Associate Director

Job title: Associate Director

Reporting to: Business Director

Location, Country: ( Mumbai,India )

Brief role description :

Wavemaker is an agency of GroupM, the world s largest media investment company and are a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for a Associate Director to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for running a portfolio of high-profile brands with services scope focused on client delivery (client delight, trusted advisor, engaging with the senior clients strong health of the relationship), communications strategy and media campaign implementation management, by harnessing your amazing insight, analytics and strategy skills.

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

3 best things about the job:

• You would be working in one of the most exiting agencies
• Client that supports and encourages innovative and exciting work
• Scope to work on various target segments

About Wavemaker

We always believe there is a better way to grow our client and our people. We do this by positively provoking growth for our clients and people. We work with clients to help them grow and shape their consumers brand decisions and experiences through media, content, and technology.

We have one single attitude - Positive Provocation.

Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. We always make sure we have each other s backs through our inclusive culture.

We do our best work for brave brands and people who want to be challenged to go further and faster. We know it s not easy, but if it s in you, we will get it out of you.

Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by:

• The deep Knowledge we have of our clients business
• The confidence to Challenge what s gone before
• The Support to go further than we thought possible

Core responsibilities:

• You would have complete knowledge of relevant categories.
• Total understanding of the various agency functions
• You would have been able to understand the client working style and deliver on their day-to-day requirements and start building relationships with the key decision makers within the current pipeline
• Demonstrate good understanding of clients business and challenges and ability to apply the knowledge in the formulation of campaign strategy and recommendation.
• Build a good relationship with clients, internal and external stakeholders, and partners
• Proactively drive the business initiatives and response to the client requirements briefs.
• Have full understanding of what is happening on client s business work accordingly
• Ability to start leading long term short-term media planning for the client
• Established strong team and Client relationships and receive great feedback from co-workers and key client contacts
• Been the source of what s new and emerging in media technology to deliver new and innovative Client solutions
• Challenge briefs and constantly evolve our strategies to ensure we hit client KPIs and constantly take campaigns to the next level
• Planning Strategy: Ensure holistic thinking is carried across channel planning and outcomes that can be clearly measured.

Additional responsibilities:

• Developing and delivering presentations
• Multimedia Planning
• Analytical and numerical skills

The Candidate:

• At-least 7 years experience in media strategy / planning / execution / account planning
• Comfortable making presenting annual, quarterly media strategy plans.
• With an experience of various responsibilities within the media ecosystem. Should know offline marketing. Knowledge of digital marketing would be a plus.
• Go getter attitude, data analytics, communication skills, good logical reasoning, attention to detail, integrity, empathy, aptitude dare for innovation.
• Working knowledge of all tools - TGI, BARC, MAP, IRS. Knowledge of digital tools (COMSCORE, Similarweb , Google trends, etc) would be a plus.

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

We are an equal opportunities employer.

All GroupM agencies are equal opportunities employers and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender identity, disability, culture/religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

About India :

2020 brought opportunities for brands to innovate because of which we saw an evolving media stack. The growth of digital is set to soar high because of changing consumer habits. With approximately 500 million smartphone users, low-priced data plans, 45 to 50 million e-commerce shoppers, approximately 60 OTT offerings and a young population, India is a mobile-first internet market. It is also one of the top 10 ad spend markets in the world and is set to climb the ranks. Global big tech corporations have made considerable investments in top e-commerce/retail ventures and Indian start-ups, blurring the lines between social media, e-commerce and mobile payments, resulting in disruption on an unimaginable scale.

At GroupM India, there s never a dull moment between juggling client requests, managing vendor partners and having fun with your team. We believe in tackling challenges head-on and getting things done.

GroupM is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity - it s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and that s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.