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Account Manager (Media Planning)


Company : Havas Media Australia


Location : Sydney, Australia


Created : 2025-12-09


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Overview Account Manager (Media Planning) role at Havas Media Australia. Responsibilities Work closely with the Senior Account Director (SAD) and Group Business Director (GBD) to lead the day-to-day operations for a number of clients. Support the Client Account Teams led by a GBD to deliver the overall communications strategy and manage workloads across the team. Ensure briefs are answered comprehensively and to an agreed timeline; manage input from clients creative partners to develop high quality ideas and follow the media implementation process across all interactive channels; understand the clients business. Work with specialist teams to provide the best services for your client patch; be proactive and share relevant opportunities with key client leads; drive creative thinking and inspiration. When required, support on new business pitches. Be adaptable and willing to take on other projects and champion tools, systems and processes as identified by the GBD. Key Requirements The clients you will work on are vitally important to the agency and we want to ensure these relationships continue with sufficient energy and quality account management; ensure that other Havas teams (products) deliver to expectations. Familiarise yourself with the specific client KPI''s and deliverables and work with the SAD to ensure they are delivered and exceeded. Attend internal/external meetings and WIPs with brand managers/directors and internal teams as required and that all relevant action items are followed up and responded to within agreed timelines. Analysis of media/consumer information & resources to draw relevant insights to determine effective channel mix/budget splits. Develop detailed media plans to ensure translation of approved channel strategy; liaise with media owners to negotiate strong rate positions, premium formats and overall added value to inform the campaign outputs. Ensure that media plans are kept up-to-date with complete accuracy; constantly monitor and track activity across all channels to ensure all planned and agreed campaign goals are being met (and exceeded) where possible. Keep media owners accountable for any under-deliveries and negotiate makegoods to balance short falls. Build capabilities in logically delivering arguments and clearly selling ideas; write a clear strategy that delivers client insights and fits with their needs; bring to life potential customers media world. Represent the most current thinking across all channels and translate insights into grounded but provocative ideas. Management of the output and development of direct reports is crucial to success in this management role; demonstrate clear leadership and prioritise development of peers and colleagues. Expected Hands On Experience With Broader industry tools Roy Morgan, AQX, Ad Intel, Big Datr Propriatary tools: Customer Viewpoint, MX Media invoicing tools such as BMD Analytic tools such as Google Analytics, Google Data Studio, Datorama, Adobe Analytics. Ad Servers such as DCM, Sizmek, Innovid, Flashtalking DMPs/CDPs - Adobe, Google, Krux, Rocketfuel DSPs and Buying platforms such as - DV 360, DBM, MediaMath, Quantcast, Appnexus, DataXu, Turn, Sizmek Verification MOAT, Double Verify With An Understanding Of Offline Media Channels - TV / Radio / Press/ OOH CRO / Personalisation VWO, Optimizely Native Platforms Taboola, Outbrain, Gemini Search Buying Platform - Ad Words, Marin, Bing Seniority level Entry level Employment type Full-time Job function Marketing and Sales Industries Advertising Services Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Salary: A$110,000.00A$130,000.00 #J-18808-Ljbffr