Biddable Manager

Havas Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Media, a luxury division within Havas Media Network, is seeking a Biddable Manager to lead paid social and programmatic strategies for prestigious luxury brands in London. You will collaborate with client planning teams and senior leadership, delivering innovative biddable campaigns and mentoring junior staff.

The role offers development opportunities across digital channels and a strong emphasis on training and collaboration within a global agency network.

Qualifications

• Solid planning and buying experience with paid social and/or programmatic.
• Strong understanding of paid social and programmatic in the media mix.
• 18 months+ trading experience on platforms like Meta, DV360, TikTok, MediaMath, LinkedIn, Teads, Amazon DSP; knowledge of ad servers such as DCM.
• Ability to produce biddable media plans with supporting rationale.
• Client facing as needed within specific accounts.
• Familiar with audience forecasting and DSP insight tools.
• Develop and evolve best-in-class client reporting.
• Act as an ambassador for agency values and culture.
• Drive innovation projects within the biddable team.
• Proficiency in MS Office, PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Operate media planning and buying for your client portfolio within omnichannel guidelines.
• Ensure smooth campaign operations respecting deadlines.
• Maintain client satisfaction with campaign delivery and performance.
• Drive productivity and outcomes with trading teams.
• Provide weekly reporting, client calls and post campaign insights.
• Present programmatic capabilities to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the Biddable Account Director to align client understanding.
• Offer feedback on prioritisation of new features and ways of working.
• Own or participate in broader biddable projects like measurement frameworks.
• Work across platforms including Google MMP, Integral Ad Science, Lumen, etc.
• Manage day-to-day workload and mentor junior team members.
• Identify training needs and contribute to sessions.

Skills

Paid Social

Programmatic

Client facing

DSP tools

MS Office

PowerPoint

Excel

Meta

DV360

TikTok

MediaMath

LinkedIn

Teads

Amazon DSP

Tools

DCM

Job description

Agency :

Forward Media

Job Description :

BIDDABLE MANAGER (Luxury)

Reporting To: Biddable Director

Office Location: London

Agency: Forward Media

ABOUT US – HAVAS MEDIA NETWORK:

Havas Media Network (HMN) employees over 950 people in the UK & Ireland. We work with clients to generate meaningful outcomes and are extremely proud of our proven track record for accelerating business growth and creating a meaningful difference.

HMN spans London, Leeds, Manchester, and Edinburgh, servicing clients through our agency brands including Havas Media, Arena Media, Ledger Bennett, Havas Market and Forward Media. Across all agency brands, we have defined shared values that shape the way we work and define what we expect from our people:

• Human at Heart: You will respect, empower, and support others, fostering an inclusive workplace and creating meaningful experiences.

• Head for Rigour: You will take pride in delivering high-quality, outcome-focused work and continually strive for improvement.

• Mind for Flair: You will embrace diversity and bold thinking to craft brilliant, unique solutions.

These behaviours are integral to our culture and for delivering impactful work for our clients and colleagues.

OUR DIGITAL ACTIVATION TEAM:

All brands under HMN are serviced by a centralised digital activation function - a scaled team of 250+ experts spanning PPC SEO, affiliates, paid social, programmatic and commerce in the UK.

Our paid social media team consists of over 60 experts – a team of executives, managers, directors and business directors – led by a head of paid social.

We’re a highly motivated, energetic team with a passion for all things social. We like great ideas combined with smart planning and a relentless commitment to results. We’re constantly innovating for our clients, working with all the key platforms in the latest formats to reach audiences in interesting ways.

THE ROLE:

Forward Media is the specialist luxury division within Havas Media Network, offering a unique opportunity to work across globally recognised luxury brands within the LVMH portfolio and help deliver innovative biddable campaigns for some of the world’s most prestigious names.

This is an exciting position as aBiddableManager within theBiddable team.You’llbe working across some of our most prestigious accounts, with a strong emphasis on agility as you work closely withyour direct team as well asthe client planning team.

Ourmanagersare given the autonomy to work seamlessly across their client teams, providing outstandingbiddableknowledge and leadingbiddableapproaches for clients. Their knowledge is applied not only to campaign plans but also contribute to the wider team; helping to develop thebiddableskills of those more junior as well as working on progressive innovative ideas withthe directors in their team.

This roleisresponsible forthe management and development ofone Executivewithin the larger team.OurManagersare enthusiastic in building a strong culture of collaboration and support, playing a key role in our extensive training programme; delivering basic parts with others in the team as well as being involved in more advanced training to help their own development in an ever-changing landscape.

They have a wide network of specialist support within the rest ofthe team–across Trading, Planning and Supply - and report into theBiddableAccount Director daily as well as to shape and deploy newbiddableinitiatives and client solutions, providing essential feedback and ideas. They will also work closely between thePaid Social andProgrammaticteamsand wider agency, working as a collaborative unit across their clients, building best practice,learningsand innovation across the entire Havas Group.

The role is perfect for someone who has had a background inPaid Social and/or Programmaticor has worked closely with variousPaid Social and/or Programmatic platforms and is looking to take their career to the next step,advisingand puttingBiddableinto action with clients. It alsoprovidesdevelopment opportunities in wider digital roles with wider exposure into other digital channels.

There is a big focus on training & development within theBiddable team, so candidates will not only be evaluated on their strengths but also their attitude to learning new skills.

Whowe’relooking for:

• Solidplanning and buyingexperience working withpaid social and/orprogrammatic.

• Excellent understanding of the role ofPaid Social and Programmatic in the wider media mixin order toachieve a client’s overarching business objective

• 18 months+trading experience, ideally inMeta,DV360,TikTok,MediaMath,Twitter,Teads, LinkedIn,Verizon DSPs,Snap and/or Amazon DSPas well as knowledge ofadservers, especially DCM.

• Able to produceBiddablemedia plans & supporting rationale documents thatdemonstratea high levelofexpertiseand innovation

• Be client facing as necessary depending on the needs of specific accounts, as theBiddablespecialist within the client team

• Working knowledge of audience forecasting and reporting tools as well as DSP audience insight tools

• Develop and evolve best-in-class client reporting including meaningful post campaign analysis and feedback

• Continually act as an ambassador for the agency at internal and external events,demonstratingour agency values and lending to the development of a great agency culture.

• Enhance theirday to daywork with innovation projects within theBiddable teamthat drive future opportunities

• Proficiencyin MS Office, PowerPoint,Wordand Excel

What you willbe responsible for:

• Operate media planning and buying(whenrequired)for your client portfolioon your channelin alignment with planning guidelines (omnichannel strategy) and usage ofappropriate decisionframeworks
• Ensure the smooth running of campaigns respecting deadlines
• Ensure client satisfaction on the campaign delivery and performance
• Be accountable for reaching the target objectives/productivity plan, driving the trading teams in reaching their objectives
• Weekly reporting, client calls and post campaign analysisprovidingmeaningful insights and future opportunities
• Pro-active presentations to promote programmatic capabilities both internally and externally
• Working closely with theBiddableAccount Directorto develop client and client team understanding ofbiddable
• Actively providing feedback toBiddableAccount Director on the prioritisation of ways of working, new productfeaturesand capabilities.
• Ownership or active participation on widerbiddableprojects outside ofday to daycampaigns, e.g.measurement frameworks.
• Working across multiple digital media platforms including, but not limited to, Google Marketing Platform, Integral Ad Science,Lumen, etc.
• Managing day to day workload, and personal development of junior team members who will report into you
• Identifyingtraining & development needs of junior members of the wider team and leading content for sessions whererequired

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Contract Type :

Permanent

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.