Account Manager

Agency :

Havas Japan

Job Description :

Overall objectives of this role:
● Client Relationship Management: Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for clients, building strong, reliable relationships by ensuring their needs are met promptly and effectively.
● Project Management Excellence: Flawlessly manage projects from briefing to final delivery, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standard.
● Team Hub & Coordination: Act as the central hub for your projects, effectively briefing internal creative, strategy, and production teams and ensuring seamless collaboration and communication.
● Strategic Contribution: Translate client needs and strategic direction from the Account Director into actionable tasks and clear feedback for the internal teams.
● Problem Solving: Proactively identify potential issues in projects and workflows, finding and implementing practical solutions to keep things moving smoothly.

The skills and experience you will need:
● Minimum 3-5 years of experience in an agency-side account handling or project management role.
● Proven track record of successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
● A confident and clear communicator, capable of building rapport with clients and ensuring clarity within the internal team.
● Immaculate attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
● A collaborative team player with a positive, hands-on approach to getting things done.
● Bilingual: Native or business-level Japanese and business-level English proficiency.

About Havas Japan
Havas Japan is more than an agency; we're a creative crew committed to making a meaningful difference. We believe the best work resonates in culture and leaves a positive mark. That’s our unique proposition. We’re searching for people who want to do more than just a job—we are looking for a new crew member who is genuinely keen on joining our mission to create a better world together. If you're driven by purpose and ready to make an impact, come join us.

Contract Type :

Permanent

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.

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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 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 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 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.