Wavemaker | Executive, Planning
Description
Overview of job
Wavemaker is an agency of GroupM, the world’s largest media investment company and is a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for an Executive, Planning to join us.
At GroupM APAC, our people are our strength, which is why fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion is important to us.
Reporting of the role
Wavemaker is an agency of GroupM, the world’s largest media investment company and is a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for an Executive, Planning to join us.
At GroupM APAC, our people are our strength, which is why fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion is important to us.
Reporting of the role
This role reports to Director, Planning
3 best things about the job:
- A fun, dynamic environment that is a brilliant mix of working within a heavily entrepreneurial environment while also being backed by the scale of WPP.
- Being able to work with a client set that are each the global leaders in their industry and who are always open to new ideas and wants to push the boundaries of digital innovation.
- You will be supporting mostly regional clients, so you will have a view into other markets, cultures and personalities in terms of digital marketing.
Measures of success
In three months:
- Adapted and bonded with the internal team
- Overseen past work and plans to the best of your ability
- Gained initial client trust and comfort level to drive their business
In six months:
- Driven strategic plans for your clients
- Shown significant signs of growth potential.
In twelves months:
- Grown existing client businesses
- Mentored and trained your team to be better at their core skills.
Responsibilities of the role:
- Develop an integrated media campaign approach and how everything integrates within the bigger communication strategy.
- Apply knowledge of Vietnam's media landscape and the role of digital/media channels to deliver compelling solutions.
- Communicate and maintain a day-to-day operational relationship with a mid-level person of clients and internal stakeholders
- Assist in making the quarterly and annual media plan, budget allocation, and own day-to-day reports.
- Deliver small-size or a part of large-size proposal presentation (from traditional to digital) to clients and internal stakeholders with close support
- Drive tactical innovation across media platforms, including display, video, search, mobile, social and programmatic…
- Manage implementation and collaborate with media owners, agency partners, and internal buying teams to ensure all deliverables are met/launched on time.
- Assist and guide junior staffs to learn and acquire domain knowledge and skills
- Evolve use of measurement systems to provide greater insight into ROI of media plans and ensure the team delivers on agreed KPIs.
- Understand the end-to-end financial process and execute day-to-day finance operation of own client/vendors with accuracy.
Join us if you have
- 1+ years’ experience in digital/media execution and planning, client-side in-house team, or media owner capacity. Media agency background is preferred.
- Good communications skills with basic English skills.
- Strong attention to detail and comfortable working with numbers and data.
- Eager to learn quickly and adapt to a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work multitasking under high pressure.
- Basic understanding of the industry, business, brands, and consumers in the Vietnam landscape
- Hands-on experience of advertising technology platforms (ad servers, DSPs, Facebook Ads Manager …) is a strong plus.
More about Wavemaker
We always believe there is a better way to grow our clients and our people.
We do this by positively provoking growth for our clients and people. We work with clients to help them grow and shape their consumers’ brand decisions and experiences through media, content, and technology. We have one single attitude – Positive Provocation.
Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. We always make sure we have each other’s backs through our inclusive culture. We do our best work for brave brands and people who want to be challenged to go further and faster. We know it’s not easy, but if it’s in you, we will get it out of you.
Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by:
- The deep Knowledge we have of our clients’ business
- The confidence to Challenge what’s gone before
- The Support to go further than we thought possible
We are a part of GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management company. Discover more on wavemakerglobal.com, Twitter and LinkedIn
About Vietnam
About Vietnam
It’s no secret Vietnam is the fastest growing media market in Asia Pacific. Ad spend in Vietnam grew rapidly last year, with internet penetration reached in excess of 59.4% during 2019. With a population of more than 90 million, this market carries huge potential and possibilities for media players and talent. GroupM Vietnam fosters a culture of innovation and value our diverse and collaborative work environment.
GroupM is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it’s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and that’s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.
GroupM is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it’s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and that’s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.