Publicis Groupe is a world leader in marketing, communications, and digital business transformation, driven through the alchemy of data, creativity, media, and technology. Our connected platform of companies and capabilities is more than an operational framework. It’s a cultural model we've built to unite our people in a collaborative way of thinking and working. Publicis Groupe offers its clients seamless access to the expertise of its 80,000+ talents across 100+ countries globally.

In Australia, our powerhouse of marketing capabilities stretches across creative agencies (Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Publicis Worldwide), media agencies (Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry), Razorfish, Digitas, Epsilon, Arc, Prodigious, PMX, and Herd MSL. We also have Publicis Sapient driving digital business transformation for our clients.

Our agency, Prodigious, is an award-winning global production company. Prodigious is part of the connected Publicis Groupe network, providing production services across all channels, both agencies and directly to clients. Within our business, we also have Prodigious PLAY, our agile creative content division, with integrated specialists and expanded capabilities across content strategy, creative, social and production. We design and deliver bespoke content experiences for our clients, shooting in our purpose-built studios. We work collaboratively with our client partners to bring create and produce high-calibre content for brands.

Job Description:

This role offers:

• The opportunity to work with some of Australia’s biggest and best-known brands while developing lasting client relationships. You will work across local and regional/global clients, providing you with exposure to other markets
• Continued growth and development with lots of opportunities for collaboration within the wider Groupe.
• Opportunities to bring your excellent client services skills to the table
• Opportunities to broaden and deepen your skillset given the exposure across channels and markets.

We're looking for an organised, skilled and agile Account Manager to join our talented and diverse team in Sydney. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing agency working within a supportive team in a content driven production agency with craft expertise.

As an Account Manager, you’ll be responsible for delivering industry-leading account services to your clients and trusted to deliver to the highest level of quality. You’ll nurture insightful creative thinking and ensure best-practice execution, always delivering brilliant outcomes, 100% of the time.

Day to day the role is varied ranging from taking client briefs, collaborating with the strategy, creative, content and production teams on brief development, presenting work while also developing and maintaining strong and trusting relationships with clients. 

You’ll be responsible for:

• Being a key contact for your clients and knowing their business (and competitors) inside out
• Developing integrated campaigns spanning TV, print, POS, OOH, digital, radio and other emerging mediums
• Being directly involved in weekly client briefing sessions, weekly client creative presentations and WIP meetings
• Working with strategy to produce strategic recommendations and writing creative, content and production briefs
• Briefing in creative and content teams, reviewing work, and providing constructive feedback
• Thinking proactively and strategically, anticipating your clients’ needs before they do
• End to end project management for all your campaigns and projects and upholding the Prodigious level of craft to the highest standard
• Day to day management of client budgets, forecasting and reporting in collaboration with craft teams
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with your clients and external stakeholders
• Pushing for best work and elevating the level of craft produced by the teams
• Preparing, presenting, managing, and monitoring all timelines and budgets efficiently and effectively

What you will bring to the team:

• Prior agency experience (3+ years) working in an Account Service role
• A simplicity approach – striving for brutally simple and beautifully intelligent thinking
• A passion for brilliance and desire to deliver the unexpected
• A commitment to building lasting relationships and to go the extra mile for your clients
• Clear and articulate communications, with strong presentation and project management skills
• Agile and flexible - a solutions driven approach while being pragmatic and accountable for the agency output
• Flawless attention to detail
• Entrepreneurial approach – to go beyond the day-to-day, seeking out and mining for new opportunities
• Ability (and enjoyment) to working both autonomously and in collaboration with team members, both internally and externally
• Ambitious and driven, not afraid to get in the trenches to get the work done
• A real people person who actively contributes to the team culture
• Dedication and passion for developing a successful career in content and production
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite

What we’ll offer you:

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering: 

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing  
• Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network  
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes  
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program  
• A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE and Embrace (reconciliation action plan) programs  
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year  
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave and generous secondary carer benefits  
• Access to counsellors, psychologists and professionals through Sonder - an all-in-on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs  

If you don’t tick every box in this ad, please don’t rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity, rather than ticking boxes – so if this role resonates with you, please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words, these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people; regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate in. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions. 

Uniqueness is powerful; without it we wouldn’t be where we are today. So be you – we like it that way. 

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process.  If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via [email protected] - your personal information will be kept confidential.