Senior Account Executive

Agency :

Havas Play

Job Description :

Senior Account Executive (SAE) role that sits within the Activation Team at Havas Play, across the Arena Media client base (Bumble, Dr Martens, SEGA, Bethesda, Remy, Bandai, UKTV, Penguin & more).

HAVAS PLAY

Job Title: Senior Account Executive

Reports To: Senior Account Manager

Role Summary

Senior Account Executive (SAE) role that sits within the Activation / Account Management Team at Havas Play. An integrated role spanning content-led campaign planning and delivery, partnerships and activations, as well as an understanding of digital content, media and comms. To work as account support across Adobe & JBL (Harman).

Purpose of Role

• SAE is a key role in the day to day running of the account. It is the responsibility of the SAE to support the AM/SAM with the smooth running of the account & managing other AEs and Interns within the team.
• It is important for the SAE to build positive working relationships with the core team & other agency divisions (strategy, creative & social). On top of internal relationships, the SAE should also build a day to day relationship with the client, who see them as a vital member of the team.
• The SAE role requires strong interpersonal skills, managing the demands of both clients, rights holders, suppliers and agency contacts – collecting and prioritizing requests and actions.

Key Responsibilities

As an SAE, you should be confident in all of the areas laid out below:

Account Management:

• Ability to support on multiple accounts and can prioritise designated actions, keeping the team updated on progress.
• Develop skills in remaining positive and effective whilst under pressure.
• Work to manage workstreams across agency teams (strategy, creative, social) in line with the project requirements from start to end.
• ‘Prepare’ and ‘follow-up’ are your mantras - make sure you’re supporting the team getting ahead, and clear on what is required to do next.

Campaign Execution & Administration:

• Support the AM/SAM and build skills and confidence in managing elements of client campaigns, including internal stakeholders, external partners, content generation, influencer engagement.
• Work to make sure your team are on top of client reporting such as status reports and meeting notes.
• Support on the administrative processes of your accounts (status reports, campaign reporting, budget tracking) to ensure they are being updated and delivered to the client on time.
• Be clear on your role in the team to ensure you’re supporting the team and seek out opportunities to support further where possible.

Content Management:

• Support in the development of content production from the initial stages of creative ideation and concepting.
• Help create briefs for the Creative & Studio team and manage ongoing development of work, helping to manage resource bookings, timelines, sharing of client feedback.
• Be proficient in managing the development of assets and content, via content trackers to manage delivery.
• Support the creative feedback process from client to internal Creative / Studio teams internally.
• Have confidence in your ability and use of Adobe suite.

Writing and Presentation Skills:

• Be developing strong writing skills to be used across status reports, meeting notes and client presentations as well as internal documents such as briefs & case studies.
• Have a keen eye for detail and ensure all written work is delivered to a high standard of quality.
• You should be able to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing throughout internal and client-facing comms.

Approach, Initiative & Problem Solving:

• Be positive, proactive and solution-driven – support AM/SAM in finding solutions and helping them to stay one step ahead.
• Take ownership and show accountability for your actions, knowing how they support the wider team & project.

Strategic skills and responding to client & New Business briefs:

• Support with research and administrative tasks when working on a response to a brief.
• Begin to show understanding on how insights & strategy are considered in day-to-day account work.
• Beginning to understand how to interrogate and answer a brief.

Relationships:

• Establish a good relationship with your clients.
• Build solid day-to-day working relationships with your account teams & the wider teams within the agency and wider Havas network.
• Start to develop relationships with external contacts/suppliers and invest time into these to maximise opportunities.
• Start to manage up. Supporting the AM/SAM in the running of the account but helping to manage their time.
• Be a go to resource across the agency for tasks such as invoices, POs & case studies as well supporting in activities such as company meetings.

Creative and studio experience:

• Decent understanding of creative/studio team process and capabilities.
• Previous experience of Adobe suite/products including Workfront, Express and Frame preferable.
• Ability to understand and manage complex design projects, working alongside studio and the resourcing team.

Client Services & Industry Knowledge:

• Show genuine interest in your client’s business & sector.
• Flag anything that may be of interest to your clients – competitor activity, news relating to brand ambassadors, media insights etc.
• Stay abreast of new innovations within the industry to be able to contribute effectively in brainstorms and take new opportunities/ideas to your team.

People Management:

• SAE requires strong communication skills to keep their teams up to date with workload & proactively communicates any challenges.

Time Management:

• Efficient time management is essential to ensure you are delivering work on time and factoring in team & client review within deadlines.
• Finance Ownership of how Pulse and Monday.com works, raising estimates and invoices.
• Support AM/SAM on tracking budget spend/reconciliations. Understand the importance of good financials on an account.

Contract Type : Permanent

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

time left to apply End Date: May 30, 2025 (30+ days left to apply)