Account Manager

Job Description:

dentsu Aotearoa is part of a global network designed for helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in a sustainable environment. As an organisation, we bring together deep expertise across media, creative and customer experience to deliver integrated solutions that drive meaningful mahi (work) for our clients and society. 

dentsu Aotearoa is a collaborative team of diverse and unique creators who unify people, clients, and capabilities through horizontal creativity to help clients create memorable moments and invent the future. 

As Account Manager in dentsu Creative Aotearoa, you'll help deliver integrated campaigns and communication solutions for a portfolio of New Zealand brands. Working across strategy, creative, media, digital and activation teams, you'll play a key role in bringing ideas to life, building strong client partnerships and ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget and to the highest standard.

This is an opportunity for someone who is passionate about advertising and looking to broaden their experience within a fully integrated agency environment.

It is a permanent role, working on a hybrid model in our Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) office. Please note, we are only able to consider applicants who possess (or are in process of obtaining) working rights for New Zealand.

Core responsibilities:

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of integrated campaigns and projects, ensuring work is delivered on time, on budget and to a high standard across creative, digital, media and activation channels.
• Serve as a key client contact, building strong relationships, supporting account growth and ensuring client objectives are clearly translated into actionable briefs and deliverables.
• Coordinate internal teams, external suppliers and production partners, keeping projects moving and proactively managing timelines, risks and stakeholder expectations.
• Support the commercial management of accounts, including budgeting, forecasting, project scoping and identifying opportunities to grow client relationships across the broader dentsu network.
• Monitor campaign performance, industry trends and market activity to help inform recommendations and contribute to strategic client discussions.

A bit about you:

• Experience in an advertising, creative, media or integrated agency environment, ideally as an Account Manager or a high-performing Account Executive ready to step up.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns, stakeholders and deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent client relationship and communication skills, with confidence presenting work, managing expectations and influencing outcomes.
• Commercially minded with an understanding of budgets, scopes, forecasting and delivering profitable client work.
• A genuine passion for advertising, creativity and great ideas, with curiosity about brands, culture, consumers and what makes campaigns effective.

What’s in it for you: 

• Flexible hybrid working with a balance of days in the office and working from home 

• 5 Hāuora Hāwha days (half days) to prioritize your wellbeing, whānau or what’s important to you 

• An additional week of leave available after two years of service (conditions apply)  

• Free lunches, great coffee and snacks 

• The opportunity to give back with dedicated volunteer leave and our whole-company event, One Day for Change. 

• Career Development and Learning & Development opportunities, including access to our global online dentsu University. 

Be a champion of meaningful progress

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work, in fact, we have won several awards and been recognised for our DEI work, our inclusivitiy and how we support our employees. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. If you want to join a company that values who you are, what you bring, then we encourage applications from everyone no matter their age, nationalitie, background, disability or culture. 

If you want to belong to an inclusive, amazing network where the opportunities are limitless – we look forward to welcoming you. 

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Location:

Auckland

Brand:

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent