Group Account Director (Integrated Creative)

Publicis Groupe ANZ; Sydney; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wholeself program

Creative, lively office environment

Access to Marcel AI Platform

15,000 learning programs via Marcel

Career Conversations program

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion - V

Birthday Leave & 5 extra days after 2+

Work Your World – work from anywhere 6

Parental leave up to 18 weeks

Sonder wellbeing access

Working With Cancer pledge

Diversity Council partnerships

Job summary

Publicis Groupe ANZ in Sydney is seeking a Group Account Director (Creative) to lead a major integrated client partnership within the beauty and consumer healthcare space. You will own strategic direction, foster senior relationships and drive creative excellence across disciplines.

This is a rare opportunity to influence business outcomes at the highest levels, mentor a high-performing team, and grow organic revenue through innovative, effective campaigns.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading large integrated client relationships within a creative or integrated agency environment.
• Proven success managing complex portfolios and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial capability, including ownership of revenue, forecasting and profitability targets.
• Experience influencing senior executive stakeholders and navigating large matrix organisations.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to sell ideas with confidence and credibility.
• A collaborative leadership style that inspires teams and builds strong cross-functional partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Be a leader across an integrated agency team spanning strategy, creative, media, production, data and customer experience
• Develop trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, becoming a strategic partner to their business
• Drive organic growth by identifying new opportunities, solving complex business challenges and unlocking additional value across the wider Publicis Groupe
• Oversee commercial performance, including forecasting, profitability, revenue growth and risk management
• Ensure exceptional delivery of integrated campaigns and programs from brief through to execution
• Partner with agency leadership across disciplines to produce work that is effective, innovative and culturally impactful
• Lead, mentor and develop a talented account team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture

Skills

Integrated client leadership

Portfolio management

Financial ownership

Executive stakeholder influence

Communication & presentation

Collaborative leadership

Job description

Company description

• AFR BOSS Best Places to Work List – 2026
• Australia/New Zealand CSR Achievement of the Year – Publicis Groupe ANZ – Gold 2025, 2024
• Asia-Pacific Best Place to Work (Network) – Publicis Groupe APAC - Winner 2025, 2024
• Australian Business Awards - Employer of Choice 2024, 2023, 2022 & 2021
• HR Awards Excellence Awardee - Employer of Choice 2022
• AWEI Silver Accreditation 2025
• Certified family friendly workplace

Publicis Groupe is a world leader in marketing communication 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 110,000+ talents across 100 countries globally. In Australia, our powerhouse of agencies stretch across creative, media, digital, earned, production, commerce, data and digital business transformation capabilities.

Overview

We're looking for a Group Account Director (Creative) to lead a major integrated client partnership within the global beauty and consumer healthcare space.

This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a significant portfolio, collaborate across a high-performing cross-functional team, and influence business outcomes at the senior levels. You'll be a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, a champion of creativity and effectiveness, and a driving force behind commercial growth.

Responsibilities

What you'll be doing

As the senior client lead, you'll be responsible for building deep, enduring partnerships and ensuring every piece of creative work delivers against both business and brand objectives.

You'll:

• Be a leader across an integrated agency team spanning strategy, creative, media, production, data and customer experience
• Develop trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, becoming a strategic partner to their business
• Drive organic growth by identifying new opportunities, solving complex business challenges and unlocking additional value across the wider Publicis Groupe
• Oversee commercial performance, including forecasting, profitability, revenue growth and risk management
• Ensure exceptional delivery of integrated campaigns and programs from brief through to execution
• Partner with agency leadership across disciplines to produce work that is effective, innovative and culturally impactful
• Lead, mentor and develop a talented account team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture

Qualifications

What you'll bring

We're looking for someone who combines strategic thinking, commercial acumen and great leadership. You'll likely have:

• Significant experience leading large integrated client relationships within a creative or integrated agency environment
• Proven success managing complex portfolios and multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong commercial capability, including ownership of revenue, forecasting and profitability targets
• Experience influencing senior executive stakeholders and navigating large matrix organisations
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to sell ideas with confidence and credibility
• A collaborative leadership style that inspires teams and builds strong cross-functional partnerships

Additional information

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.