The Social & PR division of Havas Singapore (Socialyse / Red Havas) is looking for an Assistant Account Manager with at least 3-4 years of experience in integrated content and/or communications background (e.g. social media, public relations), preferably in an agency setting.
Reporting to one of our Account Directors, you will be leading a team of hybrid consultants responsible for planning and executing integrated social media and PR/communications strategies for a range of client accounts.
Main responsibilities:
- Lead a team in developing and executing integrated social media and PR/communications strategies for a range of client accounts across sectors and scope (i.e. earned, owned, and paid media)
Responsible for tasks such as:
- campaign ideation
- content development (social media content planning, press releases, thought-leadership articles)
- media pitching
- crisis communications
- community management
- media monitoring
- social listening
- performance marketing
- social media performance analysis, and more
- Be at the forefront of relationships with key clients to establish mutual partnerships, and act as their brand guardian; understand their needs and business challenges to propose strategies that will help achieve their business goals
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery of account operations
- Support the Account Director in the management of client budgets, and financial invoicing relating to your accounts
- Ad-hoc involvement in new business pitching
Requirements for this role:
- Tertiary qualifications in marketing, communications, or other relevant disciplines; or relevant work experience
- At least 3 years of experience with social media management and/or PR/communications; prior agency experience will be a plus
- Understand content application across all major social media networks (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.) and/or the local (earned) media scene
Qualities we are looking for:
- Pro-active, responsible, accountable, and collaborative
- Well-organised with great attention to detail, and focus on quality of results
- Persuasive and effective communicator; possess strong communication skills (verbal, written, presentation, interpersonal)
- Active learner and forward-thinker who excels at identifying evolving social media, content, and communication trends
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 20,000 people in more than 100 countries, adopting a fully integrated model through our 60+ 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, Socialyse, Red Havas, 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*
