Job Description

Agency :

Red Agency

Havas Red

Want to work on some of Australia’s most talked-about brands? Launch campaigns that turn heads locally and globally? Join Australia’s most award-winning agency and bring your social media game to life.

We’re looking for a Social Media Account Manager who lives and breathes social, thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment, and isn’t afraid to embrace new tools, including AI, to make campaigns smarter, faster, and more impactful.

You’ll be joining a close-knit team of social superstars, working one of Australia’s most loved brands. Whether you’re ideating, strategising, or analysing, you’ll have the chance to push creative boundaries while delivering results that matter.

As a Social Media Account Manager, you will play a pivotal role in managing and optimising our clients' social media presence. You will be responsible for developing strategic social media campaigns, creating engaging content, analysing performance metrics, and fostering strong client and partner agency relationships. This role requires a deep understanding of social media platforms, exceptional communication skills, and a proven track record of delivering successful social media strategies.

We have a strong, close-knit team and are committed to hiring someone who will seamlessly fit into our company culture. You must be based in Melbourne for this role and have a full drivers’ license.

Key Responsibilities:

• Client Management: Be the primary point of contact for your clients, ensuring their needs and expectations are met with top-notch service.
• Strategy Development: Build and implement social media strategies that align with clients’ goals and drive results.
• Creative Ideation: Lead the development of engaging social content and campaigns that resonate with target audiences.
• Content Oversight: Manage the production of high-quality, on-brand content for social platforms, including copy, graphics, and video.
• Performance Analysis: Collaborate with analysts to track performance and turn insights into actionable improvements.
• Campaign Management: Oversee paid social campaigns, including budget allocation, targeting, and optimisation.
• Trend Awareness: Stay across the latest social trends, tools, and best practices, including AI-driven opportunities.
• Influencer Management: Work effectively with influencers to amplify campaigns.
• Collaboration: Partner with creative, PR, and digital teams to deliver integrated campaigns.
• Stakeholder Management: Keep stakeholders aligned and projects running smoothly.
• Financial Management: Manage budgets for social campaigns and flag any potential overages.

Who you are:

• Minimum 3 years in social media management with strategy, client, and stakeholder experience
• Degree in Marketing, Communications, or similar
• Deep knowledge of social platforms (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok)
• Strong analytical skills and experience with tools like Brandwatch, KLEAR, Meltwater, Meta, Spark
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Able to juggle multiple accounts without dropping the ball
• Creative thinker who thrives on bold ideas
• Bonus: Social or digital marketing certifications

Why Havas Red?

We never settle for normal. Our culture is built on curiosity, collaboration, and creativity. We love people who embrace AI and new technologies to take their work to the next level. And we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives—including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, and abilities.

Based in Melbourne with a full drivers’ license? Ready to jump in? Send your CV to bably.negi@havas.com

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About Havas
The Havas Village is a unique model — creative, digital, content, PR, media and partnerships, all under one roof. We build teams around our clients’ needs, not our own structures, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Our mission? To make a meaningful difference to the brands, businesses and lives of the people we work with. We’re proud to be a Great Place to Work Certified company.
At HAVAS, we are committed to building a future that is inclusive to all, where you can bring your whole self to work and feel valued, respected, and supported to succeed. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, identities, beliefs, age, and abilities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, to apply for this or any role with us.

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.