Description

Your role will be a critical part of the MEC strategy team, with responsibility for contributing to our thought leadership output, as well as leading our strategic response on new business pitches.  You will work collaboratively with our client and business teams to develop a seamlessly integrated output for our clients. 

Reporting of the role

This role reports to the Managing Director.

3 best things about the job: Exposure to all facets of the MEC agency, Strategy, Digital Access, planning team.

1. Responsible for driving MEC and industry best practices with the whole agency and participating in our thought leadership throughout the industry.
2. Working with - and learning from – a wide variety of people from MEC, client and agency partners.

Measures of success –

In three months:

• Be the key client's contact of day to day operation - Familiar yourself with all account background and workflow.

In six months:

• Able to provide guidance and supervision to the team and coach them to work independently.

In 12 months:

• Lead a happy and productive team to provide high quality service to the client and keep on exceeding client's expectation.

• Driving our integrated planning responses for key clients, founded in great consumer insight and delivering transformation ideas.
• Leading the strategic response, often as a part of a multi-agency team, including working effectively with planners from other agencies.
• Championing MEC’s integrated planning process, and putting MEC Momentum (proprietary purchase journey research) thinking at the heart of our work.
• Leading our strategic response for key new business pitches.
• Coaching planners & account teams to deliver great integrated planning responses.
• Driving digital adoption, in collaboration with our Digital specialists, such that we recommend the right digital acceleration strategies to our clients.
• Securing trusted advisor status with our key clients.
• With client leads, contributing to client growth plans, in order to drive client growth
• Developing effective working relationships with leaders across clients, Digital, Analytic, Access.
• Being a key part of the MEC teams, contributing thinking, support and helping build a motivated team.
• Driving quality of agency output outside of day to day planning responses through white papers, award entries and thought leadership projects.

What you will need:

• Driving our integrated planning responses for key clients, founded in great consumer insight and delivering transformation ideas.
• Leading the strategic response, often as a part of a multi-agency team, including working effectively with planners from other agencies.
• Championing MEC’s integrated planning process, and putting MEC Momentum (proprietary purchase journey research) thinking at the heart of our work.
• Leading our strategic response for key new business pitches.
• Coaching planners & account teams to deliver great integrated planning responses.
• Driving digital adoption, in collaboration with our Digital specialists, such that we recommend the right digital acceleration strategies to our clients.
• Securing trusted advisor status with our key clients.
• With client leads, contributing to client growth plans, in order to drive client growth
• Developing effective working relationships with leaders across clients, Digital, Analytic, Access.
• Being a key part of the MEC teams, contributing thinking, support and helping build a motivated team.
• Driving quality of agency output outside of day to day planning responses through white papers, award entries and thought leadership projects.

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 Thailand

In a population of 69 million people, Thailand’s mobile penetration is at a whopping 120% with smart phone penetration at 50%. Digital spend has grown 38% year-on-year since 2013 and most people are now accessing the internet via mobile devices. Bangkok is one of the top Facebook cities in the world and Thailand ranks high in time spend viewing YouTube.

The audience fragmentation, following years of a virtual FTA TV duopoly, is creating huge trading and content opportunities. Thailand is one of the fastest-growing media markets in the region. Those looking for a rewarding and dynamic career in media have no better place to be than Thailand.

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.