Business Manager

MBM; Wellington; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MBM, a leading New Zealand media agency, seeks a Business Manager in Wellington to own day-to-day client relationships and lead integrated media planning across offline and digital channels. Start-to-go-to-market delivery will be your focus in collaboration with senior leaders and specialist teams.

Depending on experience, you’ll shape strategic planning, client relationships and mentoring of junior team members while delivering smart, effective media solutions for diverse brands.

Qualifications

• Experience within a media agency with media planning and client service.
• Experience across integrated media, offline and digital.
• Strong client relationships and stakeholder management.
• Ability to turn briefs and performance into media recommendations.
• Strong organisation and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Confident presenting to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborative, curious and solutions-focused.
• Interest in solving client business challenges.
• Mentoring or supporting junior team members is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day client relationships as trusted point of contact.
• Lead media planning and campaign development from brief to go-to-market.
• Develop integrated media recommendations across offline and digital channels.
• Work with specialist teams across Search, Performance, Social and TV.
• Oversee campaign implementation, optimisation, reporting and delivery.
• Turn campaign performance, audience insights and market information into recommendations.
• Manage workflow, budgets, schedules, invoicing and reconciliations.
• Build relationships with media partners and identify new opportunities.
• Mentor junior team members as appropriate.
• Partner with senior leaders on strategic thinking and wider business opportunities.

Skills

Media planning

Client service

Integrated media

Stakeholder management

Organisation

Presentation skills

Mentoring

Job description

MBM is one of New Zealand’s most recognised multi-disciplinary media agencies, working with many of the country’s best-known brands. We solve business challenges through smart, creative and communications-led media thinking.

We’re looking for a media professional to join our Wellington team as a Business Manager.

We’re open to different levels of experience and are more interested in finding the right person than ticking every box. Whether you’re ready to step into a Business Manager role or are already operating confidently at this level, we’d love to hear from you.

You’ll take day-to-day ownership of a portfolio of clients, leading integrated media planning and campaign delivery across offline and digital channels. Working closely with senior leaders and our specialist teams, you’ll take briefs from initial response through to go-to-market, building strong client relationships and bringing together smart, effective media solutions.

Depending on your experience, you’ll also have the opportunity to take greater ownership of strategic planning, client relationships and mentoring more junior members of the team.

What you’ll be doing

• Owning day-to-day client relationships and acting as a trusted point of contact
• Leading media planning and campaign development from brief through to go-to-market
• Developing integrated media recommendations across offline and digital channels
• Working closely with specialist teams across areas such as Search, Performance, Social and TV
• Overseeing campaign implementation, optimisation, reporting and delivery
• Turning campaign performance, audience insights and market information into clear recommendations for clients
• Managing workflow, budgets, schedules, invoicing and reconciliations across your client portfolio
• Building strong relationships with media partners and identifying new opportunities for clients
• Supporting and mentoring more junior team members, depending on your experience
• Partnering with senior leaders on strategic thinking, client development and wider business opportunities

About you

You’ll ideally bring:

• Experience within a media agency, with a solid grounding in media planning and client service
• Confidence working across integrated media, with experience in offline, digital or both
• Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to turn briefs, insights and campaign performance into clear media recommendations
• Strong organisation, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities)
• Confidence communicating and presenting to clients and internal stakeholders
• A collaborative, curious and solutions-focused approach
• A genuine interest in solving client business challenges
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior team members would be a bonus, but isn’t essential

We’re open to candidates at different stages of their career, so if you have strong media fundamentals but don’t meet every requirement above, we’d still encourage you to apply.

Additional Information

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe network, one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses, enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering:

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing
• A creative, fun and rewarding office environment backed up by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”
• Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program
• A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE and Embrace (reconciliation action plan) programs
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year
• A workplace that stands together to provide a more open, supportive, and recovery-forward culture for all employees with life-threatening illnesses. Read more about our Working With Cancer Pledge - Homepage - Working with Cancer Pledge
• Inclusive leave policies such as Fertility Treatment, Menopause, Flexible Public Holidays, Gender Aff…

If you don’t tick every box in this ad, please don’t rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity, rather than ticking boxes – so if this role resonates with you, please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words, these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people; regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate in. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.

Uniqueness is powerful; without it we wouldn’t be where we are today. So be you – we like it that way.

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