Manager Media Buying Pakistan

WPP; Karachi Division; Hybrid; PKR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Significant paid time off

Wellbeing facilities & mental health

Job summary

WPP Media Pakistan is hiring a Manager Media Buying to lead negotiations and manage media buying for local clients. You will handle media vendors, drive deals, and coordinate across teams in a role that combines independent and coordinated buying initiatives.

The role reports to the Investment Lead and offers a hybrid work model with four days in the office, competitive benefits, and growth opportunities within the WPP network.

Qualifications

• Must hold a BBA or MBA from a reputable university.
• Minimum 2+ years in media buying experience.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Construct airing deals and monitor KPI clients.
• Coordinate with channels to ensure placements and reduce droppages.
• Negotiate with partners and close deals.
• Prepare weekly droppage reports and liaise with channels.

Skills

Time management

Excellent communication

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Proactive attitude

Media knowledge

Education

BBA / MBA from a reputable university

Job description

Job Description:

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world‑class partnerships – all united by ourpioneeringagentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.

WPP Media is WPPs AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.

For more information, visit wppmedia.com.

Manager Media Buying

About WPP Media

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com.

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• BeExtraordinarybyLeading CollectivelytoInspire transformational Creativity.
• Create anOpenenvironment byBalancing People and Client ExperiencesbyCultivating Trust.
• LeadOptimisticallybyChampioning Growthand DevelopmenttoMobilize the Enterprise.

Role Summary and Impact:

Mindshare is a leading brand of WPP Media, the world’s largest media investment company and are a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for a Manager Media Buying to join us.In this role, you will be responsible for negotiating media deals for the company’s local clients. You will be responsible for handling media vendors and facilitating clients throughout the buying process and additional duties as assigned. The role includes both independent and coordinated buying initiatives.

Reporting of the role:

This role reports to the Investment Lead.

3 best things about the job:

• Being part of a talented, and passionate team.
• Working and interacting closely with top media corporations
• Opportunity to implement and execute industry first initiatives

In this role, your goals will be:

In three months:

• Complete knowledge of buying and planning systems.
• Understanding of the m/SIX buying and planning process – includes basic understanding and importance of proprietary tools.
• Execute basic media and proprietary campaigns.

In six months:

• Conduct negotiations with partners and close deals.
• Analyze and interpret data and its impact.
• Develop strong relationships with partners.

In 12 months:

• Develop, execute and analyze negotiation deals.
• Promote Mediacom proprietary products.
• Close negotiation deals and manage assigned clients.

What your day looks like:

• Responsible for constructing airing deals.
• Monitoring of KPI clients.
• Ensuring keeping a track on daily TV activities – Ratings.
• Monitoring positions and droppages.
• Monitoring competition.
• Co‑coordinating with other support functions.
• Prepare CPRP workings.
• Working with strategic units.
• Coordination with channels to ensure placements, and reduce droppages.
• Generation of weekly droppage report and take up issue with the channel.

Skills & Experience:

• Must be a BBA / MBA from a reputable university of equivalent.
• Must have an experience of at least 2+ years in media buying experience.
• Superior time management and prioritization skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong analytical and number skills.
• A pro‑active approach with excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Media knowledge and understanding of systems.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in‑office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, employee wellbeing facilities, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

We believe the best work happens when were together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. Thats why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

Please read our Privacy Notice (https://www.wppmedia.com/pages/privacy-policy) for more information on how we process the information you provide.While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

About Pakistan

WPP Media Pakistan is the leading global media investment management operation in Pakistan. We see major growth coming on Digital platforms with internet penetration growing to 162 million broadband users and 158 million 3G/4G subscribers. Social media platforms have also grown substantially in Pakistan where Facebook stands at 52 million subscribers and Tik Tok has replaced Instagram to become the most penetrated social platform. While the digitalization of the market is happening at a fast pace, it has also opened up opportunities for specializations like e-commerce, Digital Content, Video Planning solutions, Technology and Data & Analytics in Pakistan.

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