Company Description
Starcom is the Human Experience Company. A world-renowned media communications agency, we believe the alchemy of people and technology creates experiences people love, and actions brands need. Experiences are the human side of data-driven, tech-fueled marketing. And we are passionate about boldly leading our clients into the future. With more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and new establishment brands, and is part of Publicis Media, one of four solution hubs within Publicis Groupe. We are the Citizens of Starcom. We are Brave, Kind, Inclusive and Resilient. Join us!
Job Description
The Media Planner/Senior Media Planner will report directly to the Director/Manager, overseeing the day-to-day development and implementation of media plans. We are looking for an excellent team player whose role includes ensuring quality control of our media deliverables and the execution of strategies within budget. The Media Planner/Senior Media Planner will also manage day-to-day relationships with internal stakeholders, clients, and media vendors to ensure smooth communication and successful campaign outcomes. Strong organisational and communication skills are essential to deliver effective media strategies that meet client objectives.
Expectations of the role:
1. Planning
- Partner your Director/Manager to develop media strategy, channel recommendations and prepare the detailed media flow plan
- Liaise with media owners for proposals
- Engage clients and creative agencies on day-to-day operations, competitive tracking & reviews, media trend updates and various campaign reports on local/regional/global levels
2. Buying
- Negotiation with media owners for better rates and value adds
- Booking of ads – both managed service and self-service
- Prepare Copy Instructions/material specs, liaise with media vendors & creative agencies for material submission
- Digital ad operations (campaign set up on self-serve platforms, tagging of ads and client’s site, ensure ads are properly served and tags are firing)
- Monitor ads during campaign period, weekly digital reporting, end of campaign reporting and reconciliation of final costs for finance billings
Qualifications
- At least 2 - 3 years of media experience across both traditional and digital media
- Meticulous, able to organise and prioritise tasks and work under tight timelines
- Resilient to change and willing to keen to learn new skills
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with internal and external parties
- Good with numbers and Microsoft Excel & Powerpoint
Starcom is a part of Publicis Media, an agency that harnesses the power of modern media through global agency brands CJ, Performics, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe, Publicis Media's digital-first, data-driven global practices deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in more than sixty countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.
What We Do
As a platform at the intersection of marketing and digital business transformation, driven through the alchemy of creativity and technology, Publicis Groupe is built on The Power of One. Publicis Groupe offers its clients seamless access to the expertise of its 80,000 talents across four Solution hubs: creative with Publicis Communications (Publicis Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, BBH, Marcel, Fallon, MSL, Prodigious), media services with Publicis Media (Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry, Blue 449, Performics, Digitas), digital business transformation with Publicis.Sapient and health & wellness communications with Publicis Health. Publicis Groupe’s agencies are present in over 100 countries around the world.
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