Description

You will help shape and drive the integrated communications planning agenda for a major FMCG client (and potentially other clients) and help grow diversified services footprints for the brands under your care.

Reporting of the role

This role reports to the Managing Partner

3 best things about the job:

1. Our client love new opportunities, so definitely this will suit someone who likes to explore new partnerships
2. You’ll have opportunities to be at the forefront of consumer marketing and integrated communications planning
3. You will be in charge of managing 1-2 talented executives

Measures of success –

In three months:

• Receive great feedback from co-workers and key client contacts as a result of strong communication both internally and externally.

In six months:

• Have the Media Manager role under control & become a trusted advisor to the client by properly justifying recommendations, strong timeline management and delivering outcomes.

In 12 months:

• Building up team capability to develop more innovation solutions – more specifically, this means evangelizing things beyond bread-and-butter media, such as: content, customized research, activation
• Partnering Digital Lead to drive social media marketing, programmatic digital, mobile, search, etc

Responsibilities of the role:

• Develop and drive projects/campaigns for assigned brands. This will include the ability to pursue and persuade clients on new planning approaches/innovations
• Work with key media partners for implementation planning and negotiations
• Understand the client’s market position to achieve optimal negotiation for clients
• Presentation of implementation ideas to clients, across different platforms
• Set viable objectives and KPIs, and recommend/develop measurement methodology against all briefs
• Work with the team on competitive reporting and analysis
• Ensure projects/campaigns are tracked and measured based on agreed KPIs and media efficiencies
• Facilitate cross team learning and knowledge sharing
• Develop and build relationships with clients, be the trusted advisor on account requirements
• Work with internal specialist resources and group resources

What you will need:

• 4 years of experience in media agency, client-side or media owner capacity
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders, e.g. suppliers, advertising/marketing agencies, media owners and internal specialist resources
• Competent in media planning and buying across all platforms with a good understanding and working knowledge of digital media
• Shows a depth of understanding of the industry, business, brands and consumers in client conversations
• Strong communication and presentation skills

About Mindshare

Mindshare, the global media agency network, and part of WPP, the largest marketing communications network in the world, has more than 7,000 employees, in 116 offices across 86 countries. Mindshare APAC has won over 300 awards in 2014/2015 and was the most awarded agency at the 2015 Campaign Asia Awards Festival. Mindshare was also recognised as the SMARTIES™ APAC ‘Agency Network of the Year 2015’ for the third consecutive year. Mindshare is also home to The 2015 Festival of Media Asia Pacific Rising Star – Jason Maggs.

To learn more about Mindshare and our philosophy of Original Thinking, visit us at www.mindshareworld.com

About Singapore

GroupM Singapore operates in one of the most dynamic and exciting environments in the world. Although it is a small domestic market, there is a vibrant media industry which is undergoing rapid evolution as digital technology reshapes the way marketing supports advertisers’ needs. Being at the crossroads of Asia means that aside from the local clients and media owners, we also have a high proportion of multi-national clients and media owners.

As the largest media investment management company in Singapore with over 41% market share (Recma) and over 650 employees, GroupM Singapore is the premiere organisation to join and develop a career in.

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.