Wavemaker | Manager
Description
Job title: Manager
Reporting to: Group Head
Location, Country: Mumbai
Brief role description:
In this role, you will be doing be responsible for planning digital media for a large CPG client of Wavemaker. The role involves working with a complex digital ecosystem and gives exposure to a wide range of digital media solutions which are fundamental to building a career in digital.
3 best things about the job:
- Work with a progressive client who loves to try out new media opportunities, allowing you to evolve your digital knowledge and skills constantly
- Being part of an innovative and fast paced agency servicing some of the biggest brands in the market
- Working and growing in a collaborative team committed to driving new/creative digital solutions for our clients
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-go person within the team and with clients for all things related to digital
- Work with key media partners for implementation planning
- Presenting plans, reports and evals to clients
- Follow best practices and procedures/process for media planning & operations
- Set viable objectives and KPIs, and recommend/develop measurement methodology against all briefs
- Provide guidance to the team on planning, operations and optimization of digital campaigns.
- Ensure projects/campaigns are tracked and measured based on agreed KPIs and media efficiencies
- To be a team player and work well with all members of the team to ensure all tasks are fulfilled
- To update the team and clients on new digital trends and changes in media landscape (e.g. new media vendors, new ad formats etc
- Ensure financial process is followed in terms of client set-up and invoicing
- Mentor and train digital analyst on campaign set up, trafficking, optimising and reporting
The Candidate:
- Minimum 3-5 years in digital media planning
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders (e.g. suppliers, advertising/marketing agencies, media owners and internal specialist resources)
- Hands-On Knowledge of advertising technology platforms including and not limited to ad servers, DSPs, Facebook Ads Manager.
- Comfortable with numbers with great attention to detail
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- A strong sense of accountability and responsibility
- Demonstrate a high level of initiative and resourcefulness.
- Positive attitude, can take guidance and be pro-active
- Strong Timeline Management
More about GroupM Market
.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.
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.