Havas Media Group

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Havas Media Group

Job Description Summary :

Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications groups, operating in over 100 countries. The Group is made up of three major divisions: Havas Creative Group, Havas Media Group and Havas Health & You.

We have a multi-disciplinary offering, united under one leadership, all in one building: advertising, media, data, technology, digital, social, mobile, CRM, UX, sports and entertainment, public relations, corporate communications, healthcare, design, research, employer branding and recruitment. Havas is the only truly integrated marketing and communications company in the UK.

Our mission is to unite brands and people through meaningful connections, driving business success. We are the fastest growing of the global networks and have a challenger brand mentality. We share one common purpose: to bring media and creative closer together for the benefit of our clients.

Havas Media Global is a dedicated team supporting global clients across strategy, insight, media, creative and digital. The culture of our group is best described as dynamic, entrepreneurial, and collaborative.

We are solely immersed in global assignments and have the experience and understanding to fulfil the needs and challenges of global clients. We believe in modelling team structures after those of our clients and are set up to meet the unique requirements of each, from centralised one-hub market management to more coordinated or decentralised needs, adding value by leveraging central and local media expertise and the totality of our clients’ media investments.

Job Description :

The Global Account Manager will be working with all markets to plan and coordinate media activities in the region on behalf of a large international automotive client.

This role sits within a global account ecosystem and is designed to support clients at a global and regional level. 

The Global Account Manager will be responsible for managing the planning and implementation of campaigns through our local markets and regional trading hub, as well as providing expert guidance on regional trends and market specifics to ensure optimal campaign planning and delivery. 

The role requires a blend of multi market media coordination activities, strategy support and account management. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic, ambitious, and self-motivated individual, who will be a valuable addition to our international team.

Mission & Responsibilities

• Liaising with and building a strong relationship with the global clients in collaboration with the additional team members 
• Taking ownership of global requests coming from global clients and ensure timely and quality responses, hereunder ensuring global governance guidelines are followed and quality assurance of the output sourced from the Havas global network 
• Working with the global clients and regional and local Havas teams to understand strategic and operational requirements of upcoming campaigns and ad hoc requests 
• Developing relationships with key local markets, regional hubs and the trading hub in UK 
• Briefing of markets, and traders on campaigns, coordinating inputs and adding value by checking and validating submitted work before sharing with the global client 
• Provide support to local markets to ensure understanding of and compliance to global strategies and relevant local activations 
• Ongoing campaign oversight and maintenance including reporting, optimisations and financial reconciliations 
• Act as custodian of client processes and ensure region wide understanding and compliance. Providing support and training to local markets when necessary 
• Guide the client through market responses, particularly new or seldom active markets to ensure market information is well received. 
• Support the global teams in the collection and checking of regional data and insights for inclusion in global knowledge and insight deliverables such as media landscapes, planning benchmarks, etc. 
• Develop and monitor weekly communications and contact programme with local markets and central clients. 
• Act as knowledge centre for the client by demonstrating expertise and understanding of the local markets in a global context 
• Bring media innovation to the client and facilitate sharing of knowledge and expertise from local markets and regions. 

Skills We’re Looking For: 

• Ability to liaise confidently with clients at all levels and react to diverse cultural practises 
• Relationship building skills internally (local offices, global teams, finance team) and externally (clients and media owners) with the ability to quickly build rapport and establish strong working relationships 
• Excellent attention to detail and timeline management, effective under pressure and ability to meet tight deadlines 
• Strong communication skills, both written and presentation skills. 
• Strong knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint 
• Strong digital media experience working with programmatic and social media campaigns 
• Thorough understanding of the media planning and implementation process and the role of different media channels (ATL and digital) in the context of a media strategy.
• Excellent written and spoken English (other languages helpful). 
• Global media experience is preferred 
• At least 3 years’ experience in a media agency preferably in an international capacity and therefore with some coordination experience 

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Contract Type :

PermanentHere 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.