Saatchi & Saatchi Arachnid is a Malaysian media-neutral marketing communications agency established in 1996 as “Arachnid”. Acquired by Publicis Groupe in late 2012, it was aligned with Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore and rebranded “Saatchi & Saatchi Arachnid”. Today, it is a part of Publicis One, the global communications enterprise that unites all of Publicis Groupe agency brands’ capabilities and expertise under one roof across 50 markets. With firm roots in digital and interactive marketing, its service offering has evolved to all forms of interaction-oriented touch points. Its portfolio of clients are bluechip multinationals and the work it produces serves over 25 markets, winning over 160 major local and international awards for not just creativity, but also strategy and marketing effectiveness. It has been ranked three times on the Deloitte Asia Pacific Fast 500 - a roster of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in Asia Pacific. In the last four years, it has also received 11 client-nominated and clientjudged Advertising + Marketing Agency Of The Year Awards in five agency categories including Digital Agency of the Year, Direct Marketing Agency of the Year and Creative Agency of the Year.

The Role: The Senior Brand Manager is responsible for the successful implementation of client communication strategies on time and within budget

• Work trafficked efficiently
• Attendance at all relevant client meetings
• Preparation of WIPs
• Relevant departments kept informed of changes
• Preparation of 6 monthly advertising/competitive reviews for presentation by Account Director
• Prepare creative briefs for adaptations/minor projects
• Provide appropriate stimulus materials for briefings
• Source client/brand related material for shoots
• Prepare production briefs
• Ensure artwork/scripts checked/comply with brand guidelines
• Record and maintain detailed headhours on all tasks
• Raise estimates on all projects
• Prepare POs to invoice stage
• Produce revenue forecasts for Group Account Director/ Account Director Prepare billings summary for clients
• Coordinate all research projects
• Attend all research meetings and groups whenever possible
• Input appropriate research

Key Performance

• Projects completed on time and within budget
• Contact reports written up within 24 hours of meeting Accurate WIPs prepared on time
• On time delivery of reviews
• Accuracy/relevance of information – acceptance by the client
• Sign-off of creative brief by Account Director and Client with no revisions
• Production briefs signed off by Account Director, Creative Director and Client with no revisions
• Accurate timesheets completed daily and submitted weekly
• All estimates signed by Group Account Director/ Account Director and client prior to job commencement
• Sign off of PO’s by Group Account Director/ Account Director without revision
• On time and accurate forecasts prepared monthly
• 100% accurate client billings summary prepared monthly
• On-time receipt of stimulus material from research companies
• All available research utilised in a timely and effective way.

Requirements: 

• Min. of 5 to 7 years working experience in Advertising industry
• Detailed oriented, extensive, accurate product knowledge
• Good verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to collect, track and analyze large amount of data
• Excellent active listening skills
• Ability to build rapport and collaborate with other within internal and external team
• Understanding of consumer behaviours, tech-savvy and industry trends
• Able to guide/mentor junior team members
• Good presentation, project management, time management skills
• Self-started and passionate of account management/ advertising