Company description Publicis Groupe is not just a company you work for; it’s a platform for you to take your talent to the world. If you want to help change the world, ideas alone are not enough. Real impact can only come from having meaningful access to a world of knowledge, people and resources. At Publicis Groupe, you are connected to our global network, intelligence, tools, clients, brands and 80,000 brilliant minds with expertise in data, technology, media, strategy, creativity and business transformation, all literally at your fingertips. Go ahead, the world is waiting. Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world. Founded in Paris in 1926, we are present in more than 100 countries as leaders in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation. Two of its biggest solution hubs in Singapore - Publicis Communications and Publicis Media & Digital. Publicis Communications, the creative communications hub of the Publicis Groupe, is a collective of the most passionate, purposeful, and progressive creative agencies in Singapore. They are Publicis Worldwide, Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, Prodigious, and MSL. Publicis Media & Digital, which is comprised of global media agency brands Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry, and Performics, is powered by digital-first, data-driven global practices that together, help our clients navigate the modern media landscape. Our two other solution hubs, Publicis Sapient and Publicis Commerce, empower businesses to embrace digital transformation and equip them with a total commerce experience. Overview ● Master at taking projects from plan to execution ● Gatekeeper ● Manager of efficiency and effectiveness Responsibilities Client Handling ● Provide sound advice to clients on achieving PR objectives and goals ● Put together a timeline of agreed activity for sign off by your AD and client ● Set proper client expectations and develop achievable KPI’s ● Maintain discipline in the team on delivery against agreed timelines ● Maintain strong client relationships through regular contact (phone and face-to-face) ● Monitor issues relevant to client’s business ● Keep up to date on your client’s industr especially competitor activity Working with the team ● Ensure ongoing and strong dialogue with AD to ensure smooth running of account ● Review all major deliverables from AEs to ensure quality standards and expectations are met ● Mentor junior team to success by coaching them on both technical and soft skills – keep morale, motivation and confidence levels up. New business ● Proactively pursue opportunities for account growth and new business ● Play an active role in proposal development – turning insights into strategy, brainstorm, pitch document creation, presentation ● Seek out opportunities to grow our business through Digital and Design Stakeholder engagement (media, bloggers, influencers, employees, groups etc.) ● Train AE on stakeholder engagement and help them establish relationships ● Drive creation of materials for approval by AD ● Track progress and suggest ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness ● Liaise with senior stakeholder contacts and find networking opportunities ● Facilitate meetings/interviews with key spokespeople ● Prepare briefing notes and be responsible for follow-up actions Digital and Design ● Have sound and current knowledge of social media/digital platforms ● Develop social media strategy and content plans ● Leverage current events to identify social media opportunities for clients ● Manage and own relationships with external partners to develop content ● Showcase and propose how our design capabilities can help our clients Financial and Administrative ● Flag to ADs if current budgets don’t match as plans are being executed Qualifications ● 3 -5 years in the PR/advertising industry ● Excellent writing skills ● Articulate in presenting ideas and plans ● Participated in new business pitches ● Managed (up and down) to deliver outstanding work ● Shown clear ability to manage timelines and executions