MediaCom Hiring for Senior Media Planner Job at Dubai Full Time

ABOUT MEDIACOM

Welcome innovators, initiative takers and instigators.

We are 8,500 of the world’s leading media communications specialists, in 125 offices, across 100 countries. We help brands unlock growth through media. We do this using our Systems Thinking approach to data, technology and creativity and design communication strategies that build brands and generate sales. We’re part of WPP, the world’s largest marketing communications services group, which gives us access to the richest data sets and most robust benchmarks in the business.

All this has helped us become the first network to hold the big six Media Network of the Year titles concurrently. But the real secret to our success is simple (and not really a secret). It’s our People First, Better Results philosophy. We know that when we invest in our people, we’ll deliver better results not only for them, but also for our clients.

We also know that talent comes in all shapes, sizes, genders and ethnicities. That’s why our agencies are open environments that celebrate difference. Do you want to work with smart, creative, enthusiastic people? So do we.

Welcome to MediaCom.

The Senior Media Planner will work with the manager and multiple internal/external partners to plan and execute holistic media plans to ultimately contribute to the business growth of the category in charge.
This person would have to be comfortable working in a fast-paced team, but also act as a strong project manager that can manage multiple work streams and adapt to business change.

Accountabilities:

• Supporting the manager for holistic agency briefing and full funnel media planning (across TV, search, social, partner, display, and other offline and digital channels) in collaboration with Brand and Direct E-commerce teams.
• Working collaboratively with external agency partners to come up with the optimal media plans and making sure they get executed to plan.
• Project management and quality control of running media campaigns (new product launches, marketing promotions, brand campaigns)
• Media asset management from briefing into the creative team, to processing them to be run on media as planned
• Continuous analysis of performance vs. plan, whilst driving relentless data driven optimization across channel, audience, creative and conversion.
• Manage day to day category budgets across media activities
• Other associated duties as required.

About you:

• 2-3 years media/digital marketing experience in either agency or client-side within relevant industry.
• English – Arabic (Excellent verbal and written skills).
• Solid understanding of multiple media platforms and channels incl. Google Marketing Platform, Facebook Business Manager etc.
• Good analytical and interpretation skills to drive action from insight and tell simple stories using the numbers and analysis.
• Demonstrable project management and collaboration skills to obtain the best results and / or problem solve.
• Objective driven; understanding the objective of the project/task and focusing to take actions that would help reach that objective.
• Problem solving; be able to critically and actively analyze situations, spot issues, and present viable solutions.
• Self-starter; taking initiatives, managing complex projects, finding scopes by self, picking up the ball attitude under ambiguity.
• Team worker: should be able to build strong and cooperative relationships, work cross-functionally with a wide range of people, and managing all stakeholders.
• Entrepreneurial; be unafraid to try new things, able to deal with ambiguity, and willing to take risks.

What are the 3 best things about the job?

• The expectation, support, and tools to deliver best in class digital work across the biggest accounts.
• Working with the best talent in the industry.
• Opportunity to drive performance across fastest growing products.

What are the measures of success?

• You will have consistently delivered brilliant work to the client.
• You will have delivered improvements in performance by proactively identifying opportunities.
• You will have successfully helped to upskill the wider team, to ensure best in class planning, implementation, and performance.