Total 12 job vacancies by Groupm Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Overview of the job:

We are seeking an experienced Regional Media Lead to drive the success of a portfolio of high-profile multinational brands across APAC. In this role, you will be the strategic leader and trusted partner, overseeing all facets of regional media operations, client leadership, and performance across Communications Planning, Media Activation, Measurement, Platform Performance, Operations, and Analytics.

As the APAC Media Lead, you will provide strategic direction, foster strong client relationships, and inspire innovative thinking both internally and externally. You will act as the key liaison between the client and our teams, ensuring seamless connectivity across regional markets, delivering high-impact solutions, and driving the alignment of global workstreams and best practices.

You’ll be responsible for steering digital transformation and innovation initiatives, leveraging data and analytics to inform media investment decisions, and promoting adaptive marketing strategies that enhance client performance. Additionally, you will oversee resource allocation, process optimisation, and tech maturity audits to ensure continuous improvement across the portfolio.

With frequent interaction with senior-level clients, you will represent GroupM as the face of our organisation, ensuring the highest levels of client satisfaction while identifying opportunities to grow revenue through value-added services. As the senior business partner, you’ll balance the needs of clients, markets, and internal teams, driving results that exceed expectations and deliver measurable success.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to key regional stakeholders, including the APAC VP of Marketing, APAC Digital Transformation Lead, APAC IBE Lead, and other senior leaders in Marketing, Procurement, and Finance.
• Acts as a client visionary by bringing a highly valued perspective to the client based on a deep understanding of their business, issues, and opportunities
• Navigate complex organisational structures by building strong relationships and influencing stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.
• Design and share the overall strategic approach for the account to meet client business objectives and strategies while overseeing the implementation of annual planning in collaboration with the client team.
• Cultivates trust and operates with a high degree of ownership and accountability to earn the trust of clients and colleagues alike.
• Collaborate across all local markets, ensuring quality product and service delivery to create award-winning, business-changing media work.
• Increase organic revenue growth by identifying services that can unlock client business growth.
• Ensure that all client-facing materials are of the highest quality, strategically aligned, and reflective of GroupM’s capabilities.
• Champion consumer-centric thinking in all strategic media initiatives, providing thoughtful POVs on emerging trends in the media landscape.
• Driving the financial goals of the account by managing costs, revenue, and scope of work in accordance with client contracts and opportunities for mutual benefit.
• Successfully manage staffing resources, across regional and local teams.
• Build client satisfaction by soliciting feedback and operating like a consultant
• Leading and providing timely and actionable feedback to the team to aid in their development and progress to the regional team.
• Effectively address client satisfaction, renewal, and escalation issues until resolved
• Manage,develop, and mentor your direct reports, fostering a culture of learning and high performance.

What you’ll bring:

• Extensive experience in client leadership, working closely with senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams and clients in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven experience in leading and inspiring teams within a regional, matrixed organisation, ideally within a large holding company or integrated team environment.
• A problem-solver with the ability to turn complex challenges into business opportunities.
• Collaborative and astute, with the ability to build trust and respect across the network.
• A forward-thinking expert who helps clients stay ahead of trends and future-fit for growth.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to maintain a broad strategic perspective when creating solutions.
• Skilled in building compelling, data-driven arguments that inspire client confidence and support.
• A track record of developing talent and fostering team growth.

About GroupM

GroupM Singapore operates in one of the most dynamic and exciting environments in the world. Although it is a small domestic market, there is a vibrant media industry which is undergoing rapid evolution as digital technology reshapes the way marketing supports advertisers’ needs. Being at the crossroads of Asia means, that aside from the local clients and media owners, we also have a high proportion of multi-national clients, renowned brands and media owners. Making GroupM Singapore the Number One organisation to join and develop your career in media investment.

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.

We are looking for an Associate Media Manager with integrated or digital media planning and implementation experience. You must possess a proven track record in orchestrating best-in-class media strategy and execution that drove tangible business growth for your clients in the Singapore market, and own existing relationships with media vendors.

This position will suit individuals who are driven to excel in a fast-paced media agency environment across diverse client portfolio and are able to work well under pressure. You should also be a confident and articulate presenter/communicator as you will be expected to front client relationships and present campaign strategy and media recommendations.

Reporting of the role:

This role reports to the Group Account Director

3 Best Things About the Job:

• Working with a high performing client business team to drive best in class communication strategy, integrated channel planning and result-oriented implementation for well-known local brands and renowned international brands.
• Opportunities to work with specialist teams in GroupM to gain a diverse spectrum of experience across digital, content, media.
• A culture built on collective energy, passion, collaboration and support.

What Your Day Looks Like in Wavemaker:

• Develop strong campaign solutions based on Wavemaker’s proprietary consumer journey planning framework, from category/brand/consumer insights to strategy and channel recommendation.
• Drive strategic and tactical innovation across diverse mix of media channels that will yield tangible marketing/business results for clients.
• For the Integrated Manager / Associate Manger role, project management is a key part of your scope. You will develop overall media strategy, own campaign deliverables and assertively collaborate with internal teams to ensure all parties are up to speed on what needs to be delivered by when.
• For the Digital Manager / Associate Manager role, you will strategise and implement campaigns across all non-biddable and biddable platforms, including KPI setting to meet both campaign level objectives and broad business goals, optimization and budgeting strategy, cross-channel attribution analysis and application.
• As the overall campaign account guardian, you will steer internal teams / external stakeholders to deliver good quality and exceptional work by proactively evaluating and providing POV on the output of their work.
• Evolve use of measurement systems to provide greater insight into ROI of media plans and ensure the team delivers on agreed KPIs.
• Manage expectations of multiple stakeholders (among internal teams, client teams and other agency partners) to deliver quality work in short turnaround time.

What You Need:

• At least 3-4 years’ experience in a media / digital agency where your key function includes the development of campaign strategy, media planning and implementation across a diverse media mix in the Singapore market.
• Proven track record in owning strong client relationships.
• Competent in juggling different work streams at the same time, you must be a strong project manager with a flair in managing relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• A creative thinker who constantly seeks new ideas/inspirations to bring fresh perspectives to internal teams and clients.
• Some experience in junior team management (such as coaching on media planning and managing client’s expectations, ensuring rigor in thinking, etc.)
• Resilient, able to work with demanding client expectations and challenging deadlines.

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

We are a part of GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management company. Discover more on wavemakerglobal.com, Twitter and LinkedIn

About Singapore

GroupM Singapore operates in one of the most dynamic and exciting environments in the world. Although it is a small domestic market, there is a vibrant media industry which is undergoing rapid evolution as digital technology reshapes the way marketing supports advertisers’ needs. Being at the crossroads of Asia means, that aside from the local clients and media owners, we also have a high proportion of multi-national clients, renowned brands and media owners. Making GroupM Singapore the Number One organisation to join and develop your career in media investment.

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.

Job Title: Media Manager - Beauty Category

Job Overview: As the Media Manager at Mindshare Singapore, you'll lead the charge in shaping and executing innovative global media strategies for the Beauty category. You'll be at the forefront of influencer strategies, full-funnel planning, and retail media, delivering impactful solutions. Building robust client relationships, driving team excellence, and staying ahead in industry trends are crucial elements of this dynamic role.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Development: Craft comprehensive global media strategies for Beauty brands, aligning with business goals and leveraging market insights.
• Client Engagement: Build and nurture strong client relationships, serving as a trusted strategic advisor in the Beauty category.
• Collaboration: Work seamlessly with internal teams to deliver integrated solutions, fostering a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Thought Leadership: Stay updated on Beauty industry trends, technologies, and consumer behaviors, providing thought leadership to clients and internal teams.
• Team Leadership: Lead and inspire a team of media professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and fostering a positive and inclusive work environment.

3 Best Things About The Job:

1. Opportunity to shape media strategies for leading Beauty industry clients.
2. Be part of a collaborative and inclusive team culture that encourages innovation and growth.
3. Exposure to multi-country projects and ample career advancement opportunities in the FMCG industry.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of proven track record in media planning, buying, and strategy within the Beauty category.
• Expertise in influencer strategies, full-funnel planning, and retail media.
• Strong strategic thinking, presentation, and communication skills.
• Leadership and team management capabilities.
• Deep industry knowledge and a network of media contacts in the Beauty sector.

About Mindshare:

GroupM is responsible for more than $60 billion in annual media investment, as measured by the independent research bureau COMvergence. Through its global agencies Mindshare, Wavemaker, EssenceMediacom, and mSix&Partners, and cross-channel performance (GroupM Nexus), data (Choreograph), entertainment (GroupM Motion Entertainment) and investment solutions, GroupM leverages a unique combination of global scale, expertise, and innovation to generate sustained value for clients wherever they do business.

Discover more about GroupM at www.groupm.com
Follow @GroupMAPAC on Twitter
Follow GroupM on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/groupmworldwide

About GroupM Singapore:

GroupM Singapore operates in one of the most dynamic and exciting environments in the world. Although it is a small domestic market, there is a vibrant media industry which is undergoing rapid evolution as digital technology reshapes the way marketing supports advertisers’ needs. Being at the crossroads of Asia means, that aside from the local clients and media owners, we also have a high proportion of multi-national clients, renowned brands and media owners. Making GroupM Singapore the Number One organisation to join and develop your career in media investment.

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.

Overview of job

EssenceMediacom is GroupM’s newest and largest agency delivering marketing breakthroughs for their clients. Disrupting the old models across media, creative, innovation and analytics, the agency has been built to find new opportunities for brands and deliver truly integrated media solutions.

Composed of 10,000 people across 120 offices globally EssenceMediacom combines Essence’s performance, data, analytics and creative technology DNA with MediaCom’s scaled multichannel audience planning and strategic media expertise.

The agency includes an enviable global client roster, which includes adidas, Bayer, Dell, Google, Mars, NBCUniversal, PlayStation, Procter & Gamble, The Coca-Cola Company and Uber, and will be responsible for more than $21bn in global media billings.

We are looking for an Senior Manager/ Manager - Media Planning to join the EssenceMediacom team in this role, you will be responsible for planning in the ASEAN market across publishers such as Google, Meta, TikTok, along with local publishers. We are seeking someone who has experience working on eCommerce in the region with e-retailer partners like Lazada and Shopee.

Visit essencemediacom.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @emglobal.

Reporting of the role

This role reports to: ASEAN Market Lead, Singapore

3 best things about the job:
1. Working on a global beauty client that is a leader of the sector and gain exposure to best practices across e-commerce and digital analytics

2. Being part of an innovative and fast paced agency and working with passionate people

3. Able to work with the team on Strategizing a media and communications roadmap that not only fits the client's requirements but also exceeds them and hence delivers client success.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Proactively planning and implementing digital development and growth of the client
• Supporting key functions including but not limited to Strategy, Media Planning, Reporting and Billing
• Developing strategy and digital channel recommendations to ensure we deliver as per the set targets
• Deliver innovative and Creative solutions to media briefs
• Lead to address critical issues as they arise. Sample issues might be “Sales on the ecommerce site are lower than expected. Can you help us figure out why?” or “We want to launch a new product, what media approach makes sense?” or “how could I improve my full funnel metrics utilizing data and insights”
• Ensuring delivery of a digital solution which is relevant to the client’s business by fine tuning budget allocation, weights, phasing, site mix with creation of the media plan
• Leading Key market drumbeats with strategic stories and associated datasets on the media outcomes
• Be on top of in-campaign performance, and recommend changes across Media in-flight to deliver the best against the plan
• Identify opportunities and new interests for the client to drive revenue and benefit business needs as their advisor.
• Manage overall agency/client relationship by providing strategic input while translating the client’s vision and needs into business requirements
• Ensure compliance with Mediacom and the client
• Working closely with digital execution team and creative agencies to ensure assets are delivered on time.

Measures of success –
In three months:

• Demonstrate understanding of the media landscape and business challenges and begin to contribute ideas on how to drive clients’ business success.
• Streamlining of media plans across both traditional and digital channels.
• Great understanding of your portfolio of clients.
• Abreast one-self with the key e-com onsite reporting platforms and tools and provide pro-active recommendations if any

In six months:

• Be the market SPOC for the client media and brand team. Able to propose ideas and activities to answer identified challenges. Take ownership of day-to-day relationships and ways of working
• Leading E-com and Media planning efforts independently for assigned markets
• Conduct internal 101 training sessions on Media Planning Principles, Ecom Best Practices, Platforms like Lazada Seller centre, Shopee, etc.
• Collaborative leader, engaging with people of all levels.

In 12 months:

• Lead Strategy and Media planning efforts for the brands quarterly, half yearly and annual media roadmap
• Build 2 Business Breakthroughs for the client

What you’ll bring:

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 4-5 years of media planning experience
• Form - Experience delivering actionable strategies; good storytelling in verbal and written form
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders (e.g. suppliers, advertising/marketing agencies, media owners and internal specialist resources)
• Be a strong communicator – English is our global language.
• Ability to manage daily communication with Global and local Publisher.
• Understanding and aptitude to translate existing & upcoming technology trends to media / business solutions.
• Strong analytical and detail-oriented approach, natural affinity with numbers and analysis
• Ability to leverage data visualization tools such as Power BI, Google Data studio is a good to have
• Style - Must be confident and approachable, helpful and easy to work with
• Culture - Be a great example of our company behaviours – know it / push it / share it / do it.

More about EssenceMediacom

We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 influencers help our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth. EssenceMediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients’ businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability.

EssenceMediacom understands that our people are tasked with big goals: building breakthrough growth for brands and leading with breakthrough thinking in our industry. Our people are at the heart of this work because their ideas will enable us to decode the intersections of people, content, and technology to bring our aspirations to life. Our success is down to our eclectic, diverse, and talented people.

EssenceMediacom is a place for us to grow our careers and expand our horizons. EssenceMediacom is committed to building an agency culture that supports our people, puts diversity at the forefront of our operations, and creates opportunity for all. This collective culture will be our “new power” where ideas are freely exchanged, and collaboration is actively encouraged in a place where you can innovate in our hyperconnected world.

About Singapore

GroupM Singapore operates in one of the most dynamic and exciting environments in the world. Although it is a small domestic market, there is a vibrant media industry which is undergoing rapid evolution as digital technology reshapes the way marketing supports advertisers’ needs. Being at the crossroads of Asia means, that aside from the local clients and media owners, we also have a high proportion of multi-national clients, renowned brands and media owners. Making GroupM Singapore the Number One organisation to join and develop your career in media investment. 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.

GroupM APAC is committed to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our people are our strength, so we respect and nurture their individual talent and potential.

Description

Mindshare is an agency of GroupM, the world’s largest media investment company and are a part of WPP

We are hiring a Media Executive to sit within the planning team who ideally has previous skills/experience in digital media and an eye for detail. You will be responsible for crafting and implementing creative and effective communication campaigns which are grounded in strategy and insights to drive our client’s business ambitions.

Overview of job

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 hiring an Account Executive to sit within the planning team who ideally has previous skills/experience in digital media and an eye for detail. You will be responsible for crafting and implementing creative and effective communication campaigns which are grounded in strategy and insights to drive our client’s business ambitions. You will be working in a fast paced and exciting environment for some of the world’s most established brands.

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

Reporting of the role

This role reports to the Account Manager within the team

3 best things about the job:

1. A fun and competitive environment that combines creative media thinking with the little details that matter and at the same time being part of the largest media company in the world.
2. Working within a culturally diverse team and servicing some of the top clients in the organization.
3. Opportunity to work with regional counterparts from both Mindshare and our clients.

In this role, your goals will be:

In 3 months:

• Be up to speed with cutting edge proprietary planning tools as well as able to extract and analyze important data; validating our recommendations
• You would have a pulse of the business category & knowledge of competitive market
• Worked on moderate scaled live campaigns
• Have initiated contact with key media partners and understood the baseline of their offerings, particularly digital
• Connected with internal specialist & external stakeholder’s units to integrate client solutions

In 6 months:

• Be able to comprehend and apply our proprietary planning framework model in key campaigns
• You would have landed live, larger scaled campaigns
• You will have started to build relationships with the key decision makers within the current client portfolio
• Mastered a flawless media execution process working alongside various stakeholders

In 12 months:

• Developed strong category acumen - from both a media and business point of view
• Identify a pipeline of commercially viable solutions to support our clients goals
• Have created & executed a pipeline of exciting business building ideas which could potentially be industry award winning

Responsibilities of the role:

• Respond to / follow up on clients campaign briefs and requests received, and working alongside the team.
• Orchestrate/support the inputs from the strategy, implementation and specialist teams to develop innovative, business building solutions for clients
• Manage the planning, execution and post mortem of the campaigns briefed in
• Engage with specialist partners to drive commercially viable media solutions
• Build trusted, meaningful relationships with clients, as well as relevant internal & external stakeholders

What you will need:

• Curious and willing to learn with passion in order to leverage opportunities from challenger to leading brands
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent personal/organizational management
• Good interpersonal & social relations
• Strong understanding of the cultural and consumer trends that are changing the media landscape
• Minimum 1 year in media/digital/marketing experience. Open to fresh graduate.
• Digital media experience is an added advantage

More about Mindshare

We were born in Asia in 1997, a start up with a desire to change the media world. Now we are a global agency with more than 7,000 employees in 116 offices across 86 countries, operating as one team - #teammindshare. We believe that in today’s world, everything begins and ends in media. We aim to be our clients’ lead business partner, to grow their business, and drive profitability through adaptive and inventive marketing. We do this through speed, teamwork and provocation and by operating as a network of networks rather than a rigid hierarchy. We create new things and have fun doing it. Whenever and wherever you join us, you open a door to opportunities in any and of all aspects of media, technology and innovation. We will support you, recognize you and reward you, making Mindshare the place where you do the best work of your career.

Mindshare APAC has won 500 awards in the last year alone, including “Agency Network of the Year 2017” by both the MMA SMARTIES™ and Campaign Asia for the fifth and third consecutive year, respectively. Mindshare is part of GroupM, the media investment management arm of WPP, the world’s leading communications services group. To learn more about Mindshare and our philosophy of Original Thinking, visit us at www.mindshareworld.com and follow us on Twitter @mindshare and facebook.com/mindshareapac and linkedin.com/company/mindshare.

About Singapore

GroupM Singapore operates in one of the most dynamic and exciting environments in the world. Although it is a small domestic market, there is a vibrant media industry which is undergoing rapid evolution as digital technology reshapes the way marketing supports advertisers’ needs. Being at the crossroads of Asia means that aside from the local clients and media owners, we also have a high proportion of multi-national clients and media owners.

As the largest media investment management company in Singapore with over 41% market share (Recma) and over 650 employees, GroupM Singapore is the premiere organisation to join and develop a career in

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 Regional Media Manager to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for operating as a key member of a client team, working closely with specialist units such as strategic planning, performance and digital team to develop integrated communication solutions for clients.

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


Reporting of the role

This role reports to Regional Business Director


3 best things about the job:

1. Working with a high-performance integrated media team to deliver best-in-class value for clients.
2. On-job training to be a self-starter and flex entrepreneurial skills in accelerating value-added services.
3. Honing business acumen across full spectrum of media channels/platforms, including digital, through sparring with our team of specialists.

In this role, your goals will be:

In three months:

• Immediate immersion on the accounts/brands and getting to know the clients, business partners and internal working teams.
• Learn and apply Wavemaker proprietary planning tools in deriving insights to deliver sound media recommendations and set appropriate measurement metrics.
• Able to lead campaign briefs with minimal supervision, providing strategic recommendation with strong insights (collaboration with Strategic team) and channel tactics.
• Good time management and able to follow through on process and delivery timelines.
• Develop strong bond and working relationship with the team, and be able to coach and groom direct report(s).
• Demonstrate good collaboration with various stakeholders.

In six months:

• Established strong team and client relationship, and to be the first port of call by client.
• Identify new opportunities and innovative media ideas for regional
• Identify bottlenecks and propose effective solutions.
• Facilitate quarterly revenue projections for financial reporting

In 12 months:

• Build trusted advisor relationship as business partner.
• Deliver good campaigns with strong business results worthy of case study/awards submission.
• Conduct annual business review for growth planning
• Achieve positive assessment from clients

What your day job looks like at Wavemaker:

Client Development

• Ownership of media strategy and campaign delivery across regional designated clients.
• Support relationship development with key regional clients – be the go-to for marketing opinion and advice.
• Up-selling of diversified products, including proprietary media.

Talent Management & Development

• Manage career development of team members in all relevant aspects: to educate and equip.

What you’ll bring:

• A meticulous and organized integrator who can prioritise and manage tasks with minimal supervision. You are also an independent manager and at the same time strong team player who collaborates well with a team.
• An effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills is an important prerequisite, as you will be working with stakeholders including clients, media vendors and internal cross-functional teams. Your eagerness to build good rapport and cultivate “trusted advisor” relationship will be an important attribute to success.
• Being a member of the team, you will be jointly responsible for delivering best-in-class work to clients in driving growth for Wavemaker. We seek an individual with inquisitive and analytical mind, who is rigorous in work approach and delivery. Not afraid to push envelope or challenge the norm; and have a keen interest to improve operational efficiency.
• You must be highly motivated to drive success not only for the team but for agency as well. You will help bring to life Wavemaker’s culture of positive provocation with a growth mindset and a can-do attitude. You will seek to actively contribute/support agency-wide initiatives outside your immediate team scope when required.

Minimum qualifications:

• 5 + years of managerial experience in integrated Media.
• Media agency experience preferred.
• Knowledge in cross-functional planning across SEO, SEM and Social & Performance media is an advantage.

About Wavemaker


We always believe there is a better way to grow our clients 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

We are a part of GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management company. Discover more on wavemakerglobal.com, Twitter and LinkedIn

About GroupM Singapore

GroupM Singapore operates in one of the most dynamic and exciting environments in the world. Although it is a small domestic market, there is a vibrant media industry which is undergoing rapid evolution as digital technology reshapes the way marketing supports advertisers’ needs. Being at the crossroads of Asia means, that aside from the local clients and media owners, we also have a high proportion of multi-national clients, renowned brands and media owners. Making GroupM Singapore the Number One organisation to join and develop your career in media investment.

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.

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 Regional Media Manager to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for operating as a key member of a client team, working closely with specialist units such as strategic planning, performance and digital team to develop integrated communication solutions for clients.

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


Reporting of the role

This role reports to Regional Business Director


3 best things about the job:

1. Working with a high-performance integrated media team to deliver best-in-class value for clients.
2. On-job training to be a self-starter and flex entrepreneurial skills in accelerating value-added services.
3. Honing business acumen across full spectrum of media channels/platforms, including digital, through sparring with our team of specialists.

In this role, your goals will be:

In three months:

• Immediate immersion on the accounts/brands and getting to know the clients, business partners and internal working teams.
• Learn and apply Wavemaker proprietary planning tools in deriving insights to deliver sound media recommendations and set appropriate measurement metrics.
• Able to lead campaign briefs with minimal supervision, providing strategic recommendation with strong insights (collaboration with Strategic team) and channel tactics.
• Good time management and able to follow through on process and delivery timelines.
• Develop strong bond and working relationship with the team, and be able to coach and groom direct report(s).
• Demonstrate good collaboration with various stakeholders.

In six months:

• Established strong team and client relationship, and to be the first port of call by client.
• Identify new opportunities and innovative media ideas for regional
• Identify bottlenecks and propose effective solutions.
• Facilitate quarterly revenue projections for financial reporting

In 12 months:

• Build trusted advisor relationship as business partner.
• Deliver good campaigns with strong business results worthy of case study/awards submission.
• Conduct annual business review for growth planning
• Achieve positive assessment from clients

What your day job looks like at Wavemaker:

Client Development

• Ownership of media strategy and campaign delivery across regional designated clients.
• Support relationship development with key regional clients – be the go-to for marketing opinion and advice.
• Up-selling of diversified products, including proprietary media.

Talent Management & Development

• Manage career development of team members in all relevant aspects: to educate and equip.

What you’ll bring:

• A meticulous and organized integrator who can prioritise and manage tasks with minimal supervision. You are also an independent manager and at the same time strong team player who collaborates well with a team.
• An effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills is an important prerequisite, as you will be working with stakeholders including clients, media vendors and internal cross-functional teams. Your eagerness to build good rapport and cultivate “trusted advisor” relationship will be an important attribute to success.
• Being a member of the team, you will be jointly responsible for delivering best-in-class work to clients in driving growth for Wavemaker. We seek an individual with inquisitive and analytical mind, who is rigorous in work approach and delivery. Not afraid to push envelope or challenge the norm; and have a keen interest to improve operational efficiency.
• You must be highly motivated to drive success not only for the team but for agency as well. You will help bring to life Wavemaker’s culture of positive provocation with a growth mindset and a can-do attitude. You will seek to actively contribute/support agency-wide initiatives outside your immediate team scope when required.

Minimum qualifications:

• 5 + years of managerial experience in integrated Media.
• Media agency experience preferred.
• Knowledge in cross-functional planning across SEO, SEM and Social & Performance media is an advantage.

About Wavemaker


We always believe there is a better way to grow our clients 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

We are a part of GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management company. Discover more on wavemakerglobal.com, Twitter and LinkedIn

About GroupM Singapore

GroupM Singapore operates in one of the most dynamic and exciting environments in the world. Although it is a small domestic market, there is a vibrant media industry which is undergoing rapid evolution as digital technology reshapes the way marketing supports advertisers’ needs. Being at the crossroads of Asia means, that aside from the local clients and media owners, we also have a high proportion of multi-national clients, renowned brands and media owners. Making GroupM Singapore the Number One organisation to join and develop your career in media investment.

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.

Overview of the Job

We are looking for a Planner with integrated or digital media planning and implementation experience. You must possess a proven track record in orchestrating best-in-class media strategy and execution that drove tangible business growth for your clients in the Singapore market, and own existing relationships with media vendors.

This position will suit individuals who are driven to excel in a fast-paced media agency environment across diverse client portfolio and are able to work well under pressure. You should also be a confident and articulate presenter/communicator as you will be expected to front client relationships and present campaign strategy and media recommendations.

As a Planner, you must possess a working knowledge of how traditional and digital channels interplay in the media ecosystem. You are expected to bring with you the relevant experience in developing media strategies based on consumer insights, leading internal agency teams and steering external partners to deliver compelling solutions to achieve clients’ campaign objectives and KPIs.

Reporting of the role:

This role reports to the Group Account Director

3 Best Things About the Job:

1. Working with a high performing client business team to drive best in class communication strategy, integrated channel planning and result-oriented implementation for well-known local brands and renowned international brands.
2. Opportunities to work with specialist teams in GroupM to gain a diverse spectrum of experience across digital, content, media.
3. A culture built on collective energy, passion, collaboration and support

Measures of Success

In 3 months:

• Build good rapport with clients. Proactively participate in meeting discussions with clients and agency partners.
• Acquire a good understanding of client’s marketing objectives and ability to apply this knowledge in day to day communication with clients.
• Competent in planning all digital and traditional media channels.
• Own projection management, ensure smooth workflow and clients and team members are up to speed on all tasks.
• Rigor in setting and tracking campaign KPIs. Ensure effective and accurate optimisation and delivery of performance utilising all relevant internal teams, agency processes and tech

In 6 months:

• Establish credibility by applying understanding of client’s business and competitive landscape in day to day communication and formulation of strategic solutions.
• Able to confidently lead meeting discussions with clients and agency partners.
• Holistic digital thinking is carried across channel planning and drive innovative solutions beyond tried and tested with outcomes that can be clearly measured.
• Strong ability to assess attribution of marketing activities (eg. owned and earned) to paid channel performance to optimise overall campaign performance.

In 12 months:

• Build trusted advisor relationship with clients. Able to support the broader strategic output for clients’ marcom needs.
• Fully competent in developing and articulating compelling campaign solutions to successfully sell in campaign recommendation or new initiatives that lead to incremental revenue growth for the agency.

What Your Day Looks Like in Wavemaker:

• Develop strong campaign solutions based on Wavemaker’s proprietary consumer journey planning framework, from category/brand/consumer insights to strategy and channel recommendation.
• Drive strategic and tactical innovation across diverse mix of media channels that will yield tangible marketing/business results for clients.
• For the Integrated Manager / Associate Manger role, project management is a key part of your scope. You will develop overall media strategy, own campaign deliverables and assertively collaborate with internal teams to ensure all parties are up to speed on what needs to be delivered by when.
• As the overall campaign account guardian, you will steer internal teams / external stakeholders to deliver good quality and exceptional work by proactively evaluating and providing POV on the output of their work.
• Evolve use of measurement systems to provide greater insight into ROI of media plans and ensure the team delivers on agreed KPIs.
• Manage expectations of multiple stakeholders (among internal teams, client teams and other agency partners) to deliver quality work in short turnaround time.

What You Will Need:

• Proven track record in owning strong client relationships.
• Competent in juggling different work streams at the same time, you must be a strong project manager with a flair in managing relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• A creative thinker who constantly seeks new ideas/inspirations to bring fresh perspectives to internal teams and clients.
• Some experience in junior team management (such as coaching on media planning and managing client’s expectations, ensuring rigor in thinking, etc.)
• Resilient, able to work with demanding client expectations and challenging deadlines.

About Wavemaker

We always believe there is a better way to grow our clients 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

We are a part of GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management company. Discover more on wavemakerglobal.com, Twitter and LinkedIn

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 Regional Media Manager to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for operating as a key member of a client team, working closely with specialist units such as strategic planning, performance and digital team to develop integrated communication solutions for clients.

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


Reporting of the role

This role reports to Regional Business Director


3 best things about the job:

1. Working with a high-performance integrated media team to deliver best-in-class value for clients.
2. On-job training to be a self-starter and flex entrepreneurial skills in accelerating value-added services.
3. Honing business acumen across full spectrum of media channels/platforms, including digital, through sparring with our team of specialists.

In this role, your goals will be:

In three months:

• Immediate immersion on the accounts/brands and getting to know the clients, business partners and internal working teams.
• Learn and apply Wavemaker proprietary planning tools in deriving insights to deliver sound media recommendations and set appropriate measurement metrics.
• Able to lead campaign briefs with minimal supervision, providing strategic recommendation with strong insights (collaboration with Strategic team) and channel tactics.
• Good time management and able to follow through on process and delivery timelines.
• Develop strong bond and working relationship with the team, and be able to coach and groom direct report(s).
• Demonstrate good collaboration with various stakeholders.

In six months:

• Established strong team and client relationship, and to be the first port of call by client.
• Identify new opportunities and innovative media ideas for regional
• Identify bottlenecks and propose effective solutions.
• Facilitate quarterly revenue projections for financial reporting

In 12 months:

• Build trusted advisor relationship as business partner.
• Deliver good campaigns with strong business results worthy of case study/awards submission.
• Conduct annual business review for growth planning
• Achieve positive assessment from clients

What your day job looks like at Wavemaker:

Client Development

• Ownership of media strategy and campaign delivery across regional designated clients.
• Support relationship development with key regional clients – be the go-to for marketing opinion and advice.
• Up-selling of diversified products, including proprietary media.

Talent Management & Development

• Manage career development of team members in all relevant aspects: to educate and equip.

What you’ll bring:

• A meticulous and organized integrator who can prioritise and manage tasks with minimal supervision. You are also an independent manager and at the same time strong team player who collaborates well with a team.
• An effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills is an important prerequisite, as you will be working with stakeholders including clients, media vendors and internal cross-functional teams. Your eagerness to build good rapport and cultivate “trusted advisor” relationship will be an important attribute to success.
• Being a member of the team, you will be jointly responsible for delivering best-in-class work to clients in driving growth for Wavemaker. We seek an individual with inquisitive and analytical mind, who is rigorous in work approach and delivery. Not afraid to push envelope or challenge the norm; and have a keen interest to improve operational efficiency.
• You must be highly motivated to drive success not only for the team but for agency as well. You will help bring to life Wavemaker’s culture of positive provocation with a growth mindset and a can-do attitude. You will seek to actively contribute/support agency-wide initiatives outside your immediate team scope when required.

Minimum qualifications:

• 5 + years of managerial experience in integrated Media.
• Media agency experience preferred.
• Knowledge in cross-functional planning across SEO, SEM and Social & Performance media is an advantage.

About Wavemaker


We always believe there is a better way to grow our clients 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

We are a part of GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management company. Discover more on wavemakerglobal.com, Twitter and LinkedIn

About GroupM Singapore

GroupM Singapore operates in one of the most dynamic and exciting environments in the world. Although it is a small domestic market, there is a vibrant media industry which is undergoing rapid evolution as digital technology reshapes the way marketing supports advertisers’ needs. Being at the crossroads of Asia means, that aside from the local clients and media owners, we also have a high proportion of multi-national clients, renowned brands and media owners. Making GroupM Singapore the Number One organisation to join and develop your career in media investment.

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.

Overview of job

Essencemediacom 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 Senior Media Manager to join us.

Reporting of the role

This role reports to the Associate/Account director

3 best things about the job:

1. You get to work across a well-established global B2B brand that is the leading provider of key computer storage products and top makers of servers and personal computers.

2. You will be mentally stimulated, as you will work across a variety of campaigns and be at the forefront of executing strategies across the APJ market and will have plenty of opportunities to shine.

3. Immersion will keep you at the forefront of the industry, with opportunities to hone and sharpen your existing digital media skill sets.

The role requires you to

· Manage end to end in the media planning development for mid funnel campaign process across APJ market.

· Management of the implementation of plans through to their delivery and quality control of all buys.

· Manage deliveries from specialist services within the agency

· Ensuring all media goals and strategies are delivered by all managed and executed within budgets.

· Complete oversight on planning, execution, quality checks and processes and the day-to-day project management of media solutions

· Ensure due diligence on media budgets

· Management and development of key client relationships for the accounts

· Work closely with the local team when needed to ensure quality of the work and meets guidelines

Key Responsibilities:

1) Client relationship management

· Day to day account management of key local clients

2) Strategic media development

· Oversee media strategy development across client categories in line with global/regional guidance.

3) Origination of the Media Plan

· Work independently with the client to create clear and coherent plans that bring the media strategy to life.

· Involvement in client presentation and workshops when required.

· Work closely with the global and local teams when applicable to ensure smooth and relevant translation from strategy to plan.

· Assess, identify, and recommend creative media initiatives that deliver greater strategy depth and impact to the media plan.

· Undertake the implementation of agreed initiatives, including the briefing of third parties, as and when required

4) Execution of media plans and campaigns

· Ensure that signed media plans are executed in a timely manner.

· Complete ad trafficking, site tagging, ad ops & campaign tagging for each campaign under your management

· For self-served platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter, ensure that campaigns are setup and executed accurately based on signed plans.

· For managed service medias, ensure that the relevant third parties are briefed accurately and to follow up on media execution in a timely manner.

· Ensure all campaigns are monitored closely & pacing well.

· Timely delivery and upkeep of all relevant reporting systems and templates (media plans, interim reports reports).

· Management of post campaign reporting that quantifies the value of the media strategy.

5) Finance communication

· Ensure media proformas are checked correctly and returned to Finance within the agreed timeframe.

6) Managing your relationship with team and the specialist relationships

Internal:

· Working closely with the global team

· Collaboration with data and finance teams and other specialist teams

· Attend and prepare weekly WIP with teammates and clients

External:

· Build effective working relationships with specialist agency personnel contracted by clients directly.

Minimum Qualifications

· At least 5-7 years’ experience in a regional role with either JAPAC or SEA/APAC market exposure with a B2B focus.

· Strong digital foundation is a must, and the ideal candidate must be fully conversant with digital media and able to think across the whole media mix having broad cross-channel digital knowledge and a solid knowledge of digital media, Adtech, martech and data platforms

· Experience in online measurement, operations, ad networks, digital video, and Google advertising platforms and solutions with hands on experience with tools like Google Ads, Facebook Ad manager, Campaign Manager, Google Analytics and DV360, LinkedIn and Twitter campaign planning and management.

· Understanding of digital ecosystem with focus on programmatic, data-based media approach, integrated digital management with excellent knowledge of 1st / 2nd / 3rd party data - how each should be applied and connected to provide customer driven marketing solutions

· Experience working with multiple stakeholders (e.g., suppliers, advertising/marketing agencies, media owners and internal specialist resources)

· Knowledge of global industry trends, consumer trends, market status, and competition and understanding usage of interactive research tools

· Able to understand media data sources in terms of what is measured, the method, and information reported

· Fluency in Japanese and or Korean will be an advantage.

More about EssenceMediaCom

MediaCom is “The Content + Connections Agency”, working on behalf of its clients to leverage their brands’ entire system of communications across paid, owned and earned channels. By focusing on the totality of our clients' communications, we deliver step-changing media effectiveness improvements, transforming our clients’ business through systems thinking. We employ 1800 people in 23 offices across 15 countries around Asia Pacific.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do; we firmly believe in our “People First, Better Results” philosophy and want to be certain that work is always challenging, engaging and satisfying. We aim to ensure that our employees’ skills are constantly evolving, and so provide all MediaCom staff with training and development.

We were named the best-performing media agency of 2017 (Recma New Biz Balance 2017 report). In terms of new billings alone, MediaCom topped the charts with over $1.6bn in new clients (Recma New Biz Balance 2017 report). We are named the Media Agency Network of the Year by Festival of Media Global Awards (2018/2017), AdWeek (2017), Campaign (2017) and M&M Global (2017).

For more information, visit www.mediacom.com
Find us on Twitter @mediacomglobal
Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/MediaComGlobalNews
Join us on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/mediacom

About Singapore

GroupM Singapore operates in one of the most dynamic and exciting environments in the world. Although it is a small domestic market, there is a vibrant media industry which is undergoing rapid evolution as digital technology reshapes the way marketing supports advertisers’ needs. Being at the crossroads of Asia means that aside from the local clients and media owners, we also have a high proportion of multi-national clients and media owners.

As the largest media investment management company in Singapore with over 41% market share (Recma) and over 650 employees, GroupM Singapore is the premiere organisation to join and develop a career in.

Reporting of the role

This role reports to the Business Director.

3 best things about the job:

1. Good exposure to a variety of client portfolios, which will be valuable for your career portfolio.
2. Great opportunities to demonstrate your originality and forward thinking on different aspect of communication planning.
3. The opportunity to be part of the driving force for the company’s continuous improvement and growth as a media professional

Measures of success –

In 3 months:

• Get up to speed with the client’s business and competitor landscape for the client’s industry
• Be the person whom the client goes to for day-to-day activities
• Familiar yourself with internal processes and way of working of all accounts

In 6 months:

• Working with Business Director in crafting communication plans
• Be able to propose ideas and activities to answer brand challenges, manage client budget and investment strategy across all media platforms
• Be knowledgeable of the agency’s planning tools and framework.

In 12 months:

• Drive the client business and lead projects independently along with team
• Staff supervision, training and development as well as serving as a positive role model with a hard work ethic and vigorously reviewing all work to ensure high quality standard

Responsibilities of the role:

• Overall strategic approach on the account designed and delivered to meet client’s business objectives and strategies. Oversees the implementation of the annual planning in conjunction with the client team
• Manage all aspects of campaigns and day-to-day needs of the accounts, handling from briefing through reporting. It will include understanding of client’s brief to communication planning, leading meetings with clients, setting viable objectives and KPIs, recommend/develop measurement methodology against all briefs, monitoring campaign progress and reporting. ,k
• Develop and build relationships with clients, be the trusted advisor on account requirements and work.
• Work with media partners across different platforms for ideation, negotiation and implementation as well as working with internal specialist resources and group resources.
• Facilitate cross-team learning and knowledge sharing.
• Mentoring the team and work with them on KPIs and performance appraisals.
• Drive innovative media solutions for set of portfolios.

What you will need:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience as hybrid media planner.
• Proven track record on the execution and development of media and digital strategies for clients
• Ability to work successfully with teams, handling multiple projects and stakeholders and meeting tight deadlines under pressure
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Strong relationship building skills which include maintaining positive client relationships
• Detailed oriented, strong negotiation skills and excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills

More about EssenceMediacom

We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 Essentials help our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth. EssenceMediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients’ businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability

EssenceMediacom understands that our people are tasked with big goals: building breakthrough growth for brands and leading with breakthrough thinking in our industry. Our people are at the heart of this work because their ideas will enable us to decode the intersections of people, content, and technology to bring our aspirations to life. Our success is down to our eclectic, diverse, and talented people.

EssenceMediacom is a place for us to grow our careers and expand our horizons. EssenceMediacom is committed to building an agency culture that supports our people, puts diversity at the forefront of our operations, and creates opportunity for all. This collective culture will be our “new power” where ideas are freely exchanged, and collaboration is actively encouraged in a place where you can innovate in our hyperconnected world.

About GroupM

GroupM is the leading global media investment management company serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, Wavemaker, and MediaCom, as well as the programmatic digital media platform companies, Xaxis & PBU, each global operations in their own right with leading market positions. GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. GroupM’s focus is to deliver unrivaled marketplace advantage to its clients, stakeholders and people. GroupM is committed to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our people are our strength so we respect and nurture their individual talent and potential. Discover more about GroupM at www.groupm.com.

Overview of the Job

We are looking for a Planner with integrated or digital media planning and implementation experience. You must possess a proven track record in orchestrating best-in-class media strategy and execution that drove tangible business growth for your clients in the Singapore market, and own existing relationships with media vendors.

This position will suit individuals who are driven to excel in a fast-paced media agency environment across diverse client portfolio and are able to work well under pressure. You should also be a confident and articulate presenter/communicator as you will be expected to front client relationships and present campaign strategy and media recommendations.

As a Planner, you must possess a working knowledge of how traditional and digital channels interplay in the media ecosystem. You are expected to bring with you the relevant experience in developing media strategies based on consumer insights, leading internal agency teams and steering external partners to deliver compelling solutions to achieve clients’ campaign objectives and KPIs.

Reporting of the role:

This role reports to the Group Account Director

3 Best Things About the Job:

1. Working with a high performing client business team to drive best in class communication strategy, integrated channel planning and result-oriented implementation for well-known local brands and renowned international brands.
2. Opportunities to work with specialist teams in GroupM to gain a diverse spectrum of experience across digital, content, media.
3. A culture built on collective energy, passion, collaboration and support

Measures of Success

In 3 months:

• Build good rapport with clients. Proactively participate in meeting discussions with clients and agency partners.
• Acquire a good understanding of client’s marketing objectives and ability to apply this knowledge in day to day communication with clients.
• Competent in planning all digital and traditional media channels.
• Own projection management, ensure smooth workflow and clients and team members are up to speed on all tasks.
• Rigor in setting and tracking campaign KPIs. Ensure effective and accurate optimisation and delivery of performance utilising all relevant internal teams, agency processes and tech

In 6 months:

• Establish credibility by applying understanding of client’s business and competitive landscape in day to day communication and formulation of strategic solutions.
• Able to confidently lead meeting discussions with clients and agency partners.
• Holistic digital thinking is carried across channel planning and drive innovative solutions beyond tried and tested with outcomes that can be clearly measured.
• Strong ability to assess attribution of marketing activities (eg. owned and earned) to paid channel performance to optimise overall campaign performance.

In 12 months:

• Build trusted advisor relationship with clients. Able to support the broader strategic output for clients’ marcom needs.
• Fully competent in developing and articulating compelling campaign solutions to successfully sell in campaign recommendation or new initiatives that lead to incremental revenue growth for the agency.

What Your Day Looks Like in Wavemaker:

• Develop strong campaign solutions based on Wavemaker’s proprietary consumer journey planning framework, from category/brand/consumer insights to strategy and channel recommendation.
• Drive strategic and tactical innovation across diverse mix of media channels that will yield tangible marketing/business results for clients.
• For the Integrated Manager / Associate Manger role, project management is a key part of your scope. You will develop overall media strategy, own campaign deliverables and assertively collaborate with internal teams to ensure all parties are up to speed on what needs to be delivered by when.
• As the overall campaign account guardian, you will steer internal teams / external stakeholders to deliver good quality and exceptional work by proactively evaluating and providing POV on the output of their work.
• Evolve use of measurement systems to provide greater insight into ROI of media plans and ensure the team delivers on agreed KPIs.
• Manage expectations of multiple stakeholders (among internal teams, client teams and other agency partners) to deliver quality work in short turnaround time.

What You Will Need:

• Proven track record in owning strong client relationships.
• Competent in juggling different work streams at the same time, you must be a strong project manager with a flair in managing relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• A creative thinker who constantly seeks new ideas/inspirations to bring fresh perspectives to internal teams and clients.
• Some experience in junior team management (such as coaching on media planning and managing client’s expectations, ensuring rigor in thinking, etc.)
• Resilient, able to work with demanding client expectations and challenging deadlines.

About Wavemaker

We always believe there is a better way to grow our clients 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

We are a part of GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management company. Discover more on wavemakerglobal.com, Twitter and LinkedIn