We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond. 

We believe that “the people with the best people win” and are looking for a world-class Cape Town based Group Reporting Manager to help us grow our group of operating companies to realize this audacious vision. 
We are looking for a brave, bright, optimistic problem solver who likes partnership & accountability as a way of being

Qualification and Experience required:
•    CA or equivalent
•    2 to 3 years post qualification experience

Seven key qualities we are looking for
1.    Bright
2.    Numerate
3.    Advanced Excel
4.    Intellectual curiosity
5.    Analytical
6.    Great communication, oral and written
7.    Ability to multi-task and manage priorities

Key Responsibilities:
•    Group Reporting
•    Client profitability analysis
•    Financial management of our Africa business
•    Group B-BBEE co-ordination
•    Group Audit co-ordination
•    Group Reporting Systems Management
•    Co-ordination of accounts for non-operating companies
•    Ad-hoc analysis for Group CFO

We don't do ego.
We solve in the positive.

All CV’s to be submitted to Graham Mears (CFO) at graham.mears@mcsaatchigroup.co.za.

While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. 

If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. 

graham.mears@mcsaatchigroup.co.za

We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond. 
We believe that “the people with the best people win” and our JHB Agency is looking for a dynamic and experienced mid-weight copywriter with 3-5 years' experience to join our team and be part of this audacious vision. 

You will be responsible for bold creative ideas, copywriting, conceptual development and crafted storytelling across channels for recognisable, blue-chip brands. 

5 THINGS YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
1.    Concepts: Not only do you bring brave, new and diverse thoughts to brainstorms, but you come up with strong integrated thinking. You understand the brand's overall strategy and is able to develop work that answers to this. You may also need to facilitate brainstorms where you are able to build on other's ideas and come to solutions quicker. You are to pursue simplicity and ensure your thinking is sharp and beautiful.
2.    Execution: Your experience now means that you must be able to produce work faster and you should by now have mastered the art of writing in various tones of voice.
3.    Selling and Presenting: You confidently present internally and externally to senior clients without the CD being there. You will need to be able to have meaningful conversations with clients around the strategic direction of their brand and the brand's tone of voice and present creative off the back of strategy and link the two seamlessly.
4.    Production: You will now have a lot more autonomy in choosing suppliers (directors/audio engineers/voice artists) and as such you stay appraised of the latest and best people to partner with, in order to have an opinion on who executes your work. You will be expected to harness the best from those suppliers and build relations with them for the ultimate good of the work.
5.    People and Relationship Management: You hold close and respected relationships across all departments and people genuinely enjoy working with you. You may need to work with and get the best out of junior teams and be open to culturally diverse ideas that don't match your world view.

3 THINGS YOU MUST HAVE
1.    A varied (and award-winning) portfolio book which contains a mix of real work and a strong conceptual ability. Please include your portfolio in your submission
2.    A hunger for the industry and an interest to grow
3.    A proven track record in reputable advertising agencies (at least 3 years)

1 WAY YOU WILL BE MEASURED
1.    Remarkable (and award winning) work that works.

We don't do ego.
We solve in the positive.
While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. 

Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. 
If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. 

jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za

We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond. We believe that “the people with the best people win” and our Cape Town Agency is looking for a dynamic and experienced mid-weight copywriter with 3-5 years' experience to join our team and be part of this audacious vision. 

You will be responsible for bold creative ideas, copywriting, conceptual development and crafted storytelling across channels for recognisable, blue-chip brands. 

5 THINGS YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
1.    Concepts: Not only do you bring brave, new and diverse thoughts to brainstorms, but you come up with strong integrated thinking. You understand the brand's overall strategy and is able to develop work that answers to this. You may also need to facilitate brainstorms where you are able to build on other's ideas and come to solutions quicker. You are to pursue simplicity and ensure your thinking is sharp and beautiful.
2.    Execution: Your experience now means that you must be able to produce work faster and you should by now have mastered the art of writing in various tones of voice.
3.    Selling and Presenting: You confidently present internally and externally to senior clients without the CD being there. You will need to be able to have a meaningful conversations with clients around the strategic direction of their brand and the brand's tone of voice and present creative off the back of strategy and link the two seamlessly.
4.    Production: You will now have a lot more autonomy in choosing suppliers (directors/audio engineers/voice artists) and as such you stay appraised of the latest and best people to partner with, in order to have an opinion on who executes your work. You will be expected to harness the best from those suppliers and build relations with them for the ultimate good of the work.
5.    People and Relationship Management: You hold close and respected relationships across all departments and people genuinely enjoy working with you. You may need to work with and get the best out of junior teams and be open to culturally diverse ideas that don't match your world view.

3 THINGS YOU MUST HAVE
1.    A varied (and award-winning) portfolio book which contains a mix of real work and a strong conceptual ability. Please include your portfolio in your submission
2.    A hunger for the industry and an interest to grow
3.    A proven track record in reputable advertising agencies (at least 3 years)

1 WAY YOU WILL BE MEASURED
1.    Remarkable (and award winning) work that works.

We don't do ego.
We solve in the positive.
While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. 

Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. 
If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful.

jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za

We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond. 
We believe that “the people with the best people win” and are looking for a world class Cape Town based Account Director to join our team and be part of this audacious vision. We are looking for a brave, bright, optimistic problem solver.

6 Core qualities that we are looking for:

1.    Passion for creativity - Fights for brilliant creative work and actively seeks to drive enviable creative solutions and opportunities on every brief.
2.    Connector of dots – someone who can work across a complex client business & drive cohesion by bringing the right people together to solve problems quickly.
3.    Operational smarts – ability to get work out in an efficient & effective manner
4.    Relationship builder – A natural leader who is able to work with multiple stakeholders both within the agency environment and when dealing with client.
5.    Passionate about admin & the detail: Pays attention to the details and worries about the little things and has strong organization, admin and time management skills.
6.    Drives positivity - is energetic with a go-getter attitude and injects this into the team

Four simple ways you will be measured:

1.    Happy People: Build relationships of trust, respect and partnership within our culture that allows people to be and do their best, as well as be responsible for managing and growing the core skills of their junior team members.
2.    Happy Clients: Client has full trust and confidence in you to lead projects; take briefs; and manage client presentations without senior involvement.  You are able to identify opportunities to build on and grow the client relationship – You are able to surprise and delight beyond the day-to-day.
3.    Happy Money: You are responsible for ensuring the brand team charges for work correctly, and ensures the necessary "checks and balances" are in place to drive seamless financial administration of the account. You can also confidently do first drafts of fee proposals and has a very clear understanding of how the agency makes money.
4.    Happy Work: You have a trusted relationship with your creative, strategy and production teams and is able to conduct creative meetings and assess and push the work against the clarity of a well written brief. You continuously ensure that there is consistent brand alignment in all the work produced.
Four things you must have

1.    Five + years' experience in the account management function (big agency experience is preferable)
2.    Experienced in working with senior clients across multiple stakeholders
3.    Good knowledge of media landscape (traditional & digital)
4.    A natural leader with fantastic people skills - both within the agency environment and when dealing with client

We don't do ego.
We solve in the positive.

While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. 

If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. 

jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za

M&C Saatchi Abel Cape Town is looking for a Senior Strategist.  
 
In this role you will form part of a senior leadership team who passionately run a portfolio of some of the most exciting and innovative brands on the African continent including: Takealot.com, Superbalist and Mr D. 

The agency is best described as a home for the creative entrepreneur. To thrive in this role you should be a self-started who instinctively seeks out new opportunities, partnerships and lateral solutions. We have an intolerance for the ordinary and you should enjoy pushing yourself and be able to inspire those around you to deliver some of the most imaginative solutions possible.
 
You should have the following experience:
•    5+ years in an agency strategy role
•    Ability to uncover and act on powerful insights
•    Track record of both brand strategy and integrated communication solutions
•    Demonstrate active thought leadership 
•    A natural ability to grow great Client relationships
•    And be highly energetic, interesting and effortless to work with

On your application please include examples of the direct impact you have had on growing your Client’s brands.

While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. 

If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. 

jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za