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Group Account Director

Group Account Director

Publicis Groupe ANZSouth Africa
1 day ago
Job description

Overview

We’re looking for an experienced and passionate Group Account Director to join our team. The Group Account Director plays an essential role in servicing the Client by ensuring time‑sensitive and accurate execution of briefs, project management of all jobs and the management and tracking of all finances (processing CE’s, billing PO’s, weekly reporting). Attention to detail and strong administrative skills are therefore a critical success factor and requirement for this role. The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to be credible at this level, to problem‑solve and, when needed, to elevate issues to the Client Service Director while maintaining control over the rollout of client campaigns.

Responsibilities

To implement and manage as tasked the successful creation, development and roll out of client marketing communication in an integrated campaign capacity as well as manage all required administrative tasks.

Champion

  • Ensure delivery of campaigns against agreed timelines and milestones of campaign development and execution.
  • Execute integrated campaigns ensuring that our campaigns work across ATL, Digital and BTL.
  • Escalate issues to the Client Service Director as needed to prevent campaign milestones being missed or budget being negatively impacted.
  • Actively pursue opportunities to learn and grow within the portfolio.
  • Live shared values and core behaviours of Studio One and Toyota.
  • Maintain excellent inter‑company and inter‑departmental communication and knowledge transfer.

Growth and Profitability

  • Assist the team in identifying and maintaining opportunities for optimization and harmonization / integration of the various departments and Publicis Communications agencies.
  • Maintain efficiencies, economies of scale and resource optimisation, ensuring jobs are delivered according to the allocated budget.
  • Talent

  • Act as a role model for Account Management members.
  • Support knowledge transfer, knowledge sharing and up‑skilling through relevant and appropriate learning / teaching channels.
  • Strive to learn and grow, pro‑actively seek opportunities and become involved in projects outside of allocated tasks.
  • Operational Excellence

  • Implement, monitor, and manage the workflow process as tasked, escalating to the Client Partner where necessary.
  • Proactive management of all project timelines, always ensuring on‑time and in‑full delivery.
  • Monitor standards by checking all work is on the brief and to the desired quality level before sending it to the client.
  • Assist to optimise internal resource allocation and utilisation.
  • Solid writing, communication and presenting skills in English (a good command of the language).
  • Weekly management, updating and tracking of finances (CE's, PO's, billings) and reporting to ensure cashflow management.
  • Experience on Chase is preferred.
  • Be a strategic partner to your clients, enabling you to guide and drive better work, better business conversations and build business.
  • Financial experience is preferred.
  • Have tough and honest conversations with your client to enable your team to deliver excellence and create trust through positive outcomes.
  • Maintain the integrity of the creative strategy and work throughout the campaign.
  • Exceptional management of client expectations.
  • Proactive & solution‑driven.
  • Qualifications

  • Marketing qualification essential.
  • 6+ years’ experience in Account Management.
  • Experience in the automotive industry.
  • You must have experience running jobs, projects and campaigns from start to finish with little senior support.
  • Experience on Chase is preferred.
  • Financial & budget management experience is preferred.
  • Manage up – ensure your seniors are abreast of all activity on the account and empower them to support you through open lines of communication.
  • Additional information

    Publicis Group is proud to be an Equal opportunity employer and prohibits any forms of discrimination or harassment. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees in line with our Employment Equity plan. All appointments will be based on qualifications, experience and best fit but preference will be given to all affirmation‑action candidates or designated groups.

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