Advertising Account Manager

McCANN New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McCann New Zealand in Auckland is seeking an Account Manager to join our vibrant, fast-moving client services team. You’ll be the go-to day-to-day contact for one of our flagship retail accounts, handling briefs, timelines and delivery with precision.

With 2–3 years in an advertising agency, you’ll cultivate strong stakeholder relationships, collaborate with creative and production teams, and help drive award-winning, results-driven work.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years experience in an advertising agency environment.
• Retail and brand experience is beneficial.
• Proactive, curious, collaborative approach with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Be the day-to-day contact for clients on accounts.
• Keep jobs running from briefs to delivery.
• Support and report to the Account Director and Group Business Director.
• Work closely with creative, production, studio and wider teams to deliver quality campaigns.
• Contribute to award-winning, behaviour-change work.

Skills

Account management

Advertising industry

Time management

Job description

Location: Auckland | Full-time

2026 marks a defining moment for our industry. Three of Aotearoa’s most iconic agencies — FCB, DDB and Clemenger have come together as McCann in Aotearoa.

This is more than a merger. It’s the coming together of award-winning creativity, cultural influence, and decades of iconic work that has shaped our industry and taken New Zealand ideas to the world. Just as importantly, it’s the uniting of exceptional people — the talent, ambition and heart behind some of the country’s most celebrated brands.

For our clients, it means even greater impact. For our people, it means broader career pathways, new experiences, and the chance to do the best work of our lives.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Account Manager in our McCann Auckland office. This is a Client Service 'suiting' position. We’re want passion, hunger, curiosity, tenacity, enthusiasm, proactivity, initiative, strong attention to detail, a strong work ethic, and great banter. This role supports one of our most hands on, fast moving client portfolios: an iconic NZ brand and retail giant.

You

You’ll have 2-3 years experience in an advertising agency environment, you'll likely be at AE level, ready to step up

Enjoy both retail and brand, understand the fast turnarounds and multiple moving parts of an exciting, large, retail account

Be proactive, take initiative, know how to build and maintain key stakeholder relationships

Possess excellent time management and attention to detail

Have a solutions-focused mindset and a curious, collaborative, can-do attitude

The role

You’ll be the go-to contact for clients on day-to-day matters

Keep jobs running smoothly – from briefs to execution to final delivery

Support and report to the Account Director and Group Business Director

Work closely with creative, production, studio, and wider full service agency teams to deliver quality, effective, communications

This is an opportunity to work in a vibrant, creative environment, with the best in the business, creating award winning, behaviour change work.

We are a diverse, talented, passionate collection of humans and we strive to create an environment for people to bring their whole selves to work.