Manager - Client Leadership

Media Planning Colombo, Sri Lanka Requisition ID:38047


Description

Position at GroupM

Description

Overview of the Job

Wavemaker 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 Manager Client Leadership to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of key accounts. A strong leader with media knowledge able to drive strategic direction is preferred.

At GroupM APAC, our people are our strength, which is why fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion is important to us.

At GroupM our people are our strength, which is why fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion is important to us. There's never a dull moment between juggling client requests, managing vendor partners and having fun with your team. We believe in tackling challenges head-on and getting things done. 

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.

 

Our 10,000 people work with some of the world's best brands and companies to accelerate their growth. In 116 offices across 86 countries, we integrate brand and demand, ruthlessly focus on outcomes and create the unexpected. We manage $24bn in billings and are the largest media agency in GroupM, WPP's Media Investment Management arm, which is the #1 media holding group globally with billings of $63bn (Source: COMvergence 2019 ).

Reporting of the role

This role reports to Wavemaker Leadership

 

3 best things about the job:

 

  1. Driving Innovation and best practices from the center.
  2. Working with a team of motivated individuals who work hard and parties harder, there will never be a dull moment.
  3. Opportunity to learn across multiple knowledge Hubs


What your day job looks like at Wavemaker:

 

Manager Client Leadership is responsible for overseeing the development and activation of communication plans including audience strategies, media strategies and implementation of the same for our client, while giving leadership to the cluster.

 

Roles and responsibilities include:

 

1. Developing media strategies for client: work closely with different stakeholders to develop effective media strategies that align with the overall marketing objectives and campaign KPI. This includes identifying target audiences, recommending appropriate media channels, and determining the flight pattern, prioritizing the tasks and defining Reach & frequency of media plans etc.

 

2. Budget management: Manage the media budget and allocating resources to different media platform based on the campaign goals and KPI aligned with client to maximize the impact and lead on growth of profit management. 

  

3. Campaign tracking and analysis: Monitor the performance of media campaigns and analyzing key metrics to assess their effectiveness. 

 

4. Team management: Lead the core teams and work closely with wider teams and units in the client and GroupM/ Wavemaker Operations.  


5. Client management: Maintain a good relationship and keep clients’ satisfaction on media planning and daily operations.

 

6. Stay current on industry trends: Keep updated about the latest trends and developments in the media industry, including new technologies, consumer behavior, and emerging media channels. Use this knowledge to inform their media strategies and stay ahead of the competition. 

 

 This role plays a critical role in shaping the success of media campaigns by developing and executing effective media strategies and media KPIs. Possessing strong analytical, strategic, and leadership skills to excel in this role.

 


What you’ll bring:

 

  • Proven strong relationships with clients (including ability drive business conversation and bring provocation to their business.)
  • Keeping abreast of current industry communication/ media thinking in global context.
  • Excellent analytical/ problem solving skills with the patience to examine detail and create solutions.
  • Coaching and training skills to team members and to different media teams on client side 
  • Collaborative and astute – able to build trust and respect within the network.
  • Workflow management - organizational skills; time management; project management; planning and implementation; prioritization; effective delegation

 

More about Wavemaker


Wavemaker is a billion dollar-revenue next generation agency that sits at the intersection of media, content and technology.  We are obsessed with the customer's purchase journey and is what connects our mission directly to our client’s business challenges. We invented WM Momentum, the world's most comprehensive study into how people make purchase decisions and have conducted over 375,000 surveys in 70 markets and across more than 30 categories. We are a business that is powered by GroupM WPP.

Brief Description

Wavemaker 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 Manager Client Leadership to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of a leading cluster. You will get the opportunity to be part of a global and regional network.

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