AV Planning & Buying Manager

Dentsu Aegis Network; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in media is seeking an AV Manager to join their talented team in London. The role focuses on delivering best-in-class AV planning and buying services, managing teams and client relationships in a collaborative environment. With a strong emphasis on innovation and operational excellence, the ideal candidate will have substantial experience in AV media and a passion for client success.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive salary and tailored benefits package

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in TV, VOD, Cinema, CTV, and Audio planning and/or buying.
• Strong understanding of the AV marketplace.
• Extensive knowledge of industry planning and buying tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team for consistent AV campaigns.
• Ensure AV activity meets contractual guarantees.
• Support on pitches and new business initiatives.

Skills

AV Planning

Client Servicing

Media Relationships

Tools

MX Planning Tools

Techedge

Job description

Job Description:

Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in over 145 countries and regions, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people and society.

Amplifi is the supply-side platform of dentsu, consisting of three pillars: Investment Management, Media Trading (Media Owner Services and Principal Buying) and Content (Original Partnerships & Entertainment); all underpinned by Supply-Side Management practises. Amplifi is the investment and innovation arm of dentsu across all media channels and entertainment content. The proposition is based on the delivery of value for all in everything we do. Our focus is to deliver the best possible media value for clients through leveraged media buying, sustainable media income and enable innovation with the supply-side with product, services and capabilities.

Purpose of the Role

The successful candidate will be joining a friendly and collaborative AV community with the expectation of delivering best in class AV planning & buying client servicing, commercial delivery, media owner relationships. This individual should show robust organisation, diligence, positivity, respect, and a passion for the role. The role involves working across high profile clients within the Dentsu roster including a global entertainment brand as well as others from a variety of sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing a team to deliver consistent and best in class campaigns across AV

• Manage your team’s workflow, output and development

• Implement innovate ideas for media response and progressive processes to ensure operational excellence

• Ensuring AV activity across Linear, VOD, Cinema and Audio is delivered to value and contractual guarantees

• Ensure client servicing is of the highest standard for you and all direct reports

• Have strong relationships with internal and external teams

• Demonstrate market knowledge & new opportunities across all AV media

• Support on pitches & new business

Qualifications + Skills

• Substantial experience in TV, VOD, Cinema, CTV and Audio planning and/or buying

• Strong understanding of the AV marketplace

• Clear understanding of the role of AV on media plans

• Ability to ensure 100% accurate output across AV processes

• Exposure to clients and responding to briefs directly.

• Extensive knowledge of industry planning and buying tools across the MX suite as well as Techedge to deliver best in class planning.

What we offer

• This is a permanent role.

• The team is based in our London office but operates under flexible working arrangements. The team are currently in the office every Wednesday and Thursday, with a need to occasionally visit client site.

• As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

Inclusion and Diversity

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their best selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles – we can’t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

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Location:

London

Brand:

Amplifi

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent