About Us Tambo is the leading Global Amazon Solutions Provider that helps brands and retailers grow their sales on Amazon, whether they are starting out, looking to expand or simply optimising their current performance. We offer a broad range of strategic, optimisation, management and advertising services in the UK and globally. This is a great opportunity to work, in arguably the most exciting area of e-commerce, with world renowned brands and innovative leaders in e-commerce. The Role The Senior Programmatic Executive will report into the Senior Advertising Manager. You will be responsible for Tier 1 Amazon DSP campaigns across a range of our top clients whilst also supporting in core client meetings to drive education & adoption of Amazon DSP. You must be somebody that enjoys explaining & articulating a product and the value it represents for brands. Above all, someone hugely passionate about the programmatic industry and Amazon's role within it. You will be an integral part of our fast growing team, bringing new ideas and expertise that helps build our product. We are seeking a habitual high achiever, with a history of learning rapidly and growing their value to the team. Tasks Key Responsibilities As a Senior Programmatic Executive, you'll play a key role in delivering exceptional results for our Tier 1 clients across Amazon DSP. You'll combine hands-on campaign expertise with strategic thinking, client education, and cross-functional collaboration. Plan, activate, and optimise Amazon DSP campaigns across Tier 1 clients, ensuring performance aligns with client goals and KPIs Lead daily monitoring and analysis of campaign performance to identify insights, surface opportunities, and deliver continuous improvement Develop strategic media plans using Amazon DSP, aligning with broader marketing objectives and marketplace performance trends Own client-facing reporting, turning data into actionable narratives using Tambo Compass and other tools Educate and upskill clients and internal teams on Amazon DSP capabilities, best practices, and emerging opportunities Act as the DSP subject matter expert in key client meetings, helping to build trust and drive product adoption Collaborate cross-functionally with other media, creative, and marketplace specialists to deliver integrated solutions Lead test-and-learn initiatives, evaluating new inventory, formats, and audience strategies on Amazon DSP Contribute to new business efforts, from media planning to pitch support, where DSP expertise is required Foster strong relationships with Amazon Advertising reps, leveraging insights and betas to drive innovation Support internal training efforts and contribute to the continuous development of the DSP offering within Tambo Participate in wider strategic initiatives such as consulting projects and capability development Requirements Skills & Experience required We are looking for a dedicated and driven candidate with a passion for programmatic. You should have an appetite to represent and grow the world's leading brands, directly contributing to their success within the most competitive marketplaces, most notably on Amazon. Essential 2yrs+ experience working in a fast paced agency or tech environment with leading programmatic platforms- one of the Tradedesk, DV360 or Amazon DSP Minimum 1yrs experience working directly with leading brands using Amazon DSP Excellent written/spoken English and strong attention to detail Excellent level of competency in Excel Analytical skills and strong computer literacy, with ability to learn new systems Confidence in communicating/reporting to both internal and external stakeholders Demonstrable ability to think on your feet and make decisions Planning, prioritisation and time-management skills Preferred Agency programmatic account management experience Deep understand of Amazon DSP including SSP partnerships (e.g. Triplelift) Languages other than English (esp. German, French, Spanish, Italian) Understanding of Amazon Sponsored Ads and other ecommerce marketplaces Benefits Private Health Care after 1 yr Personal development plan Annual company trip + monthly socials 26 days holiday in addition to the UK public holidays Birthday day off Annual charity day / several charity events in the year Hybrid working - minimum 3 day weekly in the London office First Step - Intro to the people team Second Step - Task stage, presenting to senior Advertising Team Members Third Step - Final sign off
Aug 13, 2025
Full time
About Us Tambo is the leading Global Amazon Solutions Provider that helps brands and retailers grow their sales on Amazon, whether they are starting out, looking to expand or simply optimising their current performance. We offer a broad range of strategic, optimisation, management and advertising services in the UK and globally. This is a great opportunity to work, in arguably the most exciting area of e-commerce, with world renowned brands and innovative leaders in e-commerce. The Role The Senior Programmatic Executive will report into the Senior Advertising Manager. You will be responsible for Tier 1 Amazon DSP campaigns across a range of our top clients whilst also supporting in core client meetings to drive education & adoption of Amazon DSP. You must be somebody that enjoys explaining & articulating a product and the value it represents for brands. Above all, someone hugely passionate about the programmatic industry and Amazon's role within it. You will be an integral part of our fast growing team, bringing new ideas and expertise that helps build our product. We are seeking a habitual high achiever, with a history of learning rapidly and growing their value to the team. Tasks Key Responsibilities As a Senior Programmatic Executive, you'll play a key role in delivering exceptional results for our Tier 1 clients across Amazon DSP. You'll combine hands-on campaign expertise with strategic thinking, client education, and cross-functional collaboration. Plan, activate, and optimise Amazon DSP campaigns across Tier 1 clients, ensuring performance aligns with client goals and KPIs Lead daily monitoring and analysis of campaign performance to identify insights, surface opportunities, and deliver continuous improvement Develop strategic media plans using Amazon DSP, aligning with broader marketing objectives and marketplace performance trends Own client-facing reporting, turning data into actionable narratives using Tambo Compass and other tools Educate and upskill clients and internal teams on Amazon DSP capabilities, best practices, and emerging opportunities Act as the DSP subject matter expert in key client meetings, helping to build trust and drive product adoption Collaborate cross-functionally with other media, creative, and marketplace specialists to deliver integrated solutions Lead test-and-learn initiatives, evaluating new inventory, formats, and audience strategies on Amazon DSP Contribute to new business efforts, from media planning to pitch support, where DSP expertise is required Foster strong relationships with Amazon Advertising reps, leveraging insights and betas to drive innovation Support internal training efforts and contribute to the continuous development of the DSP offering within Tambo Participate in wider strategic initiatives such as consulting projects and capability development Requirements Skills & Experience required We are looking for a dedicated and driven candidate with a passion for programmatic. You should have an appetite to represent and grow the world's leading brands, directly contributing to their success within the most competitive marketplaces, most notably on Amazon. Essential 2yrs+ experience working in a fast paced agency or tech environment with leading programmatic platforms- one of the Tradedesk, DV360 or Amazon DSP Minimum 1yrs experience working directly with leading brands using Amazon DSP Excellent written/spoken English and strong attention to detail Excellent level of competency in Excel Analytical skills and strong computer literacy, with ability to learn new systems Confidence in communicating/reporting to both internal and external stakeholders Demonstrable ability to think on your feet and make decisions Planning, prioritisation and time-management skills Preferred Agency programmatic account management experience Deep understand of Amazon DSP including SSP partnerships (e.g. Triplelift) Languages other than English (esp. German, French, Spanish, Italian) Understanding of Amazon Sponsored Ads and other ecommerce marketplaces Benefits Private Health Care after 1 yr Personal development plan Annual company trip + monthly socials 26 days holiday in addition to the UK public holidays Birthday day off Annual charity day / several charity events in the year Hybrid working - minimum 3 day weekly in the London office First Step - Intro to the people team Second Step - Task stage, presenting to senior Advertising Team Members Third Step - Final sign off
Our client is looking for a Marketing Executive to take responsibility for implementing and supporting marketing activities as outlined in the company s annual marketing plan, in alignment with the strategy set by the marketing management team. As a Marketing Executive, you will provide general marketing support for our German business, delivering a variety of activities aimed at customer acquisition, retention, and re-engagement across both offline and online channels. Fluency in German is essential. Key Responsibilities: Maintain and update our websites to ensure product and marketing content is current, accurate, regularly refreshed and optimised for search. Manage and implement our web content plan, ensuring the timely creation and upload of product and marketing content, including promotional landing pages, FAQs, advice articles, blog posts and product descriptions. Assist in regular housekeeping tasks to keep web content refreshed and up to date. Support our PPC specialist in the ongoing optimisation of paid search activities and SEO rankings. This includes implementing content improvement recommendations, identifying high-performing keywords for campaigns and monitoring competitor activity and content. Manage social media accounts by creating and publishing content and campaigns to increase followers and engagement. Research new ideas and competitor activity to continuously enhance our marketing strategies. Develop digital assets to support campaigns and for use on the website, in email marketing and across social media platforms. Ensure all content aligns with brand guidelines and maintains a consistent look, feel and tone of voice. Plan, create and execute email campaigns, including content and digital assets. Oversee automated email programmes, ensuring smooth operation and producing monthly/quarterly reports. Work with the team to identify and implement improvements. Provide marketing support for specific campaigns and sales initiatives to drive traffic, enquiries, leads and customer conversions. Collaborate closely with the Sales team to ensure sales follow-up, outbound activities, and other initiatives receive the necessary marketing input and support. Plan, execute, and report on marketing and sales activities for our online-only brand, focusing on increasing traffic, conversions and customer acquisition. Manage Amazon listings, content, and paid advertising to drive sales and maximise revenue. Experience and Skills Requirements Strong organisational abilities, demonstrating effective time and workload management. Ability to prioritise tasks and work efficiently under tight deadlines. Exceptional attention to detail. Clear, concise, and professional verbal and written communication skills. Good understanding of marketing channels and processes. Analytical mindset with confidence in working with data. Approachable, adaptable, flexible, and responsive. A proactive, can-do attitude with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively to meet deadlines. A genuine interest in and passion for marketing. Creative, enthusiastic, and eager to learn and develop. A minimum of 18 months experience in marketing, preferably within a B2B environment. Ideally, experience with Google Ads and Analytics. Strong knowledge of campaign KPIs and an understanding of customer acquisition and data metrics. If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.
Mar 08, 2025
Full time
Our client is looking for a Marketing Executive to take responsibility for implementing and supporting marketing activities as outlined in the company s annual marketing plan, in alignment with the strategy set by the marketing management team. As a Marketing Executive, you will provide general marketing support for our German business, delivering a variety of activities aimed at customer acquisition, retention, and re-engagement across both offline and online channels. Fluency in German is essential. Key Responsibilities: Maintain and update our websites to ensure product and marketing content is current, accurate, regularly refreshed and optimised for search. Manage and implement our web content plan, ensuring the timely creation and upload of product and marketing content, including promotional landing pages, FAQs, advice articles, blog posts and product descriptions. Assist in regular housekeeping tasks to keep web content refreshed and up to date. Support our PPC specialist in the ongoing optimisation of paid search activities and SEO rankings. This includes implementing content improvement recommendations, identifying high-performing keywords for campaigns and monitoring competitor activity and content. Manage social media accounts by creating and publishing content and campaigns to increase followers and engagement. Research new ideas and competitor activity to continuously enhance our marketing strategies. Develop digital assets to support campaigns and for use on the website, in email marketing and across social media platforms. Ensure all content aligns with brand guidelines and maintains a consistent look, feel and tone of voice. Plan, create and execute email campaigns, including content and digital assets. Oversee automated email programmes, ensuring smooth operation and producing monthly/quarterly reports. Work with the team to identify and implement improvements. Provide marketing support for specific campaigns and sales initiatives to drive traffic, enquiries, leads and customer conversions. Collaborate closely with the Sales team to ensure sales follow-up, outbound activities, and other initiatives receive the necessary marketing input and support. Plan, execute, and report on marketing and sales activities for our online-only brand, focusing on increasing traffic, conversions and customer acquisition. Manage Amazon listings, content, and paid advertising to drive sales and maximise revenue. Experience and Skills Requirements Strong organisational abilities, demonstrating effective time and workload management. Ability to prioritise tasks and work efficiently under tight deadlines. Exceptional attention to detail. Clear, concise, and professional verbal and written communication skills. Good understanding of marketing channels and processes. Analytical mindset with confidence in working with data. Approachable, adaptable, flexible, and responsive. A proactive, can-do attitude with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively to meet deadlines. A genuine interest in and passion for marketing. Creative, enthusiastic, and eager to learn and develop. A minimum of 18 months experience in marketing, preferably within a B2B environment. Ideally, experience with Google Ads and Analytics. Strong knowledge of campaign KPIs and an understanding of customer acquisition and data metrics. If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Aug 04, 2022
Full time
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Aug 04, 2022
Full time
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Aug 04, 2022
Full time
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Aug 03, 2022
Full time
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Aug 03, 2022
Full time
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Aug 03, 2022
Full time
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Aug 03, 2022
Full time
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Aug 02, 2022
Full time
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Aug 02, 2022
Full time
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Aug 02, 2022
Full time
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Aug 02, 2022
Full time
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Aug 02, 2022
Full time
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
Aug 02, 2022
Full time
Description Position at Wavemaker Paid Social Director About Wavemaker We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fuelled by the world s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: deep knowledge we have of our clients business 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 , Twitter and LinkedIn Department Worldwide Hub London - Nexus Job Title Paid Social Director - Audible Account (Amazon company) Reporting to: Precision Client Lead - WW Entertainment Hub JOB DESCRIPTION: This role will be part of our Nexus team that sit within Wavemaker Worldwide Activation About GroupM Nexus: GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1,000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners or continued development and deployment of industry leading benchmarks. Wavemaker Worldwide Activation : Wavemaker Worldwide Activation is the digital specialist arm of the worldwide hub. It powers the digital thinking for Wavemakers largest global clients and acts as a central planning and buying team for clients who buy multimarket digital campaigns from one location. Our digital thinking brings together media, data and technology to drive business results for our clients and is directly connected to our most senior global management team offering increased opportunity for senior level exposure. Agency Context: Our clients in Worldwide Activation are split into 4 specialist category hubs, this role will sit within the Entertainment category hub ( ents hub includes clients : Paramount, Viacom, Bungie Games, Riot , Sky). The client for this role is our newly acquired and Wavemaker worldwide s largest client, Audible . The set up of each team is specific to the client s needs but is largely dependent on the scope of media channels. Client Context: Audible is Wavemaker Worldwide s largest client and one of the world s favourite platforms for audio content, from podcasts to audio books to Audible Originals . Audible have ambitious growth targets that we will help them achieve through both branding and performance campaigns across four major markets: France, Italy, Germany and Spain giving the applicate an opportunity to work across market and understand how different markets behaviour and respond to media. Role Context: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Account Director. This person will assume day-to-day responsibility for the paid social planning, activation and general output of a busy client account ( / accounts) . They will help oversee a team of more junior staff responsible for the everyday running of the account and ensure our strategic audience first approach to performance to made reality . This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and our counterparts in the US, Germany and APAC region to becom e a trusted voice for all things paid social. As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising across all of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc ) who has a deep understanding of best approaches and practices to performance both direct to site and app downloads (MAI - app installs ). Key Responsibilities: Account Directors are charged with responsibility for the day-to-day paid social output of one (or more) client accounts, with several key areas of focus. These include: Campaign Management Overseeing the production of comprehensive paid social media plans (+ supporting material) that align with client s objectives and KPIs. Able to clearly articulate the rationale for proposed campaign tactics (channels, budget, audience, formats etc.) and present these back, both to internal and external stakeholders. Managing both the paid social brand and performance campaigns (web sign ups and Monthly app installs) , with the ability to manage a set of highly knowledgeable Social clients . Overseeing a hybrid team (made up of both local and Global Hub employees) responsible for the end-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms. Comfortable troubleshooting and helping train junior team members to use advanced features such as bid rules and 3rd party optimisation/creative/measurement tools. Responsible for maintaining the standard of regular quality assurance (QA) checks undertaken by those working on the account to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards (and helping to evolve these best-practices as necessary). Working with team to ensure the standard and accuracy of weekly/monthly campaign performance reports. Leading client calls on a regular basis and supporting the wider team to present results as necessary. Ensuring all performance commentary delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients. Working with the team to identify trends and recommend actions on-platform to capitalise/mitigate these trends as necessary. Ensuring the standard of end-of-campaign reporting and quarterly/annual reviews. Leading standalone research projects as required by the client. Client & Partner Management Responsible for delivering on the over-arching paid social strategy across the account(s) and ensuring this ties in with the wider digital and comms strategy. Become thought leaders on Paid social for audible the 4 markets, DE, FR, IT, ES. Driving change and advanced. Acting as a key social point-of-contact for your client(s) ensuring their continuing confidence in the quality of the team and agency s social output. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the media and technology developments that influence your client s business. Able to identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space, presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure multiple projects can be delivered simultaneously and to the required standard. Building and maintaining relationships with the key media partners including Meta, Twitter, Snap, TikTok , Pinterest and others. People Management Ensuring the effective management of both the local team (de, fr , it, es) and Global Hub employees, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met. Establish and continue to foster relationships with Wavemaker offices across the globe. US, EU, APAC. Working your Account Manager and the team leadership to help train and develop entry level team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage all those with less experience on the team. Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person. Leading presentations where necessary. Attend and lead regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community. Leading the recruitment process for your immediate team and working with the head of department to assist with wider team recruitment as needed. This will involve leading interviews, making staffing decisions and acting as an ambassador for the team to potential candidates. Operational Excellence Identify opportunities to test and innovate in the paid social space. Presenting these opportunities to stakeholders and securing client backing. Developing these into initiatives that can be used to further evolve the standard & efficiency of paid social buying across the wider team. Developing tailored testing/learning agendas for clients that drive clear and actionable insight on each social platform. Working closely with planning team + other channel specialists to ensure paid social activity compliments and enhances the wider marketing mix. Collaborating on thought-leadership pieces and POVs for the agency and GMS social community. Responsible for the accurate and effective management of agency finance processes. Ensuring the immediate team fulfil the mandatory finance process in a timely and accurate manner to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries. ABOUT YOU: ..... click apply for full job details
