Wavemaker | Associate Director

Media Planning Mumbai, India


Description

Job title: Associate Director
Reporting to: Director 
Location, Country: Mumbai    
Brief role description:   

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 a Associate Director to join us.
3 best things about the job:   
  • Working within a proven, fast-growing team leading some of the biggest brands in the country
  • Help some of the largest brands build their media strategy and drive revenues for the largest media investment agency
  • Opportunity to build brands using Integrated media both online and offline
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:   
  • Creating integrated media strategy for some of the finest clients in the country
  • Be part of the team that manages everyday excellence from briefing and creating plans to delivering insightful reports
  • Understanding Wavemaker’s Provocative Planning Philosophy to deliver growth
  • Get trained for offline planning for progression towards integrated planning
  • Basis client and category understanding creating and delivering the relevant solutions
  • Follow the golden standards in media planning and execution – for effectiveness and efficiency
  • Gain working knowledge of Wavemaker’s proprietary tools, processes and platforms
  • Be the trusted advisor to clients for all things related to media planning
  • Work with internal and external stakeholders for better planning product
  • Presentation of strategy and implementation ideas to clients
Additional responsibilities:   
  • Develop and follow best practices for media planning & operations
  • Ensure projects/campaigns are tracked and measured based on agreed KPIs
  • Be a team player and work well with all members of the team to ensure all tasks are fulfilled
  • Ensure the financial process is followed in terms of client set-up and invoicing
The Candidate:   
  • 6-7 Years’ experience in Media planning & implementation
  • Strong communication and presentation skills & Client servicing
  • A strong sense of accountability and responsibility
  • Comfortable with numbers with great attention to detail
    
We are a part of GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management company. Discover more on wavemakerglobal.comTwitter 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   
2020 brought opportunities for brands to innovate because of which we saw an evolving media stack. The growth of digital is set to soar high because of changing consumer habits. With approximately 500 million smartphone users, low-priced data plans, 45 to 50 million e-commerce shoppers, approximately 60 OTT offerings and a young population, India is a mobile-first internet market. It is also one of the top 10 ad spend markets in the world and is set to climb the ranks. Global big tech corporations have made considerable investments in top e-commerce/retail ventures and Indian start-ups, blurring the lines between social media, e-commerce and mobile payments, resulting in disruption on an unimaginable scale.

At GroupM India, 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.