Publicis Groupe

Runs advertising and digital transformation services

Account Director

Account ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeKuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About the Job

Requirements

A diploma or bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, or Communications.
Strong project management skills and a keen understanding of the creative development process and budget control.
A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience managing campaigns in an integrated agency environment handling B2B marketing and branding.
A proven track record in growing accounts and winning new business or pitches.
A strong understanding of how mobile is affecting the retail space and the overall consumer journey.
Proficiency in written and verbal English communication.
The ability to produce under pressure and manage timelines and production.
Experience working in an integrated agency environment.

Responsibilities

Partner with existing clients and extend the client base in accordance with the agreed Client Partnering strategy.
Build strong client relationships, take a proactive approach, and ensure seamless implementation.
Take responsibility for the development, delivery, and evaluation of projects in conjunction with all functions.
Establish alternatives for brand and marketing communication and advertising strategy.
Drive the development of marketing communication and advertising strategies for products and programmes, and create alternative offline revenue streams.
Assess the performance of existing programmes and solutions regularly and identify methods to increase yield.
Liaise with product marketing teams to identify marketing opportunities.
Work with creative teams to create marketing strategy roadmaps for brands that meet new revenue targets.
Develop market propositions, pricing, and go-to-market strategies for new commercial products and programmes.
Create go-to-market collateral and communication programmes to support new product and programme launches.
Take responsibility for agreed key process improvement projects, such as the creative briefing process and financial tracking.
Ensure account and project management remain aligned.
Provide timely, consistent communication to the account director and team about project status, profitability, and people.
Develop strong relationships with other parts of the business and raise the role's profile within the agency.
Provide the team with broader industry knowledge and specialism.
Collaborate with the project management team.
Continuously identify client needs and establish and present initial strategy alternatives accordingly.
Model shared values and act as a role model for junior members.
Provide junior members with clear instructions and guidelines, and review their work promptly.
Develop new clients and competition PT, and support the creation of competition PT opportunities.
Manage financial performance against P&L targets, client billing, and profit targets; monitor clients' financial security and report results.
Participate actively in monthly team finance meetings in partnership with the budget controller.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in consumer electronics, FMCG, or IT retail projects.

Responsibilities

Partnership with existing clients and extension of client base to agreed Client Partnering strategy
Best in class client relationship building, proactive, ‘can do’ attitude and seamless implementation
Take responsibility for development, delivery and evaluation of projects working in conjunction with all functions
Establish alternatives for brand/marketing communication and advertising strategy
Drive the development of new marketing communication and advertising strategy for products and programmes as well as the creation of new alternative offline revenue streams
Regularly assessing performance of existing programs/solutions and finding new methods for increasing yield
Liaising with product marketing teams to identify marketing opportunities
Working with creative to create marketing strategy roadmap for brands that meets new revenue targets
Developing successful market proposition, pricing and go-to-market strategies for these new commercial products/program
Creating all relevant go-to-market collateral and communication programs to support new product/program launches
Responsibility for key process improvement projects as agreed with Account Director (e.g. Creative briefing process, financial tracking etc)
Ensure account and project management are continually aligned
Provide timely and consistent communication to account director and team about project status, profitability and people
Develop strong relationships with all other parts of the business and raise profile within the agency
Provide team with broader industry knowledge and specialism
Collaborative partnerships with Project management team
Identify continuously client’s needs and establish/present initial strategy alternatives accordingly
Carry out shared values faithfully and play as a role model for junior members
Present clear instructions, guidelines and prompt review to junior members
Develop new clients and competition PT; support to create opportunity for competition PT
In-charge of financial performance (P&L target) management; in charge of managing client’s billing and profit targets, and closely observe client’s financial security and report results
Active participation in monthly team finance meetings in partnership with budget controller

Qualifications

A diploma/Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Advertising/Communications
Strong project management skills and keen understanding of creative development process and budget control
Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in managing campaigns in an integrated agency environment handling B2B marketing/branding
Proven track record in growing accounts, winning new business/pitches
Strong understanding of how mobile is affecting the retail space and overall consumer journey
Experience in consumer electronics/FMCG/IT retail projects is preferred
Demonstrated proficiency in written and verbal communications skills in English
Dedication to clients and team colleagues
Ability to produce under pressure and management of timelines and production
Experience working in an integrated agency environment

Additional information

Generous leave entitlements, including birthday leave, rest day and family care leave.
Office closure for World Mental Health Day 10th October.
Additional Company closure for all 4 major festive Celebrations
Cashless comprehensive medical coverage, including access to a panel clinic, dental and optical care.
Life and personal accident insurance and group hospitalization and surgery.
A hybrid working schedule and with Friday disconnects.
Rest Relax & Recharge - office closure last week of December every year.
Phone Allowance

About the Company

Publicis Groupe

Runs advertising and digital transformation services

Publicis Groupe runs advertising, media buying and digital transformation services for companies that want to reach consumers, coordinate campaigns and improve their business systems. Its agency network includes creative and media specialists, while Publicis Sapient builds and modernizes the technology behind clients' operations. Epsilon adds customer data and marketing technology that connect brands with audiences and measure campaign results. Clients pay for consulting, campaign creation and execution, with production and media costs billed through alongside the group's service work. Founded in 1926, Publicis Groupe is headquartered in Paris, France.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 1926

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