Havas

Account Director

Havas  •  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Onsite)  •  5 days ago
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Job Description

Agency :

Prose On Pixels

Prose on Pixels is a global creative content agency built to address the marketing challenges of today and deliver meaningful content into the future. With our unique Audience-First production model, we Create, Scale and Personalize content to captivate audiences and achieve desired brand and business outcomes.

Fusing creativity and performance, we create harder working, more sustainable

content, reducing waste, and providing stronger ROI.

As Account Director, you will be a senior point of contact for a global client, leading the management and execution of campaigns and projects, along with managing key agency stakeholder relationships. You will line-manage an Account Manager, and support the wider business on financial and ad-hoc projects.

Mission & Key Responsibilities

  • Lead client relationships, ensuring satisfaction and retention across multiple channels
  • Oversee campaign and project delivery, ensuring best practice and production excellence
  • Support the team with complex projects and escalated delivery issues
  • Present and lead client presentations, offering strategic counsel and guidance
  • Proactively identify opportunities to grow the account and improve ways of working
  • Ensure accurate forecasting and resource planning
  • Manage and develop direct reports, providing training and support
  • Track and reconcile projects and campaigns, ensuring profitability and timely delivery
  • Estimate and invoice projects accurately, managing third-party costs
  • Collaborate with the Global VP to monitor client revenue and business growth
  • Integrate AI-based project management and collaboration tools to improve planning, resource allocation, risk assessment, and reporting, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to the highest standard
  • Leverage AI-enabled analytics and client management platforms to deliver actionable insights, personalise client solutions, and enhance the overall client experience
  • Drive adoption of new client management tools and platforms

Skills & Experience Required

  • 5+ years’ experience in client services within a creative, production or marketing business
  • Experience line-managing junior team members
  • Strategic campaign and project planning
  • Decision-making and problem-solving
  • Excellent relationships with key clients and stakeholders
  • Team management and professional development
  • Mac/Apple OS, Office suite, Excel (P&L management)
  • Experience with multi-market or global accounts
  • Experience working with creative and media partners is a plus

Key Competencies

  • Excellent written and oral communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Self-starter and motivator
  • Goal-oriented
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Creative problem-solving
  • Commercial awareness
  • Experience presenting to clients and stakeholders
  • Initiative and proactive approach
  • Positive and professional attitude

Self Development & Learning

  • Actively pursue personal development and training opportunities
  • Stay informed about industry trends and best practices

Additional Information/Notes

  • Other duties as assigned by management
  • Travel for meetings or working collaborations may be required
  • Flexible working hours to accommodate project deadlines

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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.

Havas

About Havas

TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE TO BRANDS, TO BUSINESSES AND TO PEOPLE

Founded in 1835 in Paris, Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications networks, with more than 23,000 people in over 100 markets sharing one single mission: to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people. Havas has developed a seamlessly integrated global strategy and operating system, Converged, designed to answer clients’ needs for standout, cross-functional, end-to-end communications solutions, supercharged by data, tech and AI, but powered by humans. Through its 70+ Havas Villages around the world, covering all communication activities, Havas’ teams work together with agility and in perfect synergy to offer tailor-made, innovative solutions to clients that support them in their positive transformation. Havas is committed to building a diverse culture where everybody feels they belong and can be themselves and thrive.

Industry
Marketing & Advertising
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Puteaux, FR
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
havas.com
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