Description

Agency :
Havas London
Job Description Summary :

Havas London is Havas UK’s flagship creative agency. Our mission is to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses and people.

We’re the only major UK advertising agency to share a single building with every other specialist business in our network, all under a single P&L. Sitting within the Havas Village in King’s Cross affords us some clear advantages; none more so than our ability to build bespoke, multi-discipline teams around our clients, whatever their business need.
Job Description :
THE VALUES WE LIVE BY:
⟶ WE LEAD IN BETTER
We strive for greatness in everything we do and aren’t scared of overcoming a ‘no’ to get to better business, better people, better planet.
⟶ WE DON’T WASTE
We strive to make the world a better place by minimising waste and leaving nobody behind in our efforts to make a positive impact.
⟶ WE LOOK FOR IMPACT
We are driven to make a real dent in culture through the insights we uncover, the ideas we produce, and the talent we put behind every single one of our projects.
⟶ WE CARE MORE
We put time and energy into the work we do and love and attention into the people we’re doing it with.
⟶WE SOLVE PROBLEMS TOGETHER
We bring the best out in us all. ‘Us’ is our most powerful asset. When we get together, we are unstoppable. Someone we trust to deliver and manage junior team members and campaigns.
YOUR ROLE
Account Management
Strategic Smarts
Financial Management
Creativity
KEY OBJECTIVES
RESPONSIBILITIES OF SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
Effectively develops strong relationships within the team and cross functional department.
Actively builds connections with key stakeholders and understands their motivations
Knowing how best to involve stakeholders in the project.
Can effectively manage junior-mid clients and push back where necessary, pushing the agency agenda.
Leads on 360 annual reviews for the team they line manage.
Driving force on a project, leading on next steps, actions, overarching timings, etc.
Seen by the client as the day-to-day lead on project.
Sees the issues early and can identify when a process needs to be re-set.
Pushing creativity for account and ensuring every brief/project meets and pushes past the clients needs
STRATEGIC SMARTS
Knows the client’s business better than they do and care about it.
Short to medium term plan to achieve an outcome.
More active role working with account strategists on projects.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Run your account commercials like it was own business.
Understands and identifies levers of profitability.
Understand the KPIs clients and agencies use to measure commercial success.
Able to demonstrate how to scope a project.
Find new opportunities to bring revenue.
CREATIVITY
More of an active role in presenting work to clients.
More active role discussing the work with clients and inspiring them to buy the best work.
Protect an idea from start to finish, escalating where necessary.
Facilitate and champion the best working conditions to make great work happen.
Create a safe space on the account for Creative to provide innovation, inspiring ideas that push the brief.
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Contract Type :
Permanent
Here 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.