Freelance Account Manager

Publicis Groupe Indonesia; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 180,000,000 - 360,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe Indonesia is seeking a proactive Account Executive to manage day-to-day client relationships and drive compelling brand campaigns from brief to execution. You will coordinate with Planning, Media and Creative teams to craft inspiring briefs and guide creative work with sharp strategic input.

The role requires strong presentation and negotiation skills, the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced agency, and to travel for shoots as needed.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years account experience in a highly creative advertising agency
• Able to start as soon as possible
• Strong grasp of social media space and online media jargon
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication across levels

Responsibilities

• Be the main point of contact to the client day-to-day
• Research brand, category and competitors to provide value
• Collaborates with Planning, Media and Creative to write briefs and concepts
• Influences high-quality creative work with client insights and strategic recommendations
• Protects client and agency interests by managing resources and opportunities
• Provides written weekly status and conference reports after meetings
• Attends shoots and edits to ensure client approval and satisfaction
• Facilitates communication between agency, client and partner agencies for seamless outcomes
• Works with studio, producers and project management to deliver on time and on budget
• Maintains discretion and professionalism representing the Groupe

Skills

Client communication

Presentation skills

Negotiation

Time management

Job description

• Be the main point of contact to the client day-to-day
• Researches and understands the brand, its category and its competitors to provide added value for the client while staying well-informed on marketing and media trends
• Collaborates with the Planning, Media and Creative departments to write a strong, inspiring agency brief and concept based on the client’s initial brief
• Influences the development of the highest quality of creative work by sharing knowledge of the client/business/brand and demonstrating strong creative judgment and basic strategic recommendations
• Protects client and agency interests by thoughtfully managing resources and identifying new opportunities for growth, issues and updates
• Provides written weekly status and conference call reports following meetings to ensure client and agency are in agreement
• Attends shoots and edits to ensure client approval and satisfaction
• Effectively facilitates the communication between agency, client and our partner agencies to ensure seamless creative outcomes
• Works with studio, producers and project management teams to deliver on time, and on budget
• Committed to constantly improving our work, and how we work
• Maintains a sense of discretion and professionalism, representing the Groupe

Qualifications

• Able to start as soon as possible
• Preferred 3-5 years account experience in a highly creative advertising agency preferred
• The confidence to interact with clients and make presentations
• Strong grasp of social media space and online media jargon and technology
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment
• Ability to effectively and appropriately interact with co-workers at a variety of levels, across many disciplines
• Effective negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Strong financial understanding of budgeting, estimating and agency profitability
• A track record of gaining trust and respect by consistently demonstrating sound critical thinking skills and maintaining composure in stressful situations
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of employees
• Highly organized with a keen sense of attention to detail
• Exceptional initiative and follow through skills
• After hours work and overnight traveling to shoots and post sessions required
• The confidence to interact with clients and make presentations
• This role is for an immediate start, It only takes 5 months
• Expected to be able to work full WFO in the office with conditions