Senior Account Manager

1 week ago


Auckland City, New Zealand PHD Group NZ Full time

About us

First and foremost, PHD is a business about people. We are proud (and lucky) to have some of the cleverest and most creative brains in the business on our team. It is thanks to the smarts, creativity, and passion of our people, and clients, that we are who we are.

Despite our 20-year history, we aren't the ones to get comfortable. True to our ethos, we are always trying to make the leap for our clients to deliver the most innovative media products by going beyond the obvious and rejecting the notion of a typical media agency.

If not a typical media agency, who are we? PHD Group in New Zealand is made up of several agencies specialising in offline and online media, Search, Programmatic, Data Analytics, PR, Content, Activation, and Social Media. We don't book ad space or create Facebook posts. We merge the latest technologies, world-class strategy, marketing data, and knowledge of human decision-making with planning and buying expertise to deliver best-in-class communications solutions for our clients.

We are a part of the Global Marketing Company Omnicom Media Group (OMG) and encompass three integrated communications agencies covering media, digital, PR, social media, content and activation.

About the role

Providing outstanding planning service across designated client accounts; offering and implementing innovative communication strategies designed to meet clients' requirements.

Effective contribution to your team and engagement with the broader agency through active participation in agency initiatives and shared client accounts.

Skills and Experience
- Tertiary qualified, supplemented by 4 plus years of strong media planning and buying experience
- Good understanding of media fundamentals and strategic planning capabilities across several channels
- Sound understanding of consumer insights principles
- Active participation in creative sessions and workshops
- Ability to consider stakeholders' requirements and their issues in problem solving and decision making
- Ability to challenge others (internal, client or creative agency) using appropriate approach and diplomacy to secure desired outcome
- Strong critical thinking and problem solving
- Confident and articulate presenter
- Ability to coach and mentor in planning
- Encourages positive agency culture and cross agency collaboration and integration
- Future focused

So why PHD you say?

Community & Culture

PHD has an amazing culture thanks to our people and we regularly get together for regular free lunches and barbecues on our sunny deck Your mornings will start with a fresh coffee from our state-of-the-art coffee machine and we always have a fully stocked wine and beer fridge for Friday drinks. We do charity events and go away as an agency to our annual ski, surf, or camping trip

Health & Wellness

With Yoga every Wednesday, discounted health insurance, discounted gym membership options, free life insurance, massages, and much more, we offer a comprehensive wellness programme which many benefits to ensure you are happy and healthy, both in and out of work.

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