AV Account Executive

Agency :

Havas Media Group

Job Description :

About Havas Media Network

Havas Media Network (HMN) employees over 950 people in the UK & Ireland. We are passionate about helping our clients create more Meaningful Brands through the creation and delivery of more valuable experiences. Our Havas mission: To make a meaningful difference to the brands, the businesses and the lives of the people we work with, and our core proposition is more human and delivering lasting impact.

HMN UK spans London, Leeds, Manchester & Edinburgh, servicing our clients brilliantly through our agencies including Ledger Bennett, Havas Market, Havas Media, Arena Media, Forward Media, DMPG and Havas Play Network.

Our Ambition

At Havas Media Network we create Meaningful Media that drives growth for the world’s most ambitious brands. Guided by our values—Human at Heart, Head for Rigour, and Mind for Flair—we embed genuine human insight, data-driven discipline and creative daring into everything we do.

This role sits at the heart of that promise—bridging day-to-day planning with specialist capabilities to ensure data-driven thinking enhances every stage of media delivery.

The Role

This is an amazing opportunity to kick off your media career by joining our AV team in an entry level position.

The AV team is responsible for planning, booking, buying and monitoring video advertising on TV, VOD, cinema, audio (including Spotify and podcasts) and CTV (including Netflix) on behalf of our clients. Our client portfolio includes the likes of Dominos, Bumble, Hyundai, Kia, Dreams, Matalan, Studio Canal, Starbucks and many more.

The AV team is made up of 6 teams, each usually made up of a Director, two Managers, a Senior Exec and/or an Exec. Each team is responsible for a different set of clients.

No experience is required as full training will be given but strong numeracy and communication skills are a must along with an interest in media and advertising

Expectations of an AV Executive (after training) include (but are not limited to):

• Plan, book and buy VOD, CTV, audio and cinema campaigns with support from senior team members.
• Assist with TV campaign buying and develop a strong understanding of the TV planning process.
• Take ownership of campaign administration, including booking, tagging, tracking and post-campaign reporting.
• Monitor campaign delivery daily and communicate performance updates to managers and clients where required.
• Escalate delivery issues and work proactively to ensure campaigns remain on track.
• Produce and distribute spot time and delivery reports to clients.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with media owners and key partners.
• Ensure campaigns are delivered accurately against brief, budget and KPIs.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail when buying media and managing campaign performance.

What’s on offer from Havas:

We want you to do the best work of your career. To support you in managing your career, as well as your commitments and priorities in your life. We have created a modern, market leading approach to personal benefits, wellbeing, and care:

• Hybrid working model with flexibility to work productively from home and the office.
• Opportunity to work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks per year.
• Generous annual leave allowance, plus your birthday off.
• One dedicated mental health day per quarter, separate from annual leave.
• Enhanced, inclusive parental leave package for all parents.
• Practical financial benefits, including rental deposit loans, season ticket loans and free mortgage advice.
• Subsidised gym membership and access to wellbeing initiatives.
• Early Friday finishes and regular social events.
• Weekly bar nights and an active social club.

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 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.