Kyle Harker Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, Wc, Za

South Africa

The role involves overseeing daily operations and leading operational design modifications for Workflows within Publicis Groupe Africa. It includes collaborating with operations teams, developing relationships with Finance & Re:Sources, and ensuring effective team models and clear operating models across regions. Responsibilities encompass optimising production work, identifying gaps and opportunities, connecting with Global operations teams, managing contracts, and owning the African Operations roadmap strategy. Day-to-day tasks involve fostering a holistic approach between creative, media, and production, analysing data for improvement, and supporting strategic planning for practices and client sessions.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS- To contribute and lead strategic discussions and operational decisions.- To innovate in putting improved resources/processes in place to promote world class operations that support the Groupe’s agencies and practices in Cape Town.- Improve our ability to understand the effectiveness and efficiency of our operations; to drive a regular review of this and to find ways to continually simplify and improve.- To provide best in class reporting, metrics and most importantly, operational insight, to both the Cluster Connect meetings and the operational management.- Implement and monitor the workflow process- Keep abreast of international innovations: technical and operational- Providing clear communication on what is happening in the Cluster, and being proactive in sharing key information in a relatable, effective way.- To drive excellent relationships with the agency Ops teams- Be a connector, to be involved in the practices and assist in finding ways to collaborate on solutions that benefit the Cluster.NEW BUSINESS MANAGEMENT - Support on large pitches that span across more than 2 agencies, specifically: - RFI support - Project management role- With a full view of the Cluster’s agencies ways of working to support on larger, multi-agency pitches.

South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Cape Town Area, South Africa

My new role as a Business Unit Director is a senior management position within the company, the role requires many facets of leadership. A key part of the job is moulding and managing a team within the culture and values of the organisation. One of my key focus areas is planning successors to take on the mantle of becoming communication activists and creating Hero moments.I am accountable for the output and delivery of the Financial Services Client service team. This role is primarily responsible for the management of relationships with clients and successful campaigns - from briefing creative, to managing budgets. As the senior point of contact for the agency’s customers, as well as to co-ordinate the resources needed to service projects, builds strategic operational plans and balances the expectations of clients with the execution of creative work.

- Managing our key account, Old Mutual- Managing a team of Account executives and managers as well as overseeing each of the accounts they are responsible for.- Managing our company's sales, targets, pipelines and profitably I also provide:- strategic input on projects- digital marketing strategies and technical expertise to ensure the concept is achievable- technical event management and conceptual thinking around this- video creative direction