Social Account Director

Company description

We are Saatchi & Saatchi – a full service, integrated communications network, with 114 offices in 67 countries, with our headquarters in London. Saatchi & Saatchi is part of the Publicis Groupe, the world’s third‑largest communications group.

Saatchi & Saatchi launched in 1970, with the philosophy that “Nothing is Impossible” – a statement that crowns the top of our London building and is fundamental to our spirit. We approach things with the audacity of chutzpah. Chutzpah defines our culture at Saatchi & Saatchi. It’s the quality of audacity. Because if you are going to attempt impossible things you have to have the audacity to believe you can achieve them.

It helped us build an agency we are really proud of and does things differently – which means an industry leading diversity approach, that includes Saatchi Ignite – our curriculum‑based schools programme, Saatchi Open – our entry level programme, Saatchi Home – our affordable accommodation initiative, Saatchi Women – our programme for progressing talent, and Saatchi Family – our programme for parents and carers.

We are still looking for great clients. Still trying to rock the world. Still believing. Still being impossible. Still having ideas that make our clients famous. Still searching for people who want to set the world alight. Still knowing there isn’t a problem a great idea can’t solve.

Our Commitment

Diversity and inclusion are a core part of our DNA at Publicis UK. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, celebrates, and supports our wonderfully diverse employee group irrelevant of their age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or ethnicity. Diversity and inclusion fuel our creativity and innovation, it enables us to be closer to our people and audiences. We will continue to strive to create a culture and environment where everyone feels empowered and more importantly comfortable enough to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

Overview

We’re looking for an amazing Social Account Director who will be working on Always On and Campaign social. You’ll be working across two Always On organic social accounts, plus potentially some support on other accounts for social campaign work.

You’ll be the day‑to‑day lead on the Always On accounts, managing multiple workstreams and delivering monthly content plans with aplomb. You’ll be working with our Social Creative, Strategy and Production teams and report to the Social Lead.

You’ll have daily contact with clients and weekly status meetings with a wider range of clients and stakeholders.

Social at Saatchi

Saatchi has decades of legacy in traditional media, and we’re now taking that legacy of strategic excellence, innovative creativity and production wizardry and bringing it to bear in social. We want to be the reference for integrated social, that transforms businesses.

The social team is led by specialists who are passionate about social creativity and want to make really great work, with great people. We work across some retained always on accounts and support the full agency on campaign social in a flexible manner. We’re as at home making organic social for under a grand to large scale live streams and standalone social shoots. All done with the Saatchi ‘nothing is impossible’ spirit.

Responsibilities

• You’ll be leading and running two Always On social accounts, responsible for nurturing key client and internal relationships.
• You’ll run content calendars and status meetings beautifully, to ensure the smooth progression of excellent social creativity.
• You’ll work with the media agency to align on boosting plans, and be comfortable reporting on social metrics.
• You’ll work with an Influencer Manager to bring creators and influencers into the mix, and be familiar and well‑versed in deal memos and creator briefings.
• You’ll run content shoots (with a Producer) ensuring that clients are loving what we’re making, and the agency vision is being delivered upon.
• Ideally, you might star in the odd bit of social content.

Qualifications

Creative

• Be excited by best‑in‑class social creativity. Be sharing examples of things that you’ve seen and bring an informed perspective to the development of the work.
• You should obsess about the creative: Is it the best it can be? Is it on brief? Is it going to deliver the business results for the client that they want/need?
• Help shape the articulation of ideas using client and brand knowledge in order to sell the best work possible.
• Have proven ability to sell work that might be challenging, but will ultimately deliver on the clients’ objective
• Confidently presents to senior stakeholders to successfully sell and defend the work.

Culture

• Be a leadership force in the agency.
• Take an active role in nurturing and developing talent within the agency. You should act as a mentor to more junior members of the department.
• Develop relationships internally with key point people in all departments and within your team. Have an infectious can‑do attitude, which makes people want to come to you as they know you approach all tasks with a positive attitude.
• Ensure all your communications/interactions are clear, concise and action orientated.

Commercial

• Be confident in preparing fee proposals for review with Social Lead / BD and to discuss with your clients.
• Monitor how the processes on your account are functioning and continually review ways of working.
• Ensure resource is used efficiently and plan ahead.
• Look for out of scope opportunities and work with your Business Director to develop proposals for these.
• Demonstrate a strong sense of commercial responsibility – understanding the importance of POs and billing

Client

• Establish a strong working relationship with all of your clients.
• Invest time in the team and their well‑being. Stay calm under pressure, setting a strong example and ensuring that morale stays high.

Additional information

Saatchi & Saatchi has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer:

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS – Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day‑to‑day work and create time to focus on your well‑being and self‑care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• HYBRID WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday.
• AGENCY DISCOUNTS, onsite gym, and discount in our Publicis‑Owned Pub – “The Pregnant Man”

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office‑based three days during the working week. We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAGs (Employee Action Groups).