TTL Account Director

2 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Publicis Groupe Full time
Company description

Machine_ is a creative solutions agency represented across Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban, and is home to over 75 adventurous minds. At Machine_ we don't believe that intuition and gut feel are enough. That's why everything we do starts with an insight. Our team of experts uses these insights to create impactful and accountable solutions that touch consumers at every point in their connected world. Machine_ is part of Publicis Groupe, one of the fastest-growing global networks. Machine's mantra, Never Afraid, underpins our values of; doing the right thing, being curious, solution orientated and at its core 'giving a s**t'. Living this mantra daily helps grow our Clients' businesses and these are the values we look for when recruiting new talent. The right personality is just as important as the right experience. We're here to work hard and have fun while doing it.

Overview

The Role:

We are looking for an experienced through-the-line Account Director with a strong strategic eye and a love for digitally led creative campaigns to join our agency team in Johannesburg.

The Account Director will be responsible for:

  • Driving client partnership with strategic influence and intent, whilst being the focal point for day-to-day client interaction, campaign planning and service delivery.
  • Managing through-the-line campaigns (Including digital and social) across a portfolio of brands on a day-to-day basis.

Specific Responsibilities:

  • Act as agency lead across a portfolio of brands, partnering with the client and their media agency on day-to-day deliverables.
  • Interpret the client's business needs into clear creative/strategic briefs.
  • Deliver high-quality campaigns end-to-end, in line with agreed brand plans and objectives.
  • Manage campaign reverts with specific emphasis on managing tight timings and deadlines.
  • Develop campaign project plans, with effective and timely delivery from concept to execution.
  • Work alongside creative, strategy, media, digital development and data teams; managing multiple campaigns at the same time.
  • Execute large scale TTL chase lists, on time and in line with client's scope of work.
  • Interpret campaign performance to optimize creative work and improve current practices.
  • Interpret trends, unlocking new and relevant opportunities across digital and social platforms.

Business Skills:

  • Ability to lead campaigns end-to-end, working alongside external agencies.
  • Strong digital skills with a strong understanding of social and digital platforms and technical/production requirements.
  • Experience in producing work in ATL (Film, Audio, OOH).
  • Ability to think commercially and manage the financials of a client portfolio.
  • Strong focus on strategy & execution.
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Ability to solve problems quickly and thoroughly.
  • Understanding of new technology and the application of it to the creative process.
Qualifications

The candidate must have a minimum of 6 years Account Management experience, with at least 2 years as an Account Director. The following attributes are also essential:

  • Tertiary Marketing and/or Advertising qualification.
  • Digital agency experience and experience on large scale multinational brands and/or in FMCG would be advantageous.

Proven experience in working with external agency partners.

Additional information

Candidates must please submit a concise CV and portfolio of work. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks after submitting your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

Publicis Groupe 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. All appointments will be based on qualifications, experience and best fit but preference will be given to candidates from designated groups.

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