Description

You would have a background in Media buying and/or tactical planning. Experience in knowledge/ insight would also be welcome. You would also have an interest in systems & dashboards. In short a desire to understand how the systems & data work to provide the optimal solution rather than a focus just on the output itself.

Reporting of the role

This role reports to Managing Director, GroupM Trading, China

3 best things about the job:

1. An inspiring role with the market leader in the sector of the marketing services industry
2. Having opportunities and exposure to working on dynamic development of media and technology aspects
3. A fun and challenging environment that individual aspiration can be fulfilled 

Measures of success –

In three months:

• Ensure ‘reporting function’ is operational
• Ensure 75% use from named Agency personnel
• Work with Change Project manager to ensure the resolution of issues with a system sill in its infancy

In six months:

• Work with Gina Miller to understand & then create all relevant templates for existing pricing data (alongside GMT pricing personnel)
• Responsibility for data and maintenance of the above report templates
• Development of template/ macro to collate pitch pricing information (excel-based) to upload to Tableau system (alongside) GM Pricing team

In 12 months:

• Support testing requirements on Maximiser, if still required
• Drive training & uptake of Maximiser within Agencies (targets to be set once system is ready)
• iMaximiser – work with Agencies to develop specific requests to bring to Change Project manager

Responsibilities of the role:

• Brief the requirements of existing system enhancements/ developments to the Change Project Manager
• To test & check the output of any changes to ensure that they are delivering the required needs, and that they are ready to be rolled out to the Agencies
• To take responsibility for training Agency users and driving uptake to ensure best practice across the GroupM Agencies

About GroupM

GroupM is the leading global media investment management company serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, MEC, MediaCom, Maxus, and Essence, as well as the programmatic digital media platform, Xaxis, each global operations in their own right with leading market positions. GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. GroupM’s focus is to deliver unrivaled marketplace advantage to its clients, stakeholders and people. 

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China market overview
China is now the second largest media market, and the world’s most vibrant digital market, growing at double the rate of the US. In 2013, China surpassed the US in e-commerce, and China leads the world in mobile with over 600m smartphone connections. The pace of change and the scale of China’s emerging consumer market are unparalleled in any other market. Global CEOs are looking to China to drive growth, and brands are rushing to keep pace.

If you want a future in media and communications, there is clearly no place more vibrant, challenging and exciting than China, where opportunities for you to innovate and grow are unparalleled.

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