Account Director needed at Havas South Africa

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Job title : Account Director

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : May 07, 2025

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Job Description Summary : 

  • The Channel Expertise Director is responsible for building the Media Experience (Mx) for a portfolio of clients on a specific channel. S/He is the keeper of the Mx (Media Experience) plan structure, negotiation and delivery.

Job Description :

Mission & Responsibilities 

  • Be responsible for building Media Experience (Mx) for your client portfolio on your channel(s) expertise in alignment with Mx Brief and Mx Development guidelines (omnichannel strategy) 
  • Champion Mx activation (Connection, Context, Content) on your channel by selecting Partners, using the relevant decision frameworks (MRP, MDM) to define placements and manage campaign flighting 
  • Work with the Audience Architect to activate right audience on your channel(s) and with the Mx Creative lead to materialize the suggested ideas 
  • Ensure the Mx plan structure and delivery by using data visualization tools 
  • Negotiate with relevant Media Partners on specific channel 
  • Supervise the smooth running of campaigns respecting deadlines 
  • Ensure client satisfaction on the campaign delivery and performance 
  • Be accountable for reaching the target objectives/productivity plan, driving the trading teams in reaching their objectives 
  • May contribute to cross media operations while leading on your channel expertise, alongside with the Media Development Director 
  • May instruct digital media buying 
  • Manage a team of channel experts and work in conjunction with (programmatic) trading team

Previous experience & Industry background  

  • 8+ years in media planning 
  • Media Agency, Trading desk  

Qualifications & Languages  

  • Master’s degree in Business, Marketing, Advertising
  • Languages: English (Advanced)

Soft skills & Competencies  

  • Understanding the business 
  • Taking initiative 
  • Focusing on performance 
  • Building collaborative relationships 
  • Media planning and media buying  
  • Mx champion (Connection, Context, Content) 
  • Strong negotiation skills 
  • Programmatic 
  • Data processing & management 
  • Marketing strategy 

Technical skills  

  • Planning tools (i.e. Polaris Suite)  
  • Operational performance management tools (Pilot, IOMT) ​ 
  • Business intelligence software (i.e. Tableau, Datorama, Power BI) 
  • Advertising technologies (i.e. ad servers, ad platforms)​ 

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