This job has expired, please see additional jobs below
Associate Director, Digital Investment
GroupM
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Job Details - this job has expired, please see similar jobs below
Job Description
Title: Associate Director, Digital Investment
Mindshare:
Mindshare is a global media agency network with billings in excess of US$34.5 billion (source: RECMA). The network consists of more than 7,000 employees, in 116 offices across 86 countries spread throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.
Each office is dedicated to forging competitive marketing advantage for businesses and their brands based on the values of speed, teamwork and provocation. Mindshare is part of GroupM, which oversees the media investment management sector for WPP, the world’s leading communications services group.
Department – Digital Investment:
Our Digital Investment teams are critical in bringing our media plans to life. . We are at the forefront of the digital marketplace. As the experts we are tasked with driving innovation whilst delivering best in class media plans that drive value for our clients. We work in conjunction with our planning teams and are responsible for the tactical plans as well as negotiating and purchasing of digital media real estate. We are an integral part in capturing a client’s vision to reach the intended audience.
Quick Notes:
This is a key role working on the Facebook account. Facebook is one of the most exciting, fastest growing, innovative accounts in our industry with initiatives varying from Instagram, to B2B, to their newly launched Watch platform.
This role is pivotal in driving conversations forward with the strategy team and client as well as leading conversations / negotiations with our digital media partners.
Facebook is based in San Francisco with the Mindshare global strategy team in Portland.
What we love about this position:
This is a leadership role working with one of the largest media platforms in the world, you get to know what’s new before it’s new, under NDA of course!
Within this role you are helping Facebook to shape their business. You truly have a voice in driving innovation and thought leadership as much of work we are doing is at the forefront of the industry.
Whether your interests lie within entertainment, branding, B2B, VR/AR or AI this role touches every aspect of what makes this pieces of business so exciting.
Working with a truly talented set of peers and leaders that each bring their own value and skillset that you’re constantly learning from and absorbing within your day to day role.
Mindshare West is the perfect combination of ‘spirit of the small, brawn of the big’. We are nimble with an entrepreneurial spirit, however this is combined with the backing of GroupM and WPP for everything from training and development through to trading prowess.
How we’ll grow together:
The team has to be at the core of what we do, be it managing them day to day or mentoring them to help them grow. This role is critical in championing a collaborative work environment with a team of curious, fearless, problem solvers.
This is a rapidly evolving account with the flexibility to shape the role to fit with the individual’s needs. The successful candidate will have gravitas and be comfortable with autonomy whilst still being a team player and able to operate in an agile way.
Opportunities are limitless! This is a highly visible account within Mindshare both across North American and with the global leadership team.
Meat and Potatoes:
• Work with Mindshare’s Digital Trading Leader and Director, Digital Investment, to establishing a Digital Trading organization at Mindshare.
• Work with managers, senior associates and associates to help shape the offering and team construct in order to ensure it delivers for Mindshare’s client teams and most importantly, clients.
• Work with Director to ensure account has a clear trading strategy based on client goals.
• Work with key partners and Director to drive negotiations that will benefit client as well as the broader Mindshare client base.
• Coordination with all practices to ensure cohesive plan output for clients. Additionally working with an integrated team means ensuring the right connections with Planning/Strategy, specialist areas such as National Broadcast and Print, as well as specialist digital practices (Mobile, Social, Search).
• Lead via strong communication to support teams and promote superior Trading:
• Casting a wider net to support Trading staff in client team discussions around trading/buying approach, etc.
• Participating in regular Mindshare and GroupM trading meetings where appropriate
• Helping DTL and Director to communicate market intel to teams via wider GroupM channels
What you’ve already conquered:
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Media Tools, Donovan Data Systems & Prisma is essential
• 3rd party syndicated research resources (i.e. Comscore, Nielsen, etc.) is a plus but not required
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a concentration in advertising, marketing, business administration, and communications
• Minimum of seven years’ experience including strong buying experience as well as team management
• Comfortable working with budgets and numbers
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Exceptional organizational skills, multi-tasking capabilities and detail oriented
Mindshare is an EEO/AA Employer, M/F/Disability/Veterans
Non Discrimination Disclosure: We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other status or class protected by applicable law. We apply this policy to recruiting, hiring, training, testing, compensation, promotion, transfer, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment.
Mindshare is winning new business and expanding – come grow with us!