Business Manager

We believe that creativity is the most powerful asset in business today.

Our ability to create fresh, original, disruptive, transformative ideas comes from a deep understanding of human behaviour. It’s what we bring to every business problem.

We call it HumanKind™ thinking.  It’s not about customers or consumers; we start with people and their behaviour. And we use all our intelligence, design thinking, digital innovation, and customer experience capabilities to shape that thinking into behaviour and business-changing solutions.

Because what’s good for people, is good for business https://www.leoburnett.com.au/

We're looking for an organised and driven Business Manager to join our amazing team based here in Melbourne. This is an exciting opportunity to join an iconic agency working with great people on some of our biggest and award-winning clients.

Day to day in this role, you’ll get to:

• Work on some of Australia’s biggest and best-known brands.
• Partner with your clients and build strong and lasting relationships.
• Use your exceptional project management skills to run and assist on multiple campaigns and projects.
• Play a fundamental part in creating world-class creative advertising.
• Work side by side with some of the best in the business, a successful, supportive, and welcoming team.

The person we’re looking for has:

• 1+ years’ experience working in account management, preferably within an advertising communications agency environment or client in-house marketing team.
• An excellent communicator – someone who loves to build solid relationships with clients and their peers.
• Knowledge of agency production workflows and processes.
• Strong financial acumen.
• Brilliant project management and organisation skills.
• Someone who loves creative and wants to be part of creating award-winning work.

This role is full-time/part-time negotiable.

What you can expect from us:

Partner with the best clients in Australia: Bundaberg Rum, Canon, Captain Morgan, City of Melbourne, Diageo, Gordons Gin, HBF, Honda, Johnnie Walker, Oporto, Red Rooster, Smirnoff, Suncorp, Transurban, UDL, and Vitasoy.

Make the best work of your career: We believe in the power of creativity to transform human behaviour. Each one of us is held accountable for contributing to ideas of the highest standard in the world. And we’re recognized for it.  More recently we ranked #1 Agency of the Year by Campaign Brief’s The Work and #3 Regional Agency of the Decade by Cannes Lions.

Work with the best people: If you’ve ever met a Burnetter you’ll know we stand apart. Our agency is filled with smart, kind people who are passionate about the work and who genuinely care about each other.

Have the best experience: We have industry-leading flexibility and a culture we’re famous for. Our structure and processes are uncomplicated because we focus on output. And there are endless opportunities for growth in both Leo Burnett and Publicis Groupe more broadly with access to global opportunities and L&D programs. 

What we will offer you:

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the 2023 Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses.

Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:  

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing. 
• A creative, fun and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”  
• Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes 
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.  
• A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE and Embrace (reconciliation action plan) programs.   
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year. 
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave and generous secondary carer benefits. 
• Access to counsellors, psychologists and professionals through Sonder - an all-in-on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs. 

If you don’t tick every box in this ad, please don’t rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity, rather than ticking boxes – so if this role resonates with you, please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words, these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people; regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate in. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions. 

Uniqueness is powerful; without it we wouldn’t be where we are today. So be you – we like it that way. 

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process.  If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via ***********@publicisgroupe.com - your personal information will be kept confidential.