Group Account Director

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wholeself program

Publicis Liberté flexibility

Marcel AI Platform

Marcel Classes

Career Conversations

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Birthday Leave

Flexible public holidays

Work Your World program

Parental leave (up to 18 weeks)

Job summary

Publicis Groupe is seeking an experienced Group Account Director to lead key client partnerships and drive integrated media outcomes. This senior role requires bringing together strategy, data, analytics, trading and specialist teams to deliver smarter, insight-led solutions for clients.

You will lead senior client relationships, set strategy across key accounts, and coach client leadership teams while driving growth and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Significant experience across media, marketing or communications.
• Senior client leadership experience at GBD, BD or GAD level.
• Strong knowledge of integrated and cross-channel media.
• Proven commercial acumen across scope, margin and forecasting.
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills.
• Confidence presenting to and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Familiarity with media research, planning and buying tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior client relationships and position the agency as a trusted strategic partner.
• Set the strategic direction across key accounts.
• Bring together strategy, data, trading and performance teams.
• Turn data and insights into clear, commercially focused recommendations.
• Drive client satisfaction, retention and account growth.
• Identify cross-sell opportunities and support commercial forecasting.
• Lead integrated responses, pitches and senior client presentations.
• Manage escalations calmly and proactively.
• Coach and develop client leadership teams.
• Improve processes, workflows and ways of working across accounts.

Skills

Senior leadership

Integrated media

Commercial acumen

Relationship management

Presentation skills

Strategic thinking

Team leadership

Media research tools

Job description

Company description

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

Overview

Atomic 212° is looking for an experienced Group Account Director to join the team and lead key client partnerships, commercial growth and integrated media outcomes.

This is a senior leadership role for someone who can bring together strategy, data, analytics, trading, performance and specialist teams to deliver smarter, insight-led solutions for clients.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead senior client relationships and position the agency as a trusted strategic partner
• Set the strategic direction across key accounts
• Bring together strategy, data, trading and performance teams
• Turn data and insights into clear, commercially focused recommendations
• Drive client satisfaction, retention and account growth
• Identify cross-sell opportunities and support commercial forecasting
• Lead integrated responses, pitches and senior client presentations
• Manage escalations calmly and proactively
• Coach and develop client leadership teams
• Improve processes, workflows and ways of working across accounts

What we’re looking for:

• Significant experience across media, marketing or communications
• Senior client leadership experience at GBD, BD or GAD level
• Strong knowledge of integrated and cross-channel media
• Proven commercial acumen across scope, margin and forecasting
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills
• Confidence presenting to and influencing senior stakeholders
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
• Familiarity with media research, planning and buying tools

If you’re an experienced media leader who combines strong client relationships with strategic and commercial thinking, we’d love to hear from you.

Additional information

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.

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 [e-mail]; your personal information will be kept confidential.