Publicis Groupe

Company Description

Publicis West Africa Limited is part of the Publicis Groupe, the second largest communications group in the world, employing over 100 000 talented minds, across 100 countries. Publicis Groupe has made a name for itself by putting its people first. We, at Publicis Groupe Africa, are no different. With over 60 agencies across 36 countries on the continent, there’s no better place to grow a rewarding career in media, communications, marketing, or advertising in Africa.

Publicis Groupe Africa 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.

Company values:

TRUST

Trust is the cornerstone upon which we build our relationships. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of how a partner should behave. We treat our people and our clients with respect, transparency and honesty.

TALENT

This is first and foremost a people business. We are committed to ensuring Publicis Groupe a destination for the best talent in our industry. We value people as individuals, growing ourselves as we grow our client’s business.

TRANSFORMATION

True transformation comes when we stop managing change, and instead initiate change. We believe in our purpose to be the admired force for business transformation. We believe that focusing on performance and results has the power to transform client business.

Job Description

• Develop detailed project plans to track progress of assigned productions.
• Identify and manage suppliers, costs & quotes.
• Create and own retro-plans for production planning and scheduling.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Account Management, Finance, Creative etc.) to deliver production assets.
• Liaise with third party suppliers locally and on the African continent.
• Source and recommend production houses in relevant country for production purposes
• Travel to production locations and organize & lead on-ground production support.
• Responsible for organizing logistics of staff attendance at productions (e.g. travel, accommodation etc.)
• Maintain a good working relationship with all suppliers.
• Develop detailed project plans to track progress of assigned productions.
• Identify and manage suppliers, costs & quotes.
• Create and own retro-plans for production planning and scheduling.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Account Management, Finance, Creative etc.) to deliver production assets.
• Liaise with third party suppliers locally and on the African continent.
• Source and recommend production houses in relevant country for production purposes
• Travel to production locations and organize & lead on-ground production support.
• Responsible for organizing logistics of staff attendance at productions (e.g. travel, accommodation etc.)
• Maintain a good working relationship with all suppliers.
• Notify timeously if a deadline will be missed/not met and report delays, problems, issues or difficulty on jobs.
• Collaborate in delivering production commitments and meeting deadlines.
• Manage the process to ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Where necessary manage the relationship with the client and relevant stakeholders
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Be the key point of contact on status of assigned productions.
• Implement work processes as required by Publicis Groupe.

Qualifications

Good tertiary qualification.

Training in Project Management will be added value.

A good command of the English language (both verbal and written)

Proficiency in Office programs – Word, Microsoft, Excel, PowerPoint