Hybrid Agency : Havas Media Group Job Description Summary : The Channel Expertise Executive is operating Media Experience (Mx) campaigns for a client portfolio on a specific channel. Job Description : Senior Account Executive Reporting To: Associate Director & Business Director Office Location: HKX Building, 3 Pancras Square, Kings Cross About Havas Media Group Havas Media Group is part of the sixth largest advertising network in the world, Havas Group, which is owned by French mass media holding company, Vivendi. We are headquartered out of St Pancras, London, and along with offices in Leeds, Manchester and Edinburgh, we operate globally. Our CEO is Patrick (‘Paddy’) Affleck. Our overarching mission is to make a meaningful difference to the brands, businesses, and lives of the people we work with. Our solution is simple: we identify and create meaningful media experiences to deliver meaningful growth for our clients. In the last three years, we’ve undergone a transformation that’s seen us bind together nine agencies into three core agency brands and propositions: Havas Media - through which we deliver meaningful outcomes through meaningful media Havas Market - through which we help clients build meaningful retail experiences Havas Entertainment - through which we help clients create meaningful moments in culture Across 2022-23, we’ve strengthened group-wide capabilities and expertise to match clients’ needs to unlock emerging growth opportunities in the ‘new economy’. Our acquisitions of leading agencies Search Laboratory, additive and Expert Edge are helping turbocharge our capabilities in search, DCO and ecommerce – with more to come. We also launched a dedicated B2B division, Havas Business, to help clients seize on the huge opportunity of B2B marketing for clients fuelled by the acquisition of Ledger Bennett. We are using this capability strength to win and retain a breadth of clients as we see YoY growth for our business. Successes have included retention of key clients such as BBC & EDF whilst adding new brands to our portfolior including Matalan, SEGA, Bumble, Dr Marten & Ocado. We have also recently won a number of industry awards, BBC Outdoor Media awards Brand Building (Gold), Domino’s Outdoor Media awards Cross Format (Gold), Maersk Grand Prix for Effectiveness with WARC and Kia, Best Use of Search in the UK Search awards. Above are some of the reasons why we’re on Campaign’s ‘ Best Place to Work ’ list each year and our Talent team has been awarded the IPA Gold CPD Accreditation. But we’re more than just great work and awards. Havas Media Group is a place where you can make things happen by pursuing your professional and personal dreams. As such, we’ve also launched the ‘Meaningfully Daring Side Hustle’ programme, while Havas Boost announced its first investment into STEM educational toys business, Ambessa Play The Role The Senior Account Executive is a key role within the team, focused on supporting the MX Manager & Associate Director to ensure the client has the optimal media support in place. Working alongside your Mx Manager, the role focuses on media planning and activation, specifically the point where the strategy is translated into a Media Experience (Mx) for clients. This role is to work across British Red Cross & University of Law. British Red Cross: British Red Cross are part of the International Red Cross that operates in 191 countries. Over the past 150 years, they have helped millions globally to get the support they need, when crisis strikes, wherever that may be. We are creating work that is truly meaningful and aiming to help those most in need both at home and in some of the most challenging locations globally. Our partnership with British Red Cross helps deliver meaningful brand and performance communications, driving saliency of their work whilst helping the business translate this into short term fundraising targets, utilising a combination of TV, BVOD, Audio & Partnerships, working alongside digital channels such as Paid Social & PPC. About University of Law: The University of Law (ULaw) is part of Global University Systems (GUS) and is the largest provider of legal education in the UK. Originally the education are of the Law Society in the UK, ULaw have long-established heritage and deep connections in the legal world; delivering legal training to 90 of the top 100 law firms in the UK. A recent win for Havas in June 2024, the ULaw account covers all media channels (except affiliates) both online and offline in the UK – with some additional campaigns for International Student Recruitment also run out of our team. The clients are forward-thinking, progressive and collaborative and are looking to us as their new agency for: Leading strategic thinking and planning and buying across all of their media Leveraging data and measurement to optimise their marketing mix and budget planning Education and support in widening their knowledge in all things media The ULaw team at Havas is well-established, with a number of the team having worked on and presented in the pitch; we have spent the time since June onboarding their activity from their previous agency and launching campaigns for Clearing, with some really promising results even after such a short time. What behaviours we need from you: We are looking for someone who has a genuine interest in the industry and keen to learn by: Demonstrating curiosity and take advantage of learning opportunities internally and externally Working with your line manager to set clear self-development expectations Being able to receive constructive feedback and build that into their day-to-day work Sharing knowledge and learning with other Executives Recognising and accepting mistakes that sit within their remit and contribute to putting things right Role competencies: The role will be assessed and appraised on how you: Actively seeks to understand and listens to others' opinions and points of view Proactively engages with the wider team to develop a holistic understanding of what we do for our clients Understands the service commitments to stakeholders and takes an active role in the partnership by attending meetings, taking notes & sharing knowledge, communicating insights etc Quickly raises problems with delivery of work to minimise impact on others Demonstrates an ability to identify, discuss and communicate better ways of working with colleagues, to help Proactively demonstrates that they care about the team in which they operate, hand-raising to get involved with tasks and help out where needed Can develop and deliver information in a clear and concise manner that is tailored to the audience Produces work which is clear, accurate and grammatically correct Can efficiently and accurately notify relevant stakeholders when they've completed work they've produced and how this will impact on them. Is able to express negative feelings constructively Checks own understanding of others communication by seeking clarification, paraphrasing and asking questions What’s on offer from Havas: We want you to do the best work of your career. To support you in managing your career, as well as your commitments and priorities in your life. We have created a modern, market leading approach to personal benefits, wellbeing, and care: We have shown at Havas, that we can all work productively in a new Hybrid manner and we have arrived at our Hybrid Working experiment which you will benefit from. To give you even more flexibility, and support a better balance between work and life, Havas employees are given the opportunity to work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks per calendar year. Alongside a generous holiday allocation and birthday off, we are all allocated one day per quarter as mental health days. These are simply days you can take off, guilt free and without eating into your holiday allowance We have modernised and introduced a market leading parental package for our employees. The Parental Life at Havas policy enhances, broadens, and encourages the uptake of parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, type of relationship, type of parentship or any other potentially defining characteristic. This means up to 6 months equal parenthood leave, paid at 100% to Parental Support & Fertility Support Loans and much more. We continue to adapt and listen to our people based on the current economic climate, in 2022 offering one-off cost of living payment, free breakfast every day and newly introduced free lunch at HKX the week prior to pay day. We also haven’t forgotten about those benefits that make a meaningful difference to you personally, from a Rental Deposit Loan (so you can secure your new place), season ticket loan to ease travel and free mortgage advice for the getting on the property ladder we have you covered and much more We haven’t lost the fun stuff either, subsidised gym membership, social club, early Friday finishes and weekly bar nights at HKX are all included with a few Universal Music Group showcases thrown in for good measure throughout the year LI-TA1 Contract Type : Permanent Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have 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.