Manager Connection Planning

GroupM; Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; On-site; IDR 200.000.000 - 300.000.000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Connection Planning Manager to lead a team and manage client relationships in Indonesia. This role focuses on delivering excellence in both conventional and digital media planning, ensuring clients achieve their marketing objectives. You will work in a collaborative environment, gaining insights into the latest trends and innovations while fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion. If you are passionate about media and want to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Mentorship opportunities

Work across local and international teams

Access to latest media innovations and technologies

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in offline and digital media planning.
• Strong planning, presentation, and reporting skills across touchpoints.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage clients' media planning and operational needs.
• Advise clients on media strategies specific to their brands.

Skills

Media Planning

Client Management

Digital Advertising

Presentation Skills

Strategic Thinking

Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia

Fluency in English

Education

Undergraduate degree in communication or media or business management

Post-graduate/masters preferred

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Overview of job

Wavemaker is part of GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management company. We are a global network that operates locally in over 90 countries and 139 offices. Our ambition is to be the most distinctive and admired media, content and technology agency in the world. We are looking for a Connection Planning Manager to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for leading your team and managing a set of clients at Wavemaker Indonesia by managing the day-to-day delivery of conventional and digital media planning with excellence for the assigned clients.

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

Reporting of the role

This role primarily reports to the Connection Planning Group Head.

Best things about the job:

1. A learning environment with mentorship from within Wavemaker Indonesia, GroupM Indonesia and Wavemaker Regional
2. Opportunities to work across local and international client and agency teams
3. You will always be at the front line in getting and implementing the latest insights, trends and new media innovations and technologies
4. On top of continuing excellence delivery in traditional media, there is also a huge focus on growing the integration with digital planning products including performance or e-commerce, search and content.

Measures of success –

In three months, you would have:

• Understood past work and plans to the best of your ability within the category/brand that you will handle
• Understood category and brand objectives and the challenges
• Gained initial client trust and comfort level to drive their business
• Driven strategic integrated media plans – including conventional, digital and performance-based campaigns
• Managed all aspects of advertising for Wavemaker to meet client and agency objectives
• Worked with internal and external partners to create best-in-class media strategies and tactical plans
• Integrated effectively and in a good manner with clients, teams, vendors and partners

In six months, you would have:

• Nurtured the team and developed capabilities in them which will enable the team to deliver path-breaking media innovation and make an invaluable contribution to the client’s business
• Fostered a desire to increase knowledge within the media space, understanding of differences across various markets and how to effectively use digital and conventional media across the region
• Developed and maintained strong relationships with key clients across multiple disciplines from Media, Brand Marketing and Advertising Development and with key partners like PR and Creative Agencies

In 12 months, you would have:

• Provided media expertise to develop the client’s use of media and promote the innovative use of digital and conventional platforms
• Drove strategic & tactical innovation across media platforms, including display, video, search, mobile, social
• Delivered best-in-class insights & analytics for all media activities across Indonesia
• Supported country teams to deliver insights across all platforms

Responsibilities of the role:

Besides planning, overseeing, and driving operational needs of your clients, you would also be in charge of being a media consultant to the clients by advising, guiding and shaping your clients’ media work specific to the brands you are handling. While growing existing business will be key, you may also be required to assist your senior teams in new business development initiatives, strategic projects and/or make plans required to drive the business and internal excellence.

What you will need:

• Undergraduate degree in communication or media or business management (Post-graduate/masters preferred)
• 5+ years of work experience with offline (TV, Radio, Print) and digital (Search, Social, Programmatic, E-commerce) media/advertising planning.
• Highly evolved planning, presentation and reporting skills across touchpoints.
• Experience in managing and integrating on large projects and teams
• Demonstrated experience and success working in a client-facing role
• High confidence levels to work with mid to senior level clients (both local and regional/global)
• Preferably with exposure to FMCG/Beauty brands.
• Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and English (both written and spoken)
• Able to present thoughts, plans and ideas in a clear and succinct manner (on PowerPoint, Excel, or otherwise)

About Wavemaker

We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fueled by the world’s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. 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 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world’s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by:

• Deep knowledge we have of our clients’ business
• Confidence to challenge what’s gone before
• The support to go further than we thought possible

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