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• Account Manager
• Account Manager
• remote typeHybrid locationsSydney time typeFull time posted onPosted Today job requisition idJR0075377 Hybrid
• Agency :
• Havas Media
• Job Description Summary :
• Responsible for the day-to-day management of assigned account(s). Manages / coordinates Client projects from planning to completion. May serve as the daily contact between the Ageny and the Client. Effectively executes strategies, problem-solves, and develops solid business relationships. Provides Client service support.
• Job Description :
• #LI-MV1At Havas, the Account Manager (AM) will work closely with the Senior Account Director (SAD) and Group Business Director (GBD) to lead the day-to-day operations for a number of clients.Our Client Account Teams are led by a GBD, who is responsible for leading the overall communications strategy and implementation process for clients and managing workloads to ensure pressure points are shared equitably within the team.As an Account Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring that all briefs are answered comprehensively and to an agreed timeline, and be across the detail of each campaign. You will manage input from clients’ creative partners to ensure we are developing high quality ideas and following the media implementation process across all interactive channels. You will understand your client’s business’. You are expected to work closely with the specialist teams to provide the best services for your client patch. Proactivity is important and you’re required to share relevant opportunities with key client leads, and drive creative thinking and inspiration.When required you will also be supporting on new business pitches.The role requires a considered approach, a passion for great work and a desire to create something genuinely different. Whilst the below details your main responsibilities, you will be required to take on other projects and champion tools, systems and processes as and when they are identified by the GBD. It's hard for us to predict what's around the corner so we require a willingness to adapt and muck in as needed.Key Requirements :
• The clients you will work on are vitally important to the agency and we want to ensure these relationships continue with sufficient energy and quality account management. This is a key part of your role as well as ensuring that other Havas teams (products) deliver to expectations
• Familiarise yourself with the specific client KPI's and deliverables and work with the SAD to ensure they are delivered and exceeded.
• Attend internal / external meetings and WIPs with brand managers / directors and internal teams as required and that all relevant action items are followed up and responded to within agreed timelines.
• Analysis of media / consumer information & resources to draw relevant insights to determine effective channel mix / budget splits.
• Develop detailed media plans to ensure translation of approved channel strategy, liaise with media owners to negotiate strong rate positions, premium formats and overall added value to inform the campaign outputs.
• Ensure that media plans are kept up-to-date with complete accuracy. Constantly monitor and track activity across all channels to ensure all planned & agreed campaign goals are being met (and exceeded) where possible.
• Keep media owners accountable for any under deliveries and negotiate makegoods to balance short falls.
• Build capabilities in logically delivering arguments and clearly / simply selling ideas. The writing of a clear strategy, knowing what insights help frame our story and what is just interesting or telling a client what they already know. Writing a strategy which gives clients what they need vs lighthouse ideas. A big focus on bringing to life their potential customers’ media world.
• Represent the most current thinking across all channels. Specifically, the ‘why’ people display emerging behaviours and engage with emerging channels (not just the ‘how’) and translating these insights into grounded but provocative ideas.
• Management of the output and development of direct reports is crucial to success in this management role
• Demonstrating clear leadership, not just of tasks, but of people and ensuring an ongoing priority of the development of peers and colleagues is crucial.
• Expected hands on experience with :
• Broader industry tools – Roy Morgan, AQX, Ad Intel, Big Datr,
• Propriatary tools : Customer Viewpoint, MX,
• Media invoicing tools such as BMD
• Analytic tools such as – Google Analytics, Google Data Studio, Datorama, Adobe Analytics.
• Ad Servers such as DCM, Sizmek, Innovid, Flashtalking
• DMP’s / CDP’s - Adobe, Google, Krux, Rocketfuel
• DSP’s and Buying platforms such as - DV 360, DBM, MediaMath, Quantcast, Appnexus, DataXu, Turn, Sizmek
• Verification – MOAT, Double Verify,
• With an understanding of :
• Offline Media Channels - TV / Radio / Press / OOH
• CRO / Personalisation – VWO, Optimizely
• Native Platforms – Taboola, Outbrain, Gemini
• Search Buying Platform - Ad Words, Marin, Bing
• Contract Type :
• Permanent
• Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.
• Founded in 1835 by Charles-Louis Havas, Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications groups, with more than 23,000 people in over 100 countries sharing one single mission : to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people. Havas has developed a fully integrated model covering all communications activities. The teams of the three business units, Creative, Media and Health & You, work together with agility and in perfect synergy to offer clients tailor-made, meaningful, innovative and entertainment-oriented solutions that support them in their positive transformation.
• Life at Havas
• We take great pride in our Havas family. They bring many unique personalities, perspectives and passions to their work. Collaboration is at the core of how we operate, and Havas Villages are the homes we work in. We encourage our people to take advantage of our many opportunities to learn and grow. Through local agency training sessions, our unique global and development programs, we offer our people endless opportunities to explore.
• Havas Creative Network
• At Havas, we believe creativity isn’t just a description of our business, it is part of our agencies’ DNA. We bring together some of the industry’s most creative and accomplished agencies. By combining creative expertise with the strategic and innovative power of our Villages, we can build seamless teams around the individual needs of each of our clients.
• Havas Media Network
• We create the best media experience, capitalizing on the most meaningful media to build more meaningful brands. We know how to connect a client with their target audience – in the context of where they are, through the content they pay attention to. We deliver this expertise through the Mx System, our global operating methodology and strategic planning process, that creates value for our clients by turning consumer intelligence into clear growth targets, aligning stakeholders and KPIs, and measuring the impact of media experiences.
• Havas Health
• Driven by human purpose and focused on the betterment of humanity through health, Havas Health & You leverages a global collection of experts and individuals to help people everywhere live healthier lives. With a spirit rooted in innovation, creativity, and education, we are dedicated to delivering consistent excellence and groundbreaking work.

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