Delivering Smarter, Faster, Accountable Media We exist to grow our clients businesses through Smarter, Faster, Accountable media services.

Smarter: We use our clients’ data to drive growth.

Faster: We have media, data and creative production under one roof to deliver an agile advantage.

Accountable: We demand that we are accountable to our clients’ business growth.

Born as a specialist performance media agency, we apply a performance mindset to a full range of integrated marketing solutions, from media to creative, data and technology. Our mission is to grow our clients’ revenue through regression-based media planning complemented with human insight to help determine the optimal balance between brand and performance media

Who are we looking for?

As Group Account Director your role is to provide our clients with the best possible service, maximise client happiness, monitor and maximise profitability and manage and direct workflow through the team. Alongside the GM of Media Technology, you will help to drive efficiency throughout the business while consistently identifying additional revenue streams across all channels for the benefit of our clients

This requires significant responsibility from you, a key custodian of Atomic 212° and internally the representative of our client’s business priorities and expectations. You are expected to be an expert across communications strategy and planning and will understand and facilitate best practice implementation delivery so that you are able to guide and direct the team on behalf of Atomic 212°. You also need to be adept at data and performance as this is required by the majority of our clients

What will your day to day look like?

• Builds, maintains and fosters senior level client relationships, internal stakeholders and partners

• Builds, manages and mentors direct reports to ensure team effectiveness, efficiency and development, including interviewing and on-boarding new team members.

• Drives an agenda of inter-agency collaboration to achieve clients’ results, ensuring updates and insights are shared amongst all internal stakeholders

• Delivers strategic cross channel communication recommendations in response to a clear client brief which includes Identifying and analysing the macro environment, audience & channel data to formulate media strategy and then delivering this communication framework to meet the budget

• Strong offline & planning experience, but with strong digital/performance understanding

• Leads team brainstorming sessions to generate big ideas to drive the rightful innovation defined by client.

• Motivates and engages with the team to retain our talent

• Publicly recognises performance against Smarter Faster Accountable and our Values

• Celebrates success with the team

• Commercial acumen

• Ensures forecasts are accurate and communicated to Finance in a timely manner

• Prepares month-end overviews of client’s current activities, monthly revenue forecasts/profitability, plus plans for future development of accounts and updates forecasts with any changes as a priority.

• Leads, inspires and motivates the team to deliver to our client objectives and have fun while doing so

• Coaches and mentors team members to build their skills and competencies (with support of our development and training platform using Go1 #LEARNGROWSHAREINSPIRE and on the job training

• Ensures delivery to clients is of the highest order

• Leads and manages outputs of other teams ensuring deliverables are aligned to brief and KPIs

• Leads and manages internal WIPs and tracks progress of projects

• Is strong in strategic thinking. Understanding how to move from problem to solution using informed insights based on data

• Provides clients with regular updates in regards to the media landscape overviews, trend analysis and developments while always ensuring a unique and personal point of view

• Leads the wider agency team through knowledge sharing and inspiration based on your area of expertise and talent

What will set you up for success?

• Currently in a similar or senior role in an agency is preference.

• Holistic Media Planning background (traditional, digital and content/creative).

• Advanced knowledge of all media research, planning and buying tools required for media planning and ability to analyse the output and identify insights that influence our recommendation.

• Exceptional negotiation skills to maximise value delivered for clients

• Strong relationship management skills – client, team and media

• Inspiring, passionate and a great communicator

• Excellent knowledge of the media landscape and the impact of changes to media consumption trends

• Demonstrates financial and numerical astuteness, with attention to detail and high level of accuracy

• Analytical and critical thinking.

• Problem solving mentality

What we can offer:

Publicis Groupe benefits: Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world's most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. You can learn more about us at www.publicisgroupeanz.com.

Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting physical, mindful, and financial wellbeing.
• A creative, lively, and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach — "working your way with us."
• 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, EmbRACE, and Écologique committees.
• Leave benefits including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and an additional 5 days of leave after 2 years of service.
• 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 based on tenure, paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap, and Cub Care leave.
• Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through Sonder, an all-in-one digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs.
• A workplace that stands together to provide a more open, supportive, and recovery-forward culture for all employees with life-threatening illnesses. Read more about our Working With Cancer Pledge: https://workingwithcancerpledge.com/
• Proud partners of Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation, and the Australian Disability Network.

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. 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 recruitment@publicisgroupe.com; your personal information will be kept confidential.

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