Associate Digital Director (6 Months' Contract) - Bukit Merah

Havas Media Singapore is looking for a 6 Months' Maternity Cover Associate Digital Director with at least 8 years of relevant experience in digital media planning and campaign implementation.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Client/Account and Financial Management

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with clients, agency partners, media vendors, internal specialized teams, ensuring alignment and integration
• Direct and manage day-to-day needs of key accounts through effective time and resource optimization
• Develop understanding of all clients’ businesses – brand and products, category and competition, issues and challenges. Brief the team by translating the strategies as necessary to meet the needs of marketing and communication objectives.
• Financial Planning and Management: Negotiate, track and overall management of client budgets/ spends, billing and collections, maintenance of master contract updates and timely utilisation of master contract entitlements

1. Planning and Implementation Delivery

• Develop strategies and ideas for campaigns. A complete mastery of the entire suit of proprietary tools, insights properties and software.
• Develop and present digital media briefs/ plans/ documents incorporating communication goals, recommendations cum rationale, ideas and implementation, planning costs and budget splits and KPI’s.
• Negotiate KPI’s with the client prior to start of the campaign/ project and ensure all tracking and measurements are based on the agreed KPIs and media efficiencies. Manage the team’s weekly time-sheets. Coach and monitor KPIs for direct reports including training and development.
• Supervise, coach and work with Managers/Planners/Executives to ensure that campaign is implemented – implementation goals are met and media buys are effective.

1. Business and Market Management

• Work on pitches for new business opportunities and organic revenue growth opportunities. Explore ways to increase revenue via new projects and specialist services and ensure end to end project management of the jobs won.
• Participate in awards and local and forums of the industry.

Requirements for the role:

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in a media/digital agency.
• Relevant qualifications in marketing, communications, or other relevant disciplines; or relevant work experience
• Curiosity and appetite to learn about new market developments, fresh thinking and opportunities to improve marketing effectiveness.
• Knowledge & proficiency in digital buying platforms (E.g. Facebook Ads Manager, Google Ads, DV360)
• Knowledge & proficiency in digital marketing platforms (E.g. Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Adobe Launch)
• Strong understanding of the media and advertising landscape in Singapore (including ad networks and third-party partners), and local market nuances
• Strong business acumen and a sense of financial management. You will be overseeing the management of client budgets
• First-hand team management experience will be appreciated

Qualities we are looking for:

• • Pro-active, responsible, accountable, and collaborative
• • Highly analytical, well-organised with great attention to detail, and focus on quality of results
• • A can-do attitude with a hands-on approach to service client relationships
• • A high performing team player experienced in managing and motivating the best in people
• • Persuasive and effective communicator; possess strong communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation)
• • Strong interpersonal communication skills
• • Ability to multi-task, prioritise jobs and manage time efficiently

*Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.*

About Havas Singapore

Within our Singapore Village is a network of business units including Havas Media, Arena Media, Havas Play, and BLKJ Havas, offering services across media, social, PR, and creative. Since 2015, we’ve had an unbroken streak of Agency of the Year (AOTY) wins across disciplines, including Integrated Marketing AOTY, Media AOTY, Specialist AOTY, and PR AOTY.

We are also committed to building a diverse culture where our people can grow, thrive, and feel that they belong. We are also committed to building a diverse culture where our people can grow, thrive, and feel that they belong. In 2023 and 2024, we've won Best Agency Culture at Marketing Interactive’s Agency of the Year Awards, and are a Great Place To Work® Certified™ agency.

Here at Havas, 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.