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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Group Account Director for a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover parental leave. You will join a team of earned media specialists working with a diverse range of brands. Your PR or integrated agency background and experience with large brands will be valuable. You will work within the Havas Village, collaborating with creative and production teams to develop innovative ideas.

Responsibilities

Lead a portfolio of client accounts, including a major athletic brand, providing strategic counsel and ensuring exceptional earned-first communications campaigns.
Build and maintain strong senior-level client relationships, identifying opportunities for business growth and long-term partnerships.
Identify opportunities for organic account growth and lead the development of integrated solutions.
Support the professional development of team members through coaching, mentoring, and training.
Oversee account performance, including quality of work, financial management, resourcing, and profitability.
Drive new business opportunities and contribute to agency growth, profile, and reputation.
Partner with the agency's senior leadership team to deliver on the agency's vision, values, and management philosophies.
Contribute to and champion the agency's culture.

Requirements

Minimum 10+ years of experience working agency side or in-house.
Experience working cross-functionally to deliver integrated communications outcomes.
A modern approach to media relations that reflects the current landscape and consumer behaviors.
Deep understanding of and passion for culture, consumers, and generating conversation and coverage through ideas.
Demonstrates strong leadership skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced agency.
Strong business acumen with the ability to drive new business outcomes for the agency.
Ability to be flexible, adaptable, and solutions-focused.
Attention to detail is critical.
Ability to roll up your sleeves and get hands-on when needed.
Ability to balance big thinking with realism and deliver on promises.
Ambition without ego.

Skills

Strategic counsel
Earned-first communications
Client relationship management
Business development
Integrated solutions
Team leadership
Financial management
New business development
Media relations
Culture and consumer insights

Location

Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane

Work Type

12-month fixed-term contract
Hybrid

Experience Level

10+ years agency or in-house experience

Benefits

Work from the office 3 days a week, with Mondays and Fridays at home.
Free Coffee every Tuesday.
Yearly Creative Retreat.
Yearly HavaRest Day for mental health.
Summer Fridays (finish at 3pm).
Dog Days (bring your dog once a month).
Progressive Leave Policies (Birthday, wedding, volunteering, IVF, miscarriage, adoption, gender reaffirmation).

About the Company

One Green Bean creates fame-driving ideas that earn attention by leveraging the power of people and their passions.
The Havas Village model includes creative, digital, content, PR, media, and partnerships under one roof.
Havas builds teams around client needs.
Havas has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
Havas' mission is to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and lives.
Havas is a Great Place to Work Certified company.
At HAVAS, we are committed to building an inclusive future where everyone can bring their whole self to work and feel valued, respected, and supported to succeed.
We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, identities, beliefs, age, and abilities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, to apply.

Equal Opportunity

Havas across the group is committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and has 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.