Paid Social Account Executive Job Description
BASED IN MANCHESTER
Havas Media Network
At Havas Media, we are passionate about helping our clients create Meaningful Brands by reimagining valuable experiences. Our smart thinking around enhancing consumer experiences means we deliver more measurable, meaningful moments between brands and people. We call this Mx (Meaningful Media Experiences); thinking about how we
connect consumers to the right
content in the right
context.
Based in our Manchester office and with a HQ in London Kings Cross – 26 different agencies make up the Havas UK Village. As others attempt – and struggle – to integrate and simplify their offer, we continue to pioneer the UK’s only truly integrated model. We are the only UK communications network to share a single building with every other specialist business in our network, all under a single P&L, which means we can draw on broader expertise to create bespoke teams.
Our agencies are made up of three main groups, linking Creative, Media and Health services. We work with some of the most recognisable brands to form strategic and creative partnerships, guiding our clients towards their marketing and communication objectives.
We are a bustling group of agencies filled with passionate individuals who all bring their own expertise and work together across varying teams and disciplines. We provide first class services for our clients through a whole spectrum of agencies and departments, including strategy, analytics, media planning, creative, design, UX&UI, social media, public relations, integrated marketing and much more.
Our commitment to making a meaningful difference to our people.
At Havas, our mission is to make a meaningful difference to the brands, the businesses and the lives of the people we work with. This guiding purpose is central to everything we do at Havas as we strive to create a great place to work through an environment and culture that makes a meaningful difference to our people.
At Havas Media we strive to be “meaningfully daring”.
This is our guiding philosophy - it’s about taking more informed risks in the pursuit of more meaningful outcomes for our clients, boldly pursuing ingenuity at all times, and always measuring the impact of everything we do.
How we behave
- We positively disrupt
- We’re relentlessly curious
- We make sh*t happen
- We’re ourselves, we’re a team
This is our guiding philosophy - it’s about taking more informed risks in the pursuit of more meaningful outcomes for our clients, boldly pursuing ingenuity at all times, and always measuring the impact of everything we do.
About Paid Social
Our paid social media team consists of over 45 experts – a team of executives, managers, directors and business directors – led by a head of paid social.
We’re a highly motivated, energetic team with a passion for all things social. We like great ideas combined with smart planning and a relentless commitment to results. We’re constantly innovating for our clients, working with all the key platforms in the latest formats to reach audiences in interesting ways.
The Role
This is an exciting position within Paid Social for an Executive, working on a diverse range of clients. You’ll be developed to manage key pieces of business, providing a superior service to our clients and delivering innovative communications planning solutions. You will develop and apply your knowledge of paid social communications platforms to identify the most appropriate mediums and solutions to overcome the challenges clients are facing.
Key Responsibilities
- Accurate campaign set up across all social media platforms - to brief and deadline
- Manage paid media campaigns as they go live, providing real-time optimisation recommendations to improve results
- Daily pacing and tracking of campaign performance across portfolio of clients and communicate to Social Managers or Social Director on any irregularities
- Provide accurate data for campaign reporting and contribute to post campaign performance (PCA) reports
- Establish strong relationships with Client Planning teams enabling clear and effective communication, building trust and influence for Paid Social
- Own month end reconciliation process
- Support in the resolution of financial queries in a timely manner
- Participate in client meetings as required
- Contribute to wider Paid Social team meetings, sharing learnings and providing updates as appropriate
Who we’re looking for
- A genuine passion for Social media
- Confident and comfortable communicator
- A natural problem solver and a ‘can-do’ attitude
- Strong attention to detail and precision data input
- Comfortable with numbers
- Process driven
- An ‘outside the box’ thinker
- Desire to learn and demonstratable ambition to grow, develop and share gained knowledge