Description

Overview of Role

GroupM Connect are searching for a Programmatic Account Manager who is passionate about delivering ahead of the curve, programmatic media campaigns.  You will be a client service guru seeking a new challenge in display, video and other programmatic channels, someone who is curious in their approach to campaign data analysis, and thrives on delivering creative ways to grow their clients’ accounts and presenting new opportunities.  If you want an account portfolio with variety, great brands, and the ability to be impactful and share your passion in your craft with your peers, then you this is the role for you! 

This role will report into the Programmatic Director.

Three Great Things about this Role:

• Opportunity to share your knowledge and experience, making your mark on how we grow and shape one of our identified key growth channels
• A fun filled environment where we combine the best of digital with the GroupM Connect spirit while being an integrated part of the largest media solutions group in the world
• Expand your knowledge by connecting and sharing with your peers across Connect, including Programmatic, SEM, SEO, Social and Affiliates

Measures of Success
In three months:

• Demonstrated a clear understanding of GroupM Connect’s proposition, in particular across the programmatic product
• A working knowledge of all of the clients and campaigns within your portfolio
• Built great, collaborative relationships with the Connect team, your key clients and your agency peers and have a good grasp of what is important in delivering success

In six months:

• A sound understanding of your clients and campaigns, providing regular reporting and insights, presented new opportunities and provided continual recommendations to improve results
• Kept up-to-date on new programmatic media initiatives from our vendors and technology partners, sharing insights and opportunities with your counterparts
• Set up regular updates with your teams to ensure performance and service levels are maintained

In 12 months:

• Actively contributed in developing the programmatic product for Connect
• Become a trusted advisor to your agency and client partners, and delivered many successful programmatic campaigns
• Created and presented your own case study of a successful campaign or product for one of your clients
• Shared your channel specific knowledge with the Connect team, as well as your clients, through facilitating training and providing in-depth programmatic strategies

Key Responsibilities of this Role

• Provide best-in-class client service and programmatic campaign management
• Develop strong, trusted relationships with our clients, agency and platform partners, advocating and effectively communicating GroupM Connect’s programmatic products
• Understand the goals and success metrics, marketing, seasonality, USP’s, product set and competitors of all of your clients, and transform this information into marketing leading campaigns
• Ownership of campaign delivery and optimisation; managing campaign budgets effectively, all the while exceeding your campaign goals, objectives and expectations
• Maintain a sound understanding of all existing and new developments across the programmatic landscape and technologies
• Be an expert in our preferred technologies to implement and manage
• Support the development of operations and best-practice that drive the success of this business unit
• Regular revenue forecasting and reporting, as well as product analysis and recommendations for management
• Seek opportunities to not only grow and develop client campaigns, but look for creative ways to introduce new products and opportunities
• Over time, take on management of a direct report, providing training, mentorship and development opportunities, that is cultivating best in market talent

What You Will Bring to Our Team:

• Undergraduate degree in a related field
• Passion for programmatic advertising, and a sound understanding of the technology and trends shaping the industry
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in digital marketing, with significant experience in an operational and management capacity in programmatic media
• People management experience desirable
• Intermediate to high level of experience in Excel and PowerPoint - confidence gathering, manipulating and presenting data in multiple formats
• Strong understanding of brand and performance KPIs related to programmatic media, as well as the ability to analyse data and deliver meaning insights
• Extensive experience working in market leading DSPs and capable of learning new platforms.
• Strong understanding of conversion tracking and ad serving technologies, in terms of tracking set up, the workflow and troubleshooting
• Written and verbal communication skills, including a confidence in presenting and experience communicating the benefit of marketing opportunities to brands
• Time management and personal organisation; must be comfortable managing multiple stakeholders, campaigns and deadlines

About GroupM Connect 

We are a close knit group of digital marketing, performance and biddable specialists. We share a healthy passion for all things digital, and focus our efforts on bringing together technology, ideas and people to delivery outstanding solutions for our clients. 

It is important in our business to produce an environment that cultivates learning and collaboration, so that we have every opportunity to be the best we can be.  We have a natural curiosity, a keenness to discover and a creative approach to building new opportunities. 

We have big growth ambitions over the next twelve months, which makes this the perfect time to join our team and be part of shaping the next stage of the Connect journey. 

About GroupM

GroupM leads and shapes media markets by delivering performance enhancing media products and services, powered by data and technology. Our global network agencies and businesses enable our people to work collaboratively across borders with the best in class, providing them the opportunity to accelerate their progress and development. We are not limited by teams or geographies; our scale and diverse range of clients lets us be more adventurous with our business and talent. We give our talent the space, support and tools to innovate and grow.

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