Digital Executive (entry-level)

Omnicom Media Group; Newcastle; Hybrid; ZAR 20 000 - 24 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media agency in South Africa seeks an enthusiastic Digital Executive to join its Newcastle team. This entry-level position focuses on managing programmatic campaigns across various platforms with no prior experience required, just a passion for digital media. The role offers a supportive environment and hybrid working options to ensure a balance between personal and professional life. Join a team where you can grow and learn while contributing to effective advertising strategies.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Flexible working hours

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Entry-level position, no prior experience required.
• Passion for learning and data-driven marketing.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and optimize campaigns in DSPs.
• Coordinate campaigns to achieve their goals.
• Participate in departmental meetings.
• Assist in programmatic planning.
• Utilize digital planning tools for client requests.

Skills

Professional approach

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to collaborate

Time management skills

Effective workload management

Confident presentation skills

Passion for learning

Job description

We are always looking for the next generation of future leaders who have the potential to be just as passionate about media and advertising as we are!

Working at a media agency

Simply put a media agency takes a client's messaging for their brand and looks at how best to strategically communicate it to the consumer taking into account peoples habits and behaviours (when and what they watch read listen to how they buy products etc.). A media agency will typically have many departments that cover each specialist area within this process all working together to deliver commercially successful outstanding campaigns for the client.

Role : Digital Executive (entry-level)

Agency : MG OMD

Location : Portland House Newcastle

Salary : 24k

Role overview

The ideal candidate will be passionate about gaining digital media experience focused on delivering programmatic campaigns across demand side platforms (DSPs) such as DV360 Amazon Audience Platform and The Trade Desk. F ocusing on helping them deliver best-in-class integrated strategies and campaigns for their clients. As this is an entry level role no experience or prior knowledge is necessary just a passion for learning and a great attitude.

Key Responsibilities

Daily monitoring optimisation & set up within a range of DSPs / buying platforms following all relevant quality assurance processes

• Optimisation and coordination of campaigns and accounts to ensure pacing and performance
• Brand Safety & Viewability awareness to ensure ads are run in the right environments championing our market leading approach in this area
• Gaining an understanding of DSP technology
• Active participation in weekly and monthly department meetings
• Assisting with programmatic planning (Brand & DR) building rationales to demonstrate the role of programmatic in meeting client goals
• Assisting with the use of digital planning tools (e.g. Integral Ad Science DV360 Trade Desk OMG proprietary tools) to support Client / Client team requests
• Working with our with key tech vendors and publishers

Skills

• Professional approach and proactive thinker
• Good interpersonal diplomacy and relationship-management skills
• Ability to collaborate with various agency teams
• Excellent organizational and time management skills and ability to work to tight deadlines
• Effective workload management
• Ability to present confidently to peers
• A passion for learning and constantly improving yourself

Our Growing Newcastle Team

Our team in Newcastle will bring an entirely new perspective to the work we do adding value to clients by contributing across every stage of campaign planning activation and optimisation. Not only will you work alongside specialists in every media channel as well as areas such as data technology and ecommerce youll also be working across all our agency brands in the network giving you exposure to some of the biggest brands locally and globally. Anyone who joins our team over the next few years will get the benefit of being a founding member of this new community; building something completely from scratch and accelerating your career as our business rapidly expands in the region. All with the support of over 1800 colleagues in our London and Manchester offices.

About the agency

MG OMD was established in 1990 as a challenger media agency (Manning Gottlieb Media) that placed craft trust and performance at the heart of media planning and buying.

Since joining Omnicom networks OMG (Omnicom Media Group) in 1998 we have continued to retain our founding ethos of providing clients with bespoke approaches unprecedented insight specialismsecurity andtransparency; helping our clients to use media to unlock their competitive advantage and deliverinnovative effective and award-winning work and campaigns thatcreate difference that matters.

MG OMD is the second-largest media agency in the UK. We are the most awarded media agency in both the history of the IPA Effectiveness Awards and Thinkboxs TV Planning Awards and are currently Media Weeks Agency Partner of the Year for the third consecutive year and Thinkboxs TV Planning Agency of the Year for the second year running.

Working

At Omnicom Media Group we are committed to supporting flexibility for our peoplewhile fostering collaboration innovation and teamwork. We have a hybrid working model (three days in the office two working remotely) to ensure that we meet the needs of both our people and our business balancing the benefits of in-person connections with the flexibility of remote working. Our standard working hours are 9 : 30 17 : 30 but we offer the ability to flex around core hours of 10 : 30 16 : 30 to give our people flexibility on how they manage their working day whether thats in the office or working remotely. For example you could start work at 8 : 30 and finish at 16 : 30 or start at 10 : 30 and finish at 18 : 30.

We encourage open conversations between our people and managers to help navigate high-need periods and individual circumstances. Our goal is to create an environment where people feel genuinely supported to do their best - both in their careers and in their lives outside of work.

Be Your Best

We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable you can email us confidentially at to let us know how we can support you.

Diversity Equity & Inclusion at OMG

At OMG our vision is to be an agency where difference is valued and everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality inclusion and belonging. We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment that reflects todays society where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work and where diverse voices and backgrounds are valued heard and well-represented.

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Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years