Mindshare is an agency of GroupM, the world’s largest media investment company and are a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for a Associate Director, 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.  

1. To be a part of a dynamic working environment and surrounded by the best practitioners and recognized leaders in the media industry.
2. The opportunity to lead diverse campaigns from cross-industrial client portfolios and exposure your digital planning skills.
3. Making digital advertising more prominent and meaningful with a promising career in the best media agency network in Vietnam.

• Onboarded onto the key accounts with full induction/training into all other facets of the business such as trading, specialized services (internal and within GroupM).
• Built good relationships with your team and helped them deliver even better work
• Gained the trust and respect of the clients 

• Managed and delivered effective campaigns and shown strategic leadership
• Identified ways to improve processes on the account
• Be able to identify opportunities to drive innovation and efficiencies for the client 

• Become an integral part of the core team and a valued member of the agency
• The proof of your success will be clients’ satisfaction and increasing business profit / commercial results.

• Work with key media partners for implementation planning and negotiations
•  Be the trusted advisor/ to-go person within the team and with clients for all things related to digital/ media
• Presentation of strategy and implementation ideas to clients, across different digital platforms
• Responsible for overall campaign strategy, planning, implementation, and post-campaign reviews for your set of brands.
• Develop and follow best practices and procedures/process for media planning & operations
• Set viable objectives and KPIs, and recommend/develop measurement methodology against all briefs
• Ensure projects/campaigns are tracked and measured based on agreed KPIs and media efficiencies
• Provide guidance to the team on planning, operations, and optimization of digital campaigns.
• To be a team player and work well with all members of the team to ensure all tasks are fulfilled. Guide and advise the wider team on best practices, innovation, and work processes.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to ensure the campaign's smooth implementation
• To update the team and clients on new trends and changes in the media landscape (e.g. new media vendors, new ad formats, etc.)

• Minimum 5-7 years work experience in a media agency, client-side in-house team, or media owner capacity
• Strong digital background with a strategic outlook
• Solid experience in media planning and buying across all digital platforms, with hands-on experience of advertising technology platforms, for example, ad servers, DSPs, Facebook Ads Manager, an advantage
• Highly evolved presentation and reporting skills.
• Experience in managing multiple work streams and integrating on large projects and teams
• Demonstrated experience and success working in a client-facing role, with FMCG experience an added advantage
• An ability to coach and develop junior members of the team
• Shows depth of understanding of the industry, business, brands, and consumers in client conversations.
• A passion for data, insights, and ideation
• Experience in integrated planning will be an advantage