Havas Play, the Social, PR, Content and Experiential Events division of Havas Singapore, is looking for a Project Management Executive, who will work on a diverse range of projects/ accounts across media and will be supporting the team on daily work operations across departments in the agency.
This role will be working closely with our creative, account servicing and production teams.
Responsibilities
- Support the planning of projects and managing resource allocation with effective time management
- Work closely with internal/external stakeholders to balance workloads and advocate for appropriate timelines on projects
- Manage expectations by keeping all stakeholders informed of any conflicts, delays
- Implement required workflow and tools to ensure smooth flow of jobs through the system
- Ensure incoming job requests contain information needed to assign relevant resources and deliver the next stage artwork/creative/FA effectively
- Communicate job status information to relevant parties
- Support the smooth workflow and communication between departments
- Attend WIP meetings to accurately understand current & anticipated workloads
- Procure quotations from suppliers for art buying
- Resourcing freelance requirements when required
- Booking all creative meetings, WIPs, Presentations etc.
Desired skills and experience
- At least 1-2 years’ experience in an advertising environment
- Switch over from other departments in an advertising environment is welcomed
- Prior producer experience overseeing creative production and with video production background is preferred
- Pro-active, collaborative, with a strong can-do attitude
- Well-organized with excellent problem-solving skills
- Strong communication skills (verbal, written and presentation)
- Strong interpersonal and people-management skills
- Confident and positive personality
- A proven ability to meet deadlines, juggle multiple concurrent projects and work independently
About Havas
Founded in 1835 in Paris, France, Havas is one of the world’s largest communications groups. At Havas, we believe that companies have a key role to play in solving the biggest challenges our world faces today – and every day we strive to operate responsibly for ourselves and our stakeholders. We operate under the vision and mission to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people.
We employ 23,000 people in more than 100 countries, adopting a fully integrated model through our 70+ Havas Villages around the world – the Havas Village offers a truly unique proposition, where cross discipline teams work together, ensuring agility and a seamless experience for our clients.
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. In 2023, we won Best Agency Culture (Gold) 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.
*Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.*
