).
- At least 7 years' working experience in an Agency (FMCG experience preferable).
- At least 3 years' working experience as a Ground Account Director or Business Director on a multi-brand portfolio.
- Experience in ATL campaign delivery [TV, Radio, Print), including production management.
- Experience in Digital campaign delivery and execution.
- A good command of the English language (both written and verbal)
- Proficient in MS Office (i.e. Word / Excel / PowerPoint etc.)
- Proficient in use of Chase Software for financial tracking
- Highly organised
- Detail orientated
- Clear communicator
- Multi-tasker
- Easily self-manage
- A team player
- Enjoy working under pressure
- Working independently and collaboratively with key team members
- Hungry to learn and grow and always willing to try something new
- Thrive in an ever-changing environment
- A passion for storytelling
- A keen eye for detail and a drive for perfection
- Deadline awareness and ability to handle all kinds of pressure
- Taking initiative and ownership of your projects, don't be a paper-pusher
- Pro-actively solving problems
- An acute sense of responsibility and accountability
- Cool, calm and optimistic
- Enjoying the thrill of a challenge
- Motivated by a desire to add value to your clients' business
- A sense of humour
- Celebrate the small stuff
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Job Description
Champion
Growth and Profitability
Talent
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Qualifications
Personal Profile:
The successful new candidate will be passionate about the advertising and communications industry, highly motivated with excellent communication and problem-solving skills with a passion for leading young minds and driving positivity in a large team setting.
The following attributes are also essential:
