Account Executive
Publicis Groupe UK
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Overview
The Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Account Executive who is interested in joining this growing creative and technical team. As an Account Executive your primary role will be to work with the Account Manager to ensure briefs are responded to, developing ways of promoting the team, presenting to a variety of stakeholders and making sure financial reconciliations are processed properly and on time. You will also be a point of contact for internal, external and client contacts to support the studio team and help to make sure briefs are executed in the studio to the highest level.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Be an advocate for DOT services across the agency – regularly promoting our team and product offering
- Support the team in building relationships with tech suppliers, clients and internal teams
- Facilitate creative brainstorms to come up with innovative dynamic media solutions
- Oversee the planning and implementation of projects – from brief to delivery
- Support the studio team workloads and project deadlines and be able to forecast potential bottlenecks and manage delivery expectations
- Be responsible for ensuring that all team administration is completed accurately and on time – Jira boards, cost estimates, job tracker, status notes/action points
- Work with Account teams to improve processes to improve client delivery
- Keep abreast of key market developments and ensure knowledge is being shared with immediate team
- Drive cross-department integrations to provide joined up solutions to clients
- Drive awareness of DOT & present to teams to promote the range of services DOT offers
- Help maintain and develop general ‘marketing’ material such as creds decks, case studies etc
Qualifications
Key Experience
- Experience in working within a fast-paced growing team and with tight deadlines is ideal
- The ideal candidate will have an interest in in understanding more about Digital Media & Creative production
- Any previous experience of working in a creative capacity would also be a plus but not required
Essential Skills
- Confident speaker and presenter, with excellent presentation and storytelling skills/experience.
- Excellent communication and writing skills – ability to educate and explain complex concepts to a wide variety of stakeholders in an understandable way.
- A passion for advertising and an interest in new ad tech and innovation
- Enthusiastic, positive, ‘can-do’ attitude
- Great interpersonal skills
- Natural ability to identify and resolve issues
- Ability to work to deadlines and to be effective under pressure
- Natural attention to detail
- Comfortable to work both independently and as part of a team
- Aptitude for planning to ensure tasks are completed as required
- Strong organisational and time management skills
Qualifications and Technical skills
- Good to excellent knowledge of PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook
- Good to excellent knowledge of Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Slides
- Understanding of digital media activation is desirable
- Any knowledge or experience in media or creative processes is a bonus
- Relevant bachelor’s degree, or any other relevant qualifications or training a bonus
Additional Information
Employees joining The Pack, which is an early careers programme that connects, supports and develops you to kick-start your career with us, initially start with an annual salary of £28,850.
Starcom has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Planswe also offer;
- WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
- REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
- HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
- FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
- FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
- GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.
Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!
Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.
We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.
Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).
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