Total 5 job vacancies by Ipg Dxtra (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

If you’re looking to make a difference in the marketing industry, this role is for you. You will join an award-winning agency in Asia, known for pioneering industry-first innovations in APAC for iconic, global brands in the beauty, health, and lifestyle sector.

We’re recruiting for a passionate Director, to shape the organisation culture and provide strong leadership to the team. You will also be actively engaged in the agency’s growth strategy – including new business pitching and agency product development and offerings. You will seamlessly integrate with the Digital and Creative teams to evolve the traditional strategic planning practices into the creative, digital brand-building world.

COMPANY CULTURE

The agency culture is dynamic, collaborative and progressive. They pride themselves in fostering a culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The agency recognizes that a diverse workforce enriches creativity and innovation and promotes a more comprehensive understanding of the world. The agency actively encourages employees from different backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and abilities to bring their unique perspectives to the table, creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard and valued.

Alongside its commitment to DEI, the agency also places great importance on mental wellness. We offer various benefits and programmes prioritising mental health, such as employee assistance programs, flexible working arrangements, and day offs for mental wellness activities.

The agency company culture includes wellness benefits, mental health off days, and comprehensive health for your overall wellbeing.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Serve as the client relation leader for key clients and manage client portfolios
• Regional planning and local market implementation - culture decoding of local consumer insights, creative ideation and activations, providing guidance and quality control for execution excellence to SEA market specialists
• Proactively generate new ideas and opportunities to ensure client program success
• Lead a regional team, including SEA market and digital specialists, to deliver quality strategies and execution to clients
• Serve as a role model to team members and create opportunities to enhance the growth of team members
• Identify opportunities for agency/team learning and develop tools/suggestions to expand agency knowledge and understanding
• Demonstrate ability to help teams understand how industry, cultural or media-driven issues can directly or indirectly affect the client.
• Play an integral role in shaping the organizational culture and provide strong leadership to junior team members
• Play an active role in the agency’s new business efforts; take responsibility for the majority of the planning input on pitches, and being the planning representative for the agency in creds
• Work closely with senior leadership to manage account profitability through oversight of team’s productivity

If you can do that, you have what it takes. It might help if you have:

• Experience of 10 years and above in PR, Integrated Marketing Communications, and/or digital
• Display a strong understanding of industry trends to see where the agency can identify opportunities to grow.
• Agency experience is essential; experience managing a small-sized team
• Excellent knowledge and experience in the Southeast Asia markets
• Experience in strategic communications and growth strategy
• Corporate communications and/or experience is an advantage
• Leadership and stakeholder management skills – confident, vocal, and focused
• Detail-minded, independent and a good team player

DeVries PERKS:

• Monthly mental health day
• Hybrid; 3-5 days in office
• Monthly health & wellness stipend
• Work-from-home flexibility
• Mental wellbeing support through Employee Assistance Program counselling phoneline

ABOUT DeVries Global

DeVries Global is a mid-sized brand communications agency that combines the fast-moving, client-centric culture of a boutique with a global footprint across three regions: NA, Europe and Asia. Founded 40+ years ago with 20 people in New York, the agency has since grown to 200+ global citizens across creative capitals around the world: London, Berlin, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore and Taipei.

We are the First Cultural Communications Agency. What makes our approach unique is that we tackle client problems from culture-in vs. consumer-out. We focus on the future as we decode culture for our clients and have operationalized our mission of creating influence across every aspect of how we work.

We have a carefully curated list of clients across a range of consumer industries, including healthcare, beauty, lifestyle. Our specialty is 360° integrated marketing communications and we excel in driving commerce, elevating brand relevancy and driving consumer affinity and engagement. To learn more about us visit: devriesglobal.com / Linkedin / instagram.com (DeVries Singapore)

DeVries Global is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. DeVries Global is committed to building a culture where all employees are seen as equal, are respected and where all opinions are heard. We take pride in our inclusive hiring, as well as our diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Personal data held by DeVries Global relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Recruiting Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

Due to the large number of applications received, we apologize if we are unable to provide a response or feedback on unsuccessful applications. We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in DeVries Global.

If you’re looking to make a difference in the marketing industry, this role is for you. You will join an award-winning agency in Asia, known for pioneering industry-first innovations in APAC for iconic, global brands in the beauty, health, and lifestyle sector.

We’re recruiting for a passionate Director, to shape the organisation culture and provide strong leadership to the team. You will also be actively engaged in the agency’s growth strategy – including new business pitching and agency product development and offerings. You will seamlessly integrate with the Digital and Creative teams to evolve the traditional strategic planning practices into the creative, digital brand-building world.

COMPANY CULTURE

The agency culture is dynamic, collaborative and progressive. They pride themselves in fostering a culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The agency recognizes that a diverse workforce enriches creativity and innovation and promotes a more comprehensive understanding of the world. The agency actively encourages employees from different backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and abilities to bring their unique perspectives to the table, creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard and valued.

Alongside its commitment to DEI, the agency also places great importance on mental wellness. We offer various benefits and programmes prioritising mental health, such as employee assistance programs, flexible working arrangements, and day offs for mental wellness activities.

The agency company culture includes wellness benefits, mental health off days, and comprehensive health for your overall wellbeing.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Serve as the client relation leader for key clients and manage client portfolios
• Regional planning and local market implementation - culture decoding of local consumer insights, creative ideation and activations, providing guidance and quality control for execution excellence to SEA market specialists
• Proactively generate new ideas and opportunities to ensure client program success
• Lead a regional team, including SEA market and digital specialists, to deliver quality strategies and execution to clients
• Serve as a role model to team members and create opportunities to enhance the growth of team members
• Identify opportunities for agency/team learning and develop tools/suggestions to expand agency knowledge and understanding
• Demonstrate ability to help teams understand how industry, cultural or media-driven issues can directly or indirectly affect the client.
• Play an integral role in shaping the organizational culture and provide strong leadership to junior team members
• Play an active role in the agency’s new business efforts; take responsibility for the majority of the planning input on pitches, and being the planning representative for the agency in creds
• Work closely with senior leadership to manage account profitability through oversight of team’s productivity

If you can do that, you have what it takes. It might help if you have:

• Experience of 10 years and above in PR, Integrated Marketing Communications, and/or digital
• Display a strong understanding of industry trends to see where the agency can identify opportunities to grow.
• Agency experience is essential; experience managing a small-sized team
• Excellent knowledge and experience in the Southeast Asia markets
• Experience in strategic communications and growth strategy
• Corporate communications and/or experience is an advantage
• Leadership and stakeholder management skills – confident, vocal, and focused
• Detail-minded, independent and a good team player

DeVries PERKS:

• Monthly mental health day
• Hybrid; 3-5 days in office
• Monthly health & wellness stipend
• Work-from-home flexibility
• Mental wellbeing support through Employee Assistance Program counselling phoneline

ABOUT DeVries Global

DeVries Global is a mid-sized brand communications agency that combines the fast-moving, client-centric culture of a boutique with a global footprint across three regions: NA, Europe and Asia. Founded 40+ years ago with 20 people in New York, the agency has since grown to 200+ global citizens across creative capitals around the world: London, Berlin, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore and Taipei.

We are the First Cultural Communications Agency. What makes our approach unique is that we tackle client problems from culture-in vs. consumer-out. We focus on the future as we decode culture for our clients and have operationalized our mission of creating influence across every aspect of how we work.

We have a carefully curated list of clients across a range of consumer industries, including healthcare, beauty, lifestyle. Our specialty is 360° integrated marketing communications and we excel in driving commerce, elevating brand relevancy and driving consumer affinity and engagement. To learn more about us visit: devriesglobal.com / Linkedin / instagram.com (DeVries Singapore)

DeVries Global is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. DeVries Global is committed to building a culture where all employees are seen as equal, are respected and where all opinions are heard. We take pride in our inclusive hiring, as well as our diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Personal data held by DeVries Global relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Recruiting Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

Due to the large number of applications received, we apologize if we are unable to provide a response or feedback on unsuccessful applications. We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in DeVries Global.

About Octagon:

Octagon is a global creative agency, with a speciality in sport and entertainment partnerships. With over 800 team members around the world, we work with brands to create big ideas that fans love and want to engage in, because it’s built in and around their passion. Where others see complexity we see possibility, and we believe in pushing authenticity, creativity, and longevity to do great things in the industry that lead the market.

As part of the extended family, the Octagon Sports & Entertainment network agencies provide complementary expert services in the area of content production, data analytics, sustainability and PR to help deliver on our brand promise.

Our Values:

Our values; empowerment, intelligence, inclusivity, innovation and impact, guide our behaviours as people and shape the way that we operate as a team. As the most senior member of the organisation in APAC, you will find ways to embody these in your own job as well as provide leadership and oversight on how those values come to life in all our staff and how we collectively operate.

About the Role:

The Interim Managing Director, role represents a senior leadership position in our local market operation. They are responsible for representing our organization internally and externally at the highest level and manage and inspire a team of diverse professionals that produces brilliant creative work for our clients. They have the foresight for long-term planning, setting the vison and strategy of the business and sound financial forecasting. They manage the local P&L and ensure structures and systems are in place to produce work efficiently and profitably. The Managing Director sets the tone in building a workplace that is flexible, diverse and inclusive to allow staff to excel and progress in a changing operating environment and builds a culture that is the envy of our industry and attracts the best talent. They are proven collaborators who can spot and connect opportunities to work with our sister agencies across the regions. Furthermore, they oversee the agency’s drive to broaden their client roster and build our brand and reputation in the local market.

Additionally, they will have selected cross-regional responsibilities as part of their regional Mgt. Team remit and report to the MD, APAC (Singapore-based).

Responsibilities

Responsibilities for the MD include:

Business Planning & Strategy

• Develop business plan that sets long-term strategic direction, vision and priorities for business unit, in line with global and regional business plans
• Drive continued evolution towards a Global Creative Agency and implement global transformation/restructure
• Determine overall shape of business to deliver on business plan, and associated talent/skill gaps & requirements
• Prepare financial forecasts and periodic updates in line with IPG reporting schedules

Business Operations & Management

• Manage budget/P&L on an on-going basis, including revenue, OPEX and staff expenses
• Drive financial profitability and efficiencies, and corresponding procedures to ensure financial compliance
• Identify and improve efficiencies in overall agency workflows (work output, financial, new business, etc.)
• Ensure operational compliance with local & internal IPG policies, regulations & legislature

Work Product & Output

• Oversee delivery of all client deliverables to expected quality standards
• Manage evolution of products, tools and service offerings in line with changing needs of the industry and client requirements in collaboration with global colleagues.

New Busines and PR

• Develop and oversee implementation of local new business and go-to-market strategy
• Foster industry relationships and proactively unearth new business opportunities
• Oversee execution of local pitch opportunities
• Articulate an Octagon brand story based on global direction
• In collaboration with the regional Mgt Team, develop and implement a marketing plan to raise Octagon’s presence in market

Collaboration

• Serve as point person for local business units to drive local efficiencies and collaboration opportunities
• Develop relationships with peers at local and regional IPG agencies to explore joint open architecture opportunities
• Work with global Octagon teams as required to drive work output and/or local implementation of global policies

Team & Talent Management

• Drive development of a culture and workplace that is diverse, inclusive and productive
• Identify staffing needs & oversee recruitment where applicable
• Project and track local staff capacity and identify appropriate models to address capacity and/or skill shortages and needs
• Oversee talent development & performance appraisal process
• Identify training requirements and appropriate programs

Regional & Global representation & assignments

• Represent the business needs and interests on a regional Mgt. Team level
• Contribute to overall regional planning process and on-going management as needed
• Assume other regional & global projects/responsibilities as assigned/agreed on an ad-hoc basis

About You:

• 15+ years of relevant experience
• Have a passion for and experience in brilliant creative work, ideally through partnerships in the sport and entertainment space
• Deep understanding of workings of a creative agency, required specialties/skills and procedures to create brilliant work consistently
• Inspiring leadership & people management skills, inclusive leader with experience in working with diverse groups and across different markets
• A brilliant communicator, able to articulate ideas, requirements, and expectations across all levels
• Proven track record in successfully building teams and businesses
• Excellent network and profile across the broader marketing & communications eco-system, including brands, agencies, publications, etc. Relationships in the sport & entertainment space a plus (rightsholders, federations, clubs, etc.)

Who we are:

• We are the world’s leading brand experience agency
• We specialise in creating communication programmes for business, consumer and employee audiences through interactive, immersive and emotional channels such as events, conferences, incentives, video and digital.
• Our clients engage us to help them build, reinforce and create advocates for their brands

We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We demystify smart and speak like humans (no jargon, please). We embrace our delightful diversity and get joy out of seeing our impact on people. Most of all, we believe in each other and love growing our Jack family.

We are looking for individuals interested in fulltime/permalance opportunities. With the nature of our business, we need to be ready at a moment’s notice to support the needs of our clients and sometimes, that requires us to look outside of the agency. We are looking to create relationships with trusted individuals that could be called upon when our team needs the support.

That brings us to you.

The position:

• As the Motion Design Director in our brand experience agency, your task is to help conceptualise, manage and oversee visual direction of projects from ideation to completion, in both video editing and motion graphics.
• You will be working with, managing, and overseeing design outputs from creative design resources (video editors, motion graphic designer and animator) around the region.
• You’ll work closely with the creative team to help bring to life content solutions for events and digital platforms, keeping ideas and the visual language in which they are expressed, on track and on brand.

The person we are looking for:

• At least 8-10 years experience in an event based industry/advertising agency/design house/post production house
• Excellent creative and artistic presentation skills
• Excellent understanding of creative and production process within Southeast Asia and APAC coupled with passion for technology.
• Strong in-depth knowledge of brand positioning and industry trends.
• Strong aesthetic sense with intuitive and informed understanding of what makes a truly great content that matters.
• Strong drive to deliver world class contents for brand experiences, integrated consumer campaigns, PR, online and offline activation.
• Hands-on willingness, involving in all stages of the creative process: ideation to creative presentation to project execution.
• Excellent creative presentation skills and a passion for building and developing open, trusting client relationships.
• Fluent in conceptualising and directing content ideas, design, storyboarding, editing, motion design and animation.
• Experience in managing and working with in-house and freelance design resources.
• Can demonstrate the ability to input and voice your point of view, and lead a team of content designers
• Ability to storyboard to illustrate a concept is a plus
• Passionate about art, design, culture and current affairs and you keep up to date with the events, creative and media industry
• Good organisational skills, and excellent communications skill
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• You are based in Singapore

Equal Employment Opportunity

Jack Morton is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Jack Morton is committed to building a culture where all employees are seen as equal, are respected and where all opinions are heard. We take pride in our inclusive hiring, as well as our diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Personal data held by Jack Morton relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Recruiting Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

Due to the large number of applications received, we apologize if we are unable to provide a response or feedback on unsuccessful applications. We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Jack Morton.

Weber Shandwick is one of the world’s leading global communications and marketing solutions firms with offices in 79 cities and a network extending to 120 cities on 6 continents. In the Asia Pacific region we have 17 owned offices with affiliates and representative firms in other locales – spanning Greater China, Japan and Korea, India and Southeast Asia. Our heritage in Asia Pacific stretches back more than 60 years.

Weber Shandwick was named Asia-Pacific PR Consultancy of the Year 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020 by PR Awards Asia, the ICCO Regional Network of the Year Asia Pacific in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Asia-Pacific Consultancy of the Year 2017 and 2019 by Provoke and Regional Network of the Year in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 by Public Affairs Asia. We were also named PRWeek Purpose Awards Agency of the Year 2020 and 2021, Global PR Agency of the Decade at the 2020 Global Sabre Awards by Provoke Media. Recent accolades include Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators (2023), Most awarded PR agency at Cannes (2023), The Gold Standard Award for Regional Network of the Year, Asia Pacific (2023) and Global Agency of the Year at the 2023 Global SABRE Awards.

More than ever, organisations need to solve for unprecedented challenges born of technology-driven disruption. We fuse global teams grounded in technology, digital innovation and analytics to help clients. As we live in an always-on world, our brand positioning reflects this need to engage with our always-on audience, just as we advise our clients to do. We inspire. We incite. We shape ideas and conversations, and we activate our global reach for local causes and multinational brands alike, and we’re always ready for more problems to solve.

About the opportunity:

An Account Director is responsible for all aspects of a client relationship and account team. They must supervise multiple projects and team members. Other responsibilities include recommending programs and activities coordinating with client’s goals, effectively delegating projects, offering counsel to team members and allocating agency resources to match client budgets. Account Directors are also more engaged with business development, strategic program planning and the development of creative concepts.

This is a varied role overseeing the development and delivery of a broad range of medical education and communications projects and events. You will lead a full range of activities, including managing event logistics and production, faculty identification and management, and delivering educational materials and publications. You implement a variety of small- and large-scale events according to strategic priorities developed with the client.

As a leading member of the healthcare team, familiarity and comfort with healthcare content is essential to drive value to our pharmaceutical and non-profit healthcare clients.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Client

• Keep client programs on schedule and ensure all deadliness are met
• Structure long term plans and program recommendations for clients
• Earn the confidence of mid-to-senior level client contacts and other executives within a client’s organization
• Plan and implement programs; forecast and manage budgets, profitability, and receivables for new and existing clients
• Proactively handle client problems quickly and adeptly
• Serve as senior contact for client
• Contribute to and promote business development by counseling clients
• Develop and deliver client presentations

New Business Development

• Actively participate in new business initiatives including taking a lead role in research and scoping of new business opportunities as needed
• Generate new business from existing clients and new clients by developing programs, making credentials presentations, presenting programme recommendations, and pursuing new business leads

Events

• Provide high-level strategic counsel on event objectives, content and implementation
• Lead client relationships covering a range of virtual, hybrid or face-to-face events in the Asia Pacific and beyond
• Oversee the design and implementation of multiple events simultaneously with the team
• Ensure meticulous and rigorous compliance with all financial, regulatory and legal requirements
• Drive the development of appropriate strategies and programs to meet client objectives
• Know the industry’s issues that directly and indirectly affect the client

Writing

• Work with administration and staff to generate letters of agreement, contracts and strategic project plans for current and new clients
• Accountable for quality control and final review of all letters, memos, meeting reports, and client materials
• Able to conceive and scope editorial projects, and brief team on direction, objectives and content

Team Management

• Act as key contact for internal account staff to address issues
• Make account assignments
• Train and motivate team members
• Manage account staff group profitability
• Conduct performance reviews
• Create opportunities for team members to enhance growth with agency
• Strategically evaluate contributor’s strengths and assemble team accordingly
• Make recommendations regarding salary increases, promotions, etc.
• Track team results against client’s goals
• Attend account reviews and staff meetings – provide ongoing communications and feedback
• Ensure account team members adhere to agency time reporting and financial guidelines
• Participate in systems improvement
• Involved in staffing of team including reviewing resumes and interviewing candidates

Administrative Support

• Negotiate fees with clients/prospective clients
• Manage the time spent by each team member to ensure the team is on budget
• Create accurate budget estimates for client for long-term and short-term programs
• Monitor group budgeting and revisions in a timely manner
• Track/enter time in a precise and timely manner
• Perform other administrative tasks as assigned

PERSON PROFILE

• Scientific/Medical/Health-related bachelor’s degree or higher; 10+ years related professional experience, comfortable with the scientific nature of our work.
• Ability to successfully present program recommendations, and establish relationships with senior clients as a trusted advisor
• Possesses superb execution and management skills: specifically, the ability to allocate resources effectively, structure teams and deliver programs with excellence.
• Has experienced in managing and grooming junior staff, advising senior clients and being responsible for delivery of programs on time, and on budget with superior results
• Has a deep background and proven ability to create and manage large events and communications projects

Note from the team

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Weber Shandwick is committed to building a culture where all employees are seen as equal, are respected and where all opinions are heard. We take pride in our inclusive hiring, as well as our diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Personal data held by Weber Shandwick relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

Due to the large number of applications received, we apologize if we are unable to provide a response or feedback on unsuccessful applications. We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick.