Senior Client Executive

Dentsu Media; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

dentsu in Sydney is seeking a Senior Client Executive to help manage day-to-day client relationships and deliver integrated media campaigns across Linear TV, Outdoor, Audio, and more with the support of a Client Manager.

You will translate briefs into media strategies, coordinate planning and reporting, and ensure campaigns meet KPIs while staying on budget. This role rewards proactive ownership and strong people skills in a fast-paced agency environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in media planning and buying across multiple channels, in particular traditional media.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail; comfortable working with numbers, forecasting, reporting, and media planning tools.
• Confident communicator with the ability to work directly with client stakeholders, presenting insights and recommendations with clarity.
• Self-sufficient, proactive and solutions-focused, thriving in environments where you can take full ownership of a client patch while still drawing on collaborative support when needed.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of integrated media campaigns across multiple traditional media channels including Linear TV, Outdoor, Audio and Radio.
• Assist with the translation of client briefs into media strategies, planning and investment recommendations to deliver best-in-class solutions.
• Manage the end-to-end campaign process, including planning, booking, optimisation, tracking and post-campaign reporting.
• Ensure campaigns are delivered on time, within budget and in line with agreed KPIs and objectives.
• Build strong working relationships with mid-level client stakeholders, becoming a trusted day-to-day contact for campaign queries and updates.
• Act as a liaison between clients, media owners, agency village, and internal specialists to ensure seamless campaign delivery.
• Confidently present Tier 2 responses to briefs, post analysis campaigns, and own and present sections of quarterly business reviews to key stakeholders.
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail across budgets, timelines, reporting and campaign accuracy.
• Use industry planning and buying tools to support cross-channel planning and delivery, ensuring data-led recommendations.
• Monitor campaign performance and support optimisation to improve results across channels.
• Support with campaign budgeting, forecasting and financial reconciliation, ensuring accurate tracking of media investment.
• Lead monthly financial reporting and client invoicing processes where required.
• Ensure all campaign activity aligns with client agreements and internal financial procedures.

Skills

Media planning

Media buying

Analytical skills

Client management

Job description

dentsu is a network designed for what's next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in a sustainable economy. As a unified organisation, dentsu brings together deep expertise across media, creative and customer experience to deliver integrated solutions that drive meaningful progress for clients and society.

We are now excited to invite applications for the role of Senior Client Executivewith our awesome team inSydney.

The role:

As Senior Client Executive, you will support with the day-to-day relationships we have with our clients across established clients. You'll help with the delivery of media campaigns across various Linear TV, Outdoor, Audio, etc all with the support of a Client Manager, Client Executive and Client Associate – so people skills are key. With a strong Director to learn from and a variety of channels to sharpen your skills, this is a great opportunity for someone looking to develop and take ownership.

Core responsibilities:

Campaign Planning & Delivery

• Support the development and execution of integrated media campaigns across multiple traditional media channels including Linear TV, Outdoor, Audio and Radio.
• Assist with the translation of client briefs into media strategies, planning and investment recommendations to deliver best-in-class solutions.
• Manage the end-to-end campaign process, including planning, booking, optimisation, tracking and post-campaign reporting.
• Ensure campaigns are delivered on time, within budget and in line with agreed KPIs and objectives.

Client Management

• Build strong working relationships with mid-level client stakeholders, becoming a trusted day-to-day contact for campaign queries and updates.
• Act as a liaison between clients, media owners, agency village, and internal specialists to ensure seamless campaign delivery.
• Confidently present Tier 2 responses to briefs, post analysis campaigns, and own and present sections of quarterly business reviews to key stakeholders.
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail across budgets, timelines, reporting and campaign accuracy.

Media Planning & Trading

• Use industry planning and buying tools to support cross-channel planning and delivery, ensuring data-led recommendations.
• Monitor campaign performance and support optimisation to improve results across channels.
• Support with campaign budgeting, forecasting and financial reconciliation, ensuring accurate tracking of media investment.
• Lead monthly financial reporting and client invoicing processes where required.
• Ensure all campaign activity aligns with client agreements and internal financial procedures.

A bit about you:

• Proven experience in media planning and buying across multiple channels, in particular traditional media.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail; comfortable working with numbers, forecasting, reporting, and media planning tools.
• A confident communicator with the ability to work directly with client stakeholders, presenting insights and recommendations with clarity.
• Self-sufficient, proactive and solutions-focused, thriving in environments where you can take full ownership of a client patch while still drawing on collaborative support when needed.

Become a champion for meaningful progress:

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

If you want to belong to a one global network where opportunities are limitless - we look forward to welcoming you.