Account Manager

Why is this an exciting opportunity:

At Zenith, we are a connected team with purpose. We are driven to create new perspectives through modern media. We believe marketing is a powerful investment that can build, grow brands, and increase business profitability. So, we unlock opportunities for growth by placing consumer behaviour, attitudes, and insights at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on delivering return on investment, imagination, and insight.

Central to this vision is the knowledge that we are only as good as our people. To grow our clients' business, we need to attract, retain, develop, and grow the brightest talent in the industry. We know it is not the sum of one, but the sum of all of us that make us great.

Our behaviours are: Be Bold, Be Kind, Be Better Together.

We’re determined to eradicate any barriers that prevent our people from achieving their fullest potential:

• We offer progressive flexible working options to everyone at all levels – It’s not a policy. It’s behaviour led and reinforced through our values.
• Mental health & wellbeing is something we consider a priority – It’s championed by our own people internally and is a regular conversation.
• We have a lot of fun – we’re constantly looking at reinventing how we’re connecting with each other.

About the role

We have multiple Account Managers roles available due to new growth. The Account Managers support client delivery and implementation planning across offline and digital media channels, representing agency briefs and values. It delivers services and products that drive marketing‑led growth for clients by translating strategy into practical implementation and inspiring others to do the same.

What you will do with us:

• Support proactive, long‑term client relationships by anticipating needs and providing timely, accurate responses
• Ensure clients are informed of relevant media industry topics that may impact their business
• Proactively drive day‑to‑day client relationships and maintain strong working partnerships
• Represent the agency professionally at all times, reinforcing positioning, beliefs and values
• Build constructive relationships with clients, media owners and internal team members
• Prepare implementation planning responses that reflect client business objectives and the offline and digital media environment
• Apply relevant tools to interrogate briefs and translate requirements into effective integrated implementation recommendations
• Deliver evidence‑based planning responses using data and past campaign learnings
• Consider all relevant offline and digital opportunities when developing integrated implementation strategies and planning solutions
• Prepare all relevant media owner briefs in line with campaign requirements
• Track key business, campaign, and media metrics to support optimisation and performance conversations

What You’ll Bring:

• 4+ years’ experience in a planning role, ideally within a media agency or in a marketing related industry (e.g. in house marketing team, advertising ,or a related industry with transferable skills (e.g. research, analytics)
• A proven ability to work across enterprise level clients
• Deep curiosity about people, culture and behaviour
• Experience is cross-channel planning across integrated teams
• The confidence to challenge clients and teams constructively - and the credibility to bring them with you
• Experience managing teams of 2 or more

What you’re looking for:

• A supportive and collaborative culture.
• Clients who are encourage innovative thinking and are open to be challenged.
• An opportunity to deepen your digital channel expertise and grow into an omnichannel activation and planning expert.
• Ambition to fulfil your career goals in a business large enough to accommodate them.

What we can offer you:

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. You can learn more about us at www.publicisgroupeanz.com.

Enjoy all the benefits that come with our network offering:

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing.
• A creative, lively and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”
• Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes.
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.
• A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE, EmbRACE and Ecologique committees.
• Leave benefits including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and an additional 5 days of leave (after 2 years of service).
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks (based on tenure) paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap and Cub Care leave.
• Access to counsellors, psychologists and professionals through Sonder - an all-in-on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs.
• Proud partners of Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation and the Australian Disability Network.

If you don't tick every box in this ad, please don't rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity rather than ticking boxes — so if this role resonates with you, please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words; these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe, we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge, and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.

Uniqueness is powerful; without it, we wouldn't be where we are today. So be you — we like it that way.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via recruitmentpublicisgroupe.com; your personal information will be kept confidential.