Paid Social Senior Account Executive

Programmatic, Biddable, Paid Media & SEOHybrid Remote, London, England


Description

Position at GroupM Nexus

Senior Account Executive, Paid Social

Job title: Senior Account Executive, Paid Social

Group: Mindshare Worldwide

Reports to: Account Manager

 
Mindshare is a media services company that accelerates Good Growth for its clients. Our company values of energy, empathy and impact bind together our diverse global family of 10,000 people from every culture and with every specialist skill you can imagine. People at Mindshare create ideas and solutions that help not only our clients, but also the industry and the world.  
You can check out some of our people stories and client work and awards on LinkedIn or Instagram or hear about the company in the words of our own people here. 

What We Can Offer You

At Mindshare Worldwide, we offer a competitive salary package, with 25 days holiday increasing with service to a maximum of 30 days, with the option to buy an extra 5 days per year. We also have an enhanced pension scheme, Bupa healthcare, a monthly wellbeing fund and early finishes on a Friday during summer. These are just some of the great benefits we offer.
Based ten minutes from London Bridge tube station, our office has a rooftop with 360 views of London – a great space to hang out with colleagues and friends!
We also offer an extensive training programme to help guide your career development, there’s a wide range of options to suit everyone at all levels of your career.

Our Values & Behaviours

Our new values, of Energy, Empathy and Impact not only align with our Good Growth ambition but represent our commitment and dedication to our people, helping them grow their careers, fostering creativity, embracing humanity, and changing the world. At Mindshare we are open to difference. We believe in being open and supportive of our people and all their differences to help them succeed. Be different at Mindshare and use your difference to shape the world through media. 

Our Commitment

We want you to have the best opportunity to show us your skills and talents, please let us know if there is anything we can do to make the application/interview process work for you. Should you require any adjustments or if you require this document in another format, such as large print or audio, please [email protected]. 

The Role

The role exists within Mindshare Channels & Solutions to support a growing team Paid Social specialist team. We are looking for an experience Paid Social Senior Account Executive who will play an instrumental role in further developing our offering by taking ownership of the ongoing client engagement and support the Account Director to implement the strategic vision of the account and team. In this role, you will also work closely with other sister agencies in the network, creative agencies, data teams, PR etc.   

The Ideal Candidate 
The candidate will report to the Paid Social Account Manager. Working within the Paid Social team, they will be integral to achieving client goals, and the development and optimisation of Paid Social activity as part of integrated multi-channel campaigns. The ideal candidate will have proven experience of successfully planning, executing and optimising Paid Social campaigns. They will need to demonstrate knowledge of native platform suppliers and 3rd party providers, as well as developing an understanding of their available products and services. 

Essential Criteria

  • Experience setting up and optimising campaigns on social channels such as Meta and LinkedIn 
  • Experience using custom audiences and automation to enhance Paid Social strategy and performance 
  • Analytically minded with an aptitude for handling large data sets in order to identify trends and actionable insights 
  • Strong understanding of Paid Social best practices around for example buying strategies, formats, and audiences 
  • Understanding of measurement capabilities via the native platforms and 3rd party tools 
  • Intermediate experience using Excel and PowerPoint (Charts and graphs, pivot tables) 
  • Proactive approach to expanding knowledge and capabilities 
  • Attention to detail  
  • Able to communicate effectively and work as part of a wider, cross-channel team 

Desirable Criteria

  • Experience working with finance and B2B clients 

Responsibilities  

Delivering client performance 
  • Work with digital platforms like Meta and LinkedIn to run best practice compliant Paid Social campaigns.
  • Competently create media plans designed to achieve specified KPIs
  • Understand how digital media can be measured and tracked using third party technology, such as Adobe Analytics and Google Analytics.
  • Navigate and implement advanced features within native and 3rd part digital management platforms (I.e. automation, bid rules, audience expansions/creation, and feed integration) 
  • Identify and implement testing approaches to improve campaign performance against KPIs
  • Carry out regular account optimization in order to improve performance against KPIs
  • Complete client reporting and analyze campaign results extracting insight in order to provide recommendations for future activity
  • Contribute to regular client meetings; preparing and presenting performance detail and account action updates
  • Effectively manage your workload, and submit deliverables to your Account Manager within deadlines  
Inspiring our people
  • Effectively communicate with your Manager, client team and client contacts regarding deadlines and delivery of work
  • Train Grads and Executives on how to effectively and efficiently build paid social campaigns and applying best practices for managing Paid Social activity
 
Driving our process    
  • Exceptional execution and application of Paid Social Best Practices
  • Consistent adherence to Mindshare processes
  • Completion of all major social platform certifications
  • Meeting and exceeding client’s performance targets

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