Havas Play – Media Partnerships, Social, Influencer & Content Team: Havas Play services all of Havas Media Ireland's client portfolio, helping brands get in where they fit in.
We find moments in culture in which brands can play, when and where they can talk, and start conversations through compelling storytelling across branded content, media partnerships, social and Influencer campaigns.
Insight driven and human inspired with intelligent distribution.
The Role – Account Executive As an Account Executive, you will work as an integral member of the team on the day to day management of Havas clients.
The role will include assisting on responding to briefs, supporting with strategy and concepting as well as project managing the day to day delivery of creative solutions through to evaluation and final reporting.
Candidates should be exceptional project managers in creative and media environments and have good experience in prioritising and managing workloads across a range of disciplines and tasks.
Key Responsibilities As an Account Executive, you should be confident in all of the areas laid out below: Account management: Ability to support on multiple accounts and can prioritise designated actions, keeping the team updated on progress Showcase a positive attitude whilst under pressure.'Prepare' and 'follow-up' are your mantras - make sure you're supporting the team getting ahead, and clear on what is required to do next.
Writing & presentation skills: Clear and concise writing skills across both external documents such as status reports, meeting notes as well as internal documents such as briefs & case studies.
Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing in client-facing comms as well as when liaising with suppliers and the internal team Good attention to detail and ensure all written work is delivered to a high standard Approach, initiative & problem solving: Strive to be positive, proactive and solutions-driven Take ownership and show accountability for your actions, knowing how they support the wider team & project Relationships: Establish a good relationship with your client Build solid day-to-day working relationships with your account teams & the wider teams within the agency Start to develop relationships with external contacts/suppliers and invest time into these to maximise opportunities Strategic skills & answering briefs: Support with research and administrative tasks when working on a response to a brief Begin to show understanding on how insights & strategy are considered in day-to-day account work Campaign execution & administration: Support in the planning and managing of activations, content generation, influencer engagement and coordinating suppliers Support on the administrative processes of your accounts (status reports, campaign reporting, budget tracking) to ensure they are being updated and delivered to the client on time Be clear on your role in the team and/or activation to ensure you're supporting the team Client services & industry knowledge: Show genuine interest and proactively build out your knowledge in your client's business & sector Flag anything that may be of interest to your clients – competitor activity, news relating to brand ambassadors, media insights etc.
Stay abreast of new innovations within the industry to be able to contribute effectively to brainstorms and take new opportunities/ideas to AM/ADTime Management Efficient time management is essential to ensure you are delivering work on time and factoring in team & client review within deadlines.