Digital Media Strategist

HAVAS MEDIA SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the media industry seeks a seasoned professional with over 8 years of experience in strategic planning and media execution. This role will emphasize Mx delivery and client satisfaction across global projects, requiring a strong educational background in Business, Marketing, or Advertising. Applicants must be flexible and skilled in media planning technologies to enhance campaign execution.

Qualifications

• 8+ years professional experience in strategic planning.
• Strong knowledge of media partners and suppliers.
• Expertise in advanced programmatic advertising.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Mx excellence and design optimal guidelines for global clients.
• Build relationships with creative stakeholders to ensure innovative recommendations.
• Ensure audience planning and data integration from brief to measurement.

Skills

Media and media planning

Strategic planning

MxExpert

Flexibility

Data integration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Marketing or Advertising

Tools

Media planning tools

Advertising technologies

Business intelligence software (i.e. Tableau, Datorama)

Office software

Job description

• Contribute to champion Havas unique approach for global clients to ‘media planning +’ in the form of Mx –emphasizing media experience versus media planning which includes connection, context and content
• Be instrumental inthe Mx excellence and design optimal Mx guidelines for global clients across Havas countries
• Work closely with data and strategy communities as well as client leadership and specialists’ teams
• Build relationships with creative / content stakeholders and key media owners to ensure optimized and innovative Mx recommendations for our global clients
• Ensure optimal Mx delivery for global clients in the countriesin liaise with relevant internal specialist teams and make sure processes are respected for local implementation
• Ensure audience planning and data integrationfrom Mx brief toMxmeasurement
• Ensure quality control on plan recommendation against Mx delivery
• Contribute to the client satisfaction

Previous Experience & Industry Background

• 8+ yearsprofessional experience instrategic planning
• Media, Brand

Qualifications & Languages :

• Bachelor’s orMaster’sdegree in Business, Marketing or Advertising
• Managing execution
• Being authentic and open
• Being flexible and adaptable
• Media and media planning
• MxExpert(Connection, Context, Content)
• Strongknowledge of partners and suppliers (Media / Tech / Data / Content)
• AdvancedProgrammatic
• OSEP

Technical skills

• Media planning tools
• Advertising technologies
• Business intelligence software (i.e. Tableau,Datorama)
• Office software

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.