Wavemaker | Business Director - Digital
Description
Job title: Business Director - Digital
Reporting to: Client Lead Digital – Wavemaker
Location, Country: Gurugram, India
Brief role description:
You will be responsible for delivering media solutions across all digital platforms (SEM, paid social, programmatic) and at the same time be operationally proficient.
3 best things about the job:
- Most Dynamic Data and Technology Innovation led work environment
- Get to work with best clients & talent in the industry
- Part of most exciting innovation hub – Content/ Creative/ Insights/Technology/ Measurement
About Wavemaker
We always believe there is a better way to grow our client 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
Core responsibilities:
- Be the trusted advisor to clients for all things related to digital
- Work with Internal teams & media partners for planning
- Presentation of media plans & implementation ideas to clients
- Develop & follow best practices for media planning & operations
- Ensure projects/campaigns are tracked and measured based on agreed KPIs
- Provide guidance/feedback to internal stakeholders on planning, operations, and optimization of digital campaigns.
- Be a team player and work well with all members of the team to ensure all tasks are fulfilled.
- Work as part of a team to contribute to the Product & Strategy function and streamline operations/ reporting with minimal supervision
- Assisted Business team on pitches for new business
The Candidate:
- At least 8 -10 years’ experience in a media agency, at a client or a media owner in a related capacity
- Strong digital background with technical skills across biddable media essential
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders/teams
- Competency in media planning and buying across all digital platforms
- Thorough understanding of various platforms and digital marketing channels & digital media metrics
- Working knowledge of advertising technology platforms including ad servers, DSPs, biddable media platforms etc.
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- A strong sense of accountability and responsibility
- Comfortable with numbers with great attention to detail
- Strong time management skills
We are a part of GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management company. Discover more on wavemakerglobal.com, Twitter and LinkedIn
We are an equal opportunities employer.
All GroupM agencies are equal opportunities employers and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender identity, disability, culture/religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
More about GroupM India
GroupM is WPP’s media investment group and the world’s leading media investment company with a mission to shape the next era of media where advertising works better for people. The company is responsible for more than $60 billion in annual media investment, as measured by the independent research bureau COMvergence. Through its global agencies Mindshare, Wavemaker, EssenceMediacom, and mSix&Partners, and cross-channel performance (GroupM Nexus), data (Choreograph), entertainment (GroupM Motion Entertainment) and investment solutions, GroupM leverages a unique combination of global scale, expertise, and innovation to generate sustained value for clients wherever they do business. Discover more at www.groupm.com.
GroupM is WPP’s media investment group and the world’s leading media investment company with a mission to shape the next era of media where advertising works better for people. The company is responsible for more than $60 billion in annual media investment, as measured by the independent research bureau COMvergence. Through its global agencies Mindshare, Wavemaker, EssenceMediacom, and mSix&Partners, and cross-channel performance (GroupM Nexus), data (Choreograph), entertainment (GroupM Motion Entertainment) and investment solutions, GroupM leverages a unique combination of global scale, expertise, and innovation to generate sustained value for clients wherever they do business. Discover more at www.groupm.com.