Description

Overview of job

You will be working with iconic brands such across Banking, Travel, Automotive and Entertainment. You will play a fundamental role in driving this change across your clients and up-skilling the wider MEC client teams in the digital space - helping MEC and our clients realize the potential of our new digital and data vision…”Drive Transformational Marketing Solutions through the connection of Technology, Data, Insight and Content”. 

You will ideally be a hybrid of digital strategist, communications planner and have worked on cutting-edge technology solutions for clients, someone with an understanding of technology, its capabilities and the impact for clients. You will also have the ability to craft broad reaching digital strategy and some experience in broad communications strategy.


Reporting of the role

This role reports to the Director.

3 best things about the job:

1. You will get to work in collaboration with the integrated planning lead and the client team
2. You will get exposure to a diverse range of clients and develop strategic use and application for their businesses.
3. Working with an inspiring leadership team, that will ensure you grow, learn and are able to be your best.

Measures of success –

In three months:

• A full understanding of key accounts and client profile and how they can be optimized to drive performance
• Confidently delegated tasks to your direct reports ad managed their delivery

In six months:

• Built solid relationships with key clients
• Motivated, coached and uplifted team to perform new innovations

In 12 months:

• You will have to support, consolidate and strengthen the digital product strategy

• Driving Excellence in application on new technology and develop solution to clients’ business

• Bringing innovative/creative use of technology into early strategy and idea development.
• Working in collaboration with the integrated planning lead and the client team to develop best in class, innovative solutions with key media owner partners (including working with the development/production teams at those partners).
• Establishing strategic use and application of new technologies to clients’ businesses.
• Driving cultural change in the way that we develop solutions to the challenges clients are facing.
• Managing MEC’s partnerships with, for example, VC’s, start-ups and development houses.
• Supporting (and at times, leading) internal initiatives that are focused on inspiring and driving excellence in the application of innovation and technology throughout the agency (e.g. Emerging Platforms Fast Track Scheme).
• Supporting MEC product strategy and evolution of planning product/process to incorporate applied innovation and technology.
• Act with high integrity while maintaining positive, open relationships with media partners and suppliers
• Serve as a role model to all those with whom you come into contact
• Foster an environment that inspires, encourages intelligent risk taking, innovation and creativity
• Participate in Agency / departmental task forces, project work and new business
• Keep abreast of current events in target markets that impact Client’s business(es) 

Professional Development:

• Exposure to all facets of the MEC agency. Strategy, Client planning, Analytics & Insights, Data & Technology.
• World class training on personal and professional development from external coaches.
• Training on MEC’s planning and insights tools – including Communications Strategy process

Navigator

• Responsible for sharing MEC and industry best practices with the whole agency and representing our thought leadership throughout the industry in Singapore.
• Working with – and learning from - a wide variety of people from MEC, client and agency partners.

What you will need:

• Demonstrate sharp, strategic & critical thinking and effective problem solving skillS
• Consistently exhibit natural curiosity and dynamism
• Effectively work collaboratively – a criticality
• Innate ability to respectfully challenge the status quo
• Passion for and excellent use and understanding of digital communications & systems
• Possess superior project management and organizational skills, flexibility, resiliency, and the ability to manage multiple expectations through proactive communication, status reporting and scope management
• Possess and utilize advanced level presentation skills
• Possess and utilize superior verbal and written skills
• Display strong communication and people skills; maintain positive attitude and act consistently as a team player
• Appropriately and openly participate in team, agency, and industry initiatives
• Bachelor’s degree required; concentration in advertising, marketing, research, psychology, computer programming and/or communications preferred.

About MEC

MEC is committed to growth. Growth for our people, our clients and our industry. MEC pushes the boundaries of what’s possible in order to thrive in ~ Ad Ops ~ Analytics ~ Brand Partnerships ~ Content Marketing ~ Data ~ Insight ~ Integrated Planning ~ Mobile ~ Multi-cultural ~ Performance Marketing ~ Planning & Buying ~ Programmatic ~ Search ~ Social ~ Sport, Entertainment & Cause Marketing.  Our 5,000 highly talented and motivated people work with category leading advertisers in 93 countries and we are a founding partner of GroupM. To find out more, visit us at www.mecglobal.com #dontjustlivethrive

About Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s small yet highly dynamic and efficient media market means it gets to operate with agility. Its internet and digital penetration continues to grow year-on-year, and has the highest smartphone penetration in Asia Pacific at 87%, while tablet ownership clocks in at 57%. Hong Kong’s digital market boasts a healthy mix of local, regional and global players, providing new opportunities in the media space.

If you want a future in media and communications, and believe in Hong Kong’s belief of “work hard, play hard”, there is clearly no place more vibrant, challenging and exciting than Hong Kong, where opportunities for you to innovate and grow are unparalleled.

GroupM APAC is committed to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our people are our strength so we respect and nurture their individual talent and potential.