Mediacom | Digital Manager
Description
Overview of job
We are looking for a proactive digital manager with a planning / account service background who is looking for their next challenge and can help a large FMCG client strategically navigate the rapidly evolving dynamic digital landscape in Malaysia.
You will support the Singapore / Malaysia Digital Director and develop strong relationships with clients and agency partners, ensuring insights are translated into actionable digital strategies to ultimately deliver against the business objectives for one or more assigned accounts.
Reporting of the role
This role reports to Digital Director.
1. Part of a team pushing the boundaries, especially in terms of social and mobile.
2. Opportunity to shape the digital strategies of some of the most famous brands in the world.
3. Close knit team who love nothing better than tucking into Nasi Goreng!
Measures of success –
In three months:
- On boarded with all your assigned clients and identified what the focus areas are going to be for the next 6 – 12 months.
- Completed all the tools training to ensure you can help guide the team, especially in terms of a point of view on budget sufficiency, integrated screen planning, social and mobile strategies.
- Responded to your first brief and presented these recommendations to the client.
- Met all the key vendors (Global & Local) and started providing proactive solutions to clients.
- Provided a point of view on how we can improved our processes from planning to implementation to post campaign reviews.
- Developed a point of view on content distribution strategies and what assets we need to develop, edit and seed to get traction with our target audiences.
- Initiated insight gathering initiatives to strengthen our recommendations e.g GWI updates, Facebook updates, new research from mobile vendors etc.
- Set up monitoring and provided recommendations if we are over or under our annual KPIs.
Responsibilities of the role:
- Ensure the seamless integration of the digital plans with the overall planning recommendation;
- Provide a clear measurement plan, especially in terms of our test and learn opportunity so there is a clear roadmap of how we will scale up the opportunity if successful;
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, agency partners and vendors;
- Help to develop local business through existing clients and potential new opportunities, including the sell in of new ideas and services to clients.
What you will need:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a media agency / client servicing role;
- Strong written and spoken English;
- Proactive ‘can do’ attitude;
- Demonstrate ability to sell in ideas to key stakeholders;
- Strong organizational and numeracy skills;
- Passionate about identifying new technologies / format opportunities.
About MediaCom
MediaCom is the “The Content + Connections Agency”, working on behalf of its clients to leverage their brands’ entire system of communications across paid, owned and earned channels to step change their business outcomes. MediaCom is one of the world’s leading media communications specialists, with billings exceeding US$33 billion (Source: RECMA 2015). It employs 6,500 people in 125 offices across 100 countries around the globe. Its client roster includes P&G, VW Group, Dell and Universal. In 2015, MediaCom was recognised by RECMA as the leading global agency network in its Network Diagnostics report, and also was the first agency network to top all 3 key RECMA reports across EMEA. Also in 2015, MediaCom has been awarded Media Agency of the Year in the US by AdAge and Adweek, Agency of the Year in the UK by Campaign and The Drum, and Global Agency of the Year at the M&M Awards. The agency captured six Media Lions at the 2015 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, making it the top performer among all global media agency networks.
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About Malaysia
As Malaysia moves towards its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2020, we can see this ambition come to life through the digital literacy of its consumers. This market will provide endless opportunities for marketing, media and branding professionals to hone their skill as it transits rapidly from manually-managed traditional media to programmatic new media.
Malaysia is one of the focus markets for securing the latest versions of our global programmatic technology, data management platforms and cross-media analytics. Those looking for an exciting and challenging career in media have no better place to be in than Malaysia.
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.