ACCOUNT CONSULTANT - F/H

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Job Description :

WHO ARE WE?

We are Havas International.

Havas International is the international hub of Havas Media, one of the largest communication groups in the world. We manage, coordinate, and implement media campaigns for major global advertisers such as Hermès, Lactalis, Meetic, the European Parliament, Carrefour, BNPP.

This department is above all a team of 100 collaborators from all over the world, united by a shared passion for international communication.
An agile, human-sized entity that balances client relations, consulting, media strategy, coordination, and implementation across all media—both offline and digital.

MISSION & RESPONSIBILITIES

The role you'll play :

As an Account Consultant, you will join the team responsible for major international accounts, communicating in France and globally across digital and offline channels.

With prior experience in media, you will coordinate local teams around client expectations and support the planning and reporting of digital and offline media activities under the supervision of your manager.

Your responsibilities if you join us :

Coordination

• Contribute to the supervision and coordination of local agencies
• Stay informed about local news, major campaigns, and market-related events concerning clients
• Communicate key information, global projects, and important deadlines to local agencies
• Harmonize working methods and deliverables across local agencies

Strategy

• Contribute to drafting and presenting annual strategies, recommendations, and media guidelines
• Ensure quality operational follow-up while respecting deadlines
• Check compliance with guidelines in deliverables provided by local teams
• Challenge their feedback and ensure consistency in strategy and recommendations

Commercial

• Participate in preparing meeting reports
• Attend regular meetings with the central client and contribute to action follow-up (worklists)
• Ensure client satisfaction regarding campaign delivery and performance

Operational

• Develop media plans for centrally bought campaigns
• Implement operational management processes (billing, quote validation, dispute follow-up)
• Monitor and encourage local agencies to use the agency’s tools (client space, dashboards)
• Contribute to analyzing competitors’ media strategies and investments

Management

• Coordinate and manage Business Unit teams (Expertise, Insights, Content consultants) to provide clients with effective and relevant media strategy recommendations and operations
• Direct management of an intern

YOUR PROFILE

Does this sound like you ?

Experience:

• 2 years of experience in a media agency, ideally in consulting or buying
• Digital expertise is a strong plus

Skills :

• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint (essential for this role)
• Good understanding of marketing/media concepts
• Organization, rigor, attention to detail
• Ability to work with numbers
• Strong interpersonal skills, empathy
• Commercial sense, autonomy, perseverance
• Proactivity, responsiveness, availability
• Languages : English & French are both must-haves

WHY JOIN US ?

• Never a Dull Moment : Cross-media, cross-country, cross-challenge. There is always a new challenge to tackle, and no two days are ever the same.
• A Strong Team Spirit : Join a close-knit team with a truly great atmosphere. You'll be part of a supportive, collaborative environment within Havas’ international media hub, known for its strong team spirit and people-first culture.
• Our Clients : Work with prestigious global brands on a wide variety of business challenges. Our trusted client relationships give teams the freedom to develop ambitious and impactful media strategies.
• Room to Grow : Your development matters to us. We invest in our people and actively support learning, career progression, and personal growth.

Join us for a unique experience. 🚀

As part of the Havas Group, you'll join a global network of talented people working together to deliver outstanding results for clients around the world.

Each Havas Village brings together experts in creative, media, digital, design, and activation under one roof. This integrated model allows us to deliver seamless, agile, and innovative solutions while leveraging the expertise of our teams across the globe.

• 📍Our offices are located in the heart of Havas Village France : 29/30 Quai de Dion Bouton à Puteaux, with stunning views over Paris.
• 📄Permanent contract, comprehensive health insurance, and additional employee benefits.
• 🏡 Up to 2 days of remote working per week, plus modern and comfortable office spaces when you're on-site.
• ☕ An on-site restaurant, Roots, and a cafeteria.
• 🥳 A wide range of employee benefits including company events, employee discounts, travel and leisure offers, concierge services, inspiring talks, an on-site gym and sports activities, sustainable mobility benefits, Havas afterworks, movie previews, and much more.
  

Ready for your next challenge? 🎯

Apply today and help us create innovative, responsible, and impactful ideas alongside some of the world's leading brands.

Together, we can make a difference. 🌟

At Havas, we are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity makes us stronger.

Contract Type :

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.

About Us

Founded in 1835 by Charles-Louis Havas, Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications groups, with more than 23,000 people in over 100 countries sharing one single mission: to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people. Havas has developed a fully integrated model covering all communications activities. The teams of the three business units, Creative, Media and Health & You, work together with agility and in perfect synergy to offer clients tailor-made, meaningful, innovative and entertainment-oriented solutions that support them in their positive transformation.

Life at Havas

We take great pride in our Havas family. They bring many unique personalities, perspectives and passions to their work. Collaboration is at the core of how we operate, and Havas Villages are the homes we work in. We encourage our people to take advantage of our many opportunities to learn and grow. Through local agency training sessions, our unique global and development programs, we offer our people endless opportunities to explore.

Havas Media Network

We create the best media experience, capitalizing on the most meaningful media to build more meaningful brands. We know how to connect a client with their target audience – in the context of where they are, through the content they pay attention to. We deliver this expertise through the Mx System, our global operating methodology and strategic planning process, that creates value for our clients by turning consumer intelligence into clear growth targets, aligning stakeholders and KPIs, and measuring the impact of media experiences.

Havas Creative Network

At Havas, we believe creativity isn’t just a description of our business, it is part of our agencies’ DNA. We bring together some of the industry’s most creative and accomplished agencies. By combining creative expertise with the strategic and innovative power of our Villages, we can build seamless teams around the individual needs of each of our clients.

Havas Health

Driven by human purpose and focused on the betterment of humanity through health, Havas Health & You leverages a global collection of experts and individuals to help people everywhere live healthier lives. With a spirit rooted in innovation, creativity, and education, we are dedicated to delivering consistent excellence and groundbreaking work.