Performance Executive (SEM / Social)

Agency : Havas Media

Job Description : The Performance Executive will be delivering best in class paid search & paid social implementation and execution, and making sure tasks assigned are executed promptly, efficiently and effectively to help the team meet clients’ objectives and expectations. You have an opportunity to develop and hone your understanding of the digital marketing landscape and how all channels play a role in delivering a desired business outcome.

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The Performance Executive is responsible for implementing the performance strategy for clients across ecommerce & tourism, leveraging paid channels such as Google AdWords, Microsoft Ads, Meta, Amazon Ads and TikTok.

The Performance Executive will be delivering best in class paid search & paid social implementation and execution, and making sure tasks assigned are executed promptly, efficiently and effectively to help the team meet clients’ objectives and expectations. You have an opportunity to develop and hone your understanding of the digital marketing landscape and how all channels play a role in delivering a desired business outcome.

The ideal Performance Executive is a diligent, highly organised individual that can adhere to deadlines and effectively support the Performance Manager on all clients’ requests/tasks. Good communication skills, understanding a client’s business are all critical elements to deliver success in this role.

You will be part of a high-performing, dynamic and adaptive team, with an appetite for driving results for the clients on Performance. You will have direct exposure to the other digital specialist teams, account management and activation teams, with clear opportunities for growth and learning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for the implementation of best practice Search & Social campaigns

• Understand our clients’ business challenges and needs and integrate them in the implementation of Search campaigns

• Support the Performance Manager in activating day to day Search & Social campaigns

• Obtain and maintain Google & Meta Blueprint qualifications as well as other platforms (Bing/SA360/TikTok etc)

• Build effective working relationships with staff and key clients

• Manage and coordinate client and internal communications and relationships with respect to Search & Social campaigns

• Expectation setting for clients and internal team

• Sharing of knowledge and expertise to clients and internal team

Desired Experience:

• Strong understanding of SEM, performance media and biddable landscape, suppliers, and technology

• Proven experience in running complex and effective performance media campaigns

• Basic understanding of paid social media and Amazon Ads landscape

• Awareness of other digital channels and how they work cohesively is a plus

• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation experience

• Experience working with and managing clients

• Demonstrated ability to present your strategic recommendations to external and internal clients using clear and articulated reporting formats

• High level of competence with Microsoft Office packages and Google Sheets

• Solid interpersonal and teamwork abilities

What we offer:

• Hybrid working with 3 office vibe days

• Global holco with a Deliberately Different edge

• Space to grow: professionally, creatively, strategically. With leaders who back you

• A genuinely supportive team that celebrates wins, big or small.

• Regular village soirees (warning these can be themed)

• Work from anywhere – as long as there is a HAVAS office you can work from that location and soak up the culture

• Summer Fridays

• Broke Ass Thursday

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.