Account Manager

As an Account Manager at Saatchi & Saatchi (Publicis Groupe Japan), you will manage day-to-day client relationships and creative project delivery for Mondelez and HiKOKI. This role involves coordinating end-to-end creative development across various formats like TV, digital, and social, ensuring timely delivery, managing budgets, and fostering strong client and internal team relationships. You will collaborate with creative, production, and strategic teams to deliver high-quality communication work.

Must Have

• Manage day-to-day client communication and project workflow for Mondelez and HiKOKI
• Coordinate end-to-end creative development and production across multiple formats
• Ensure timely delivery of all tasks and campaign assets
• Contribute proactively to creative discussions and add value to the team’s work
• Manage project budgets, estimates, and invoicing with accuracy and transparency
• Foster strong, trusted relationships with both clients and internal teams
• Collaborate with partner agencies and external vendors for seamless project execution
• Support the Account Director in reporting, forecasting, and operational excellence
• 3–5 years of experience in an advertising or creative agency account management role
• Proven experience managing integrated campaigns, including TVC production and digital/social content
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders
• A proactive mindset and problem-solving attitude under tight timelines
• Attention to detail and accountability in both creative and financial processes
• Native-level Japanese and business-level English

Good to Have

• TOEIC 850+ preferred
• A genuine passion for brands and creativity
• Eagerness to grow within a dynamic, global network

Perks & Benefits

• A hybrid, full flex work style, with 3 days a week spent meeting clients and/or colleagues face to face
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via Marcel Classes
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach goals through Career Conversations program
• Access to Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for advancement and collaboration
• Many more benefits, including a range of leaves, health related support, and so forth

Company description

Publicis Groupe is not just a company you work for; it’s a platform for you to take your talent to the world. If you want to help change the world, ideas alone are not enough. Real impact can only come from having meaningful access to a world of knowledge, people, and resources. At Publicis Groupe, you are connected to our global network, intelligence, tools, clients, brands and 90,000+ brilliant minds with expertise in data, technology, media, strategy, creativity, and business transformation, all literally at your fingertips.

Publicis Groupe is the largest communications group in the world. Founded in Paris in 1926, we are present in more than 100 countries as leaders in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation.

Overview

As an Account Manager, you will play a key role in driving day-to-day client management and creative project delivery for Mondelez (confectionery category) and HiKOKI (power tools category).

You will be part of the Saatchi & Saatchi unit within Publicis Groupe Japan, collaborating closely with internal creative, production, and strategic teams to deliver high-quality communication work across multiple touchpoints — including TV, digital, social, and activation.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on managing multiple projects with energy and precision, loves working with creative teams, and enjoys building trusted relationships with clients.

Responsibilities

What you will do with us:

• Manage day-to-day client communication and project workflow for Mondelez and HiKOKI.
• Coordinate end-to-end creative development and production across multiple formats (TV, digital, social, event).
• Ensure timely delivery of all tasks and campaign assets according to project schedules.
• Contribute proactively to creative discussions and add value to the team’s work.
• Manage project budgets, estimates, and invoicing with accuracy and transparency.
• Foster strong, trusted relationships with both clients and internal teams (creative, production, strategy).
• Collaborate with partner agencies and external vendors to ensure seamless project execution.
• Support the Account Director in reporting, forecasting, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

What you will bring:

• 3–5 years of experience in an advertising or creative agency account management role.
• Proven experience managing integrated campaigns, including TVC production and digital/social content.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
• A proactive mindset and problem-solving attitude under tight timelines.
• Attention to detail and accountability in both creative and financial processes.
• Native-level Japanese and business-level English (TOEIC 850+ preferred).
• A genuine passion for brands and creativity — and an eagerness to grow within a dynamic, global network.

Additional information

What Publicis Groupe can offer you:

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family - one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering:

• A hybrid, full flex work style, with 3 days a week spent meeting your clients and/or colleagues face to face.
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program
• Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for advancement and collaboration with our global network
• And many more benefits, including a range of leaves, health related support, and so forth.

Publicis Groupe believes that our people are our greatest asset. Our people are chosen for their skill sets, their ethics and professional qualities without any exclusion, preferential treatment, or discrimination. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate by reason of age, gender, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion or disability or any other difference. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide appropriate assistance for candidates who may need other considerations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process upon request.