Media Activation Associate Director - Search - Google B2B

Job Description

About EssenceEssence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, LOreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.About the roleThe Media Activation Associate Director is responsible for the coordination and delivery of their account(s) across paid search campaigns and operates as the main campaign point of contact for our clients. They will make use of platform knowledge and accountmanagement practices to ensure effective management of projects to brief, schedule and budget. They will also work closely with their account lead (and the teams head of search), to deliver world class paid search programmes which exceed our clients expectations.Some of the things wed like you to do

• Responsible for effective running of designated account campaigns and weaving these into the overall cross-channel campaign strategy
• Ultimate accountability for adherence to controls and best practices across all channels in the immediate account team (with particular focus in paid search), and help to manage regional development of search best practice
• Escalating any potential conflicts between best practice and what is best for their programs
• Be the primary contact point of contact between the Media Activation team and regular stakeholders both internal & external for their account(s)
• Develop strong relationships with your client, and key suppliers, leading team communications with these stakeholders. Be able to communicate with clients on subjects outside your remit, and provide them with useful insight, working independently
• Share and maintain in-depth knowledge of all search platforms and bid management platforms, operating as in-agency expert in your field of specialism, whilst showing a good understanding of the overall media landscape
• Oversee development of your clients testing plans to organise both tactical, and mid- term campaign actions and goals
• Gain a more strategic understanding of the clients business and KPIs, and keep up to date with latest Industry news and be proactive in spotting trends, product releases, and other opportunities which could enhance our activity
• Contribute to the wider regional paid search strategy & goals, provide strategic insight to individual campaign wrap-ups

Competencies (Specific knowledge, skills and abilities):

• Strong written and verbal communication skills across all platforms
• Expert organizational skills, great attention to detail
• Concrete knowledge of all areas of digital marketing and media
• Ability to implement and adhere to and meet deadlines and project manage multiple campaigns
• Excellent client relationship and management skills
• Proven problem-solving skills and ability to think outside of the box for creative solutions
• Ability to lead and motivate team members in a positive light
• Detail oriented and responsive, deadline-driven with strong quantitative reasoning skills
• Delivers results against priorities proactively with little or no senior input

Supervisory Responsibility

• Motivational manager leading by example while encouraging and coaching juniors on the team
• Assist in leading team through vision, values, and model leadership behaviors while championing and facilitating change in a positive manner
• Provide timely and actionable feedback to the team to aid in their development, improvement, and progress
• Continually monitor and watch after Essential satisfaction across client teams, identifying and implementing ways to either maintain or increase satisfaction
• Foster a good working relationship across all client teams to facilitate flawless execution of plans
• Strong and effective communication across all levels

A bit about yourself

• Bachelors degree (Experience may be substituted for the education)
• Proven experience at Senior Account Manager level in a Digital Media or Advertising role
• Proven Project Management, Leadership and Management Experience
• Extensive Experience with planning and running large-scale PPC accounts via Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising, and via third party platforms e.g. Search Ads 360, Marin etc. (certification on Google platforms desirable)
• Excellent knowledge of media planning fundamentals e.g. reach, frequency, channels, formats, etc.
• Experience of managing search vendor relationships
• Regularly contributes to search best practices and campaign processes
• Experience with Google Analytics (plus certification) desirable but not required
• Experience with running campaigns across multiple countries / languages

What you can expect from EssenceEssences mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the worlds very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of todays digital marketing landscape. Its important that we hire people whose values reflectthose of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourselfand do amazing work.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.Sphere Digital Recruitment are specialists in placing marketing, sales, analytics, product and creative talent globally.