Mindshare | Media Executive
Description
Overview of job
Voted as one of the top 20 “Best Places to Work in Australia”, Mindshare Melbourne is growing and we’re looking for a talented Media Executive to join our team.
Voted as one of the top 20 “Best Places to Work in Australia”, Mindshare Melbourne is growing and we’re looking for a talented Media Executive to join our team.
This is a newly created role within a team experiencing exciting growth. You will collaborate with Strategy and client teams to bring original, no-line thinking to life through the implementation and trading of media. This is a great opportunity to make your mark by helping to oversee day-to-day media implementation while collaborating with media partners and supporting clients.
The focus for this role is offline / traditional media. However, the role requires an understanding of the Digital landscape to ensure cohesive responses. This is a perfect opportunity for someone with a traditional trading background who is looking to expand their knowledge in Digital.
Reporting of the role:
This role reports to the Associate Director
Three best things about the job:
- Working at Mindshare. We were named #19 “Best Places To Work in Australia” across all industries. At Mindshare we stand for Adaptive Thinking - we can credibly say this for several reasons: we were the first global media agency; we took a chance and launched in Asia as opposed to the UK or US; and we were the first start-up WPP ever invested in. We have ‘challenger’ in our DNA!
- Help steer media thinking across some of the market’s most notable brands
- Be part of a fun, collaborative team within a dynamic company
Measures of success:
In three months:
- Developed implementation recommendations ensuring creativity, accuracy and timely output across client portfolio
- Established collaborative relationships with key agency partners and be seen as a “go to” person for offline media
- Lead all trading across the client portfolio
- Participated in the development of implementation plans
- Become the lead media owner contact for campaigns
- An understanding of your clients’ categories, pro-actively keeping up to date with category developments and presenting new and innovative thinking to clients
- Provided clients with a well-informed point of view in meetings across category, media and marketing, and be responding to all clients requests in a timely manner
In 12 months:
- Built a deep and influential relationship with day-to-day clients; understanding their needs, wants, expectations and idiosyncrasies
- Established a road map for your career development including training opportunities
- A strong point of view on the direction of the annual TV negotiation strategy
- Mentored, motivated and coached Assistant to achieve success in their role
We are after someone who can set themselves a goal and then go after it – you will eagerly measure campaign success against clear performance indicators and present back post-analysis reports. You will also be involved in overseeing the day-to-day media buying across the client’s brands. Confident working within small teams of internal stakeholders, you will have the skills to quickly build trusted and influential relationships with clients. Above all you constantly look for pro-active opportunities to surprise and delight the client.
What you will need:
In this role, you will be responsible for developing effective solutions in response to client briefs, ensuring accuracy and timely output across the portfolio. Analysis of media owner responses, providing recommendations and feedback to clients, booking media activity and taking responsibility for campaign delivery will all form part of your day to day responsibilities. You will have a strong point of view on the media landscape and will be comfortable presenting new, innovative thinking to clients.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing effective solutions in response to client briefs, ensuring accuracy and timely output across the portfolio. Analysis of media owner responses, providing recommendations and feedback to clients, booking media activity and taking responsibility for campaign delivery will all form part of your day to day responsibilities. You will have a strong point of view on the media landscape and will be comfortable presenting new, innovative thinking to clients.
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
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