China Job Openings

EssenceMediaCom

Manager, Strategic Planning

October 15, 2024

Group M China
Overview of job
Group M is 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.



Reporting of the role
This role reports to (Line Manager’s position).
2 best things about the job:
  • Oversee plan negotiations and media team activities.
  • Build a comprehensive media knowledge base and synthesizes information into innovative ideas.
Measures of success –
In three months:
  • Take responsibility for planning, buying, and reporting for assigned accounts.
  • Develop and foster strong working relationships with internal teams.
  • Mentor, train, and build the team effectively.
In six months:
  • Manage vendor relationships efficiently.
  • Collaborate with the Associate Director/Director to create strategic and efficient media plans.
  • Contribute to setting the overall direction for program planning and negotiating strategies.
In 12 months:
  • Initiate creative and business-building ideas.
  • Build a comprehensive media knowledge base and synthesize information into innovative ideas.
  • Supervise, train, and develop staff while serving as a positive role model with a strong work ethic, and diligently reviewing all work to ensure high-quality output.
Responsibilities of the role:
  • Assist the Associate Director/Director in creating strategic and efficient media plans.
  • Support the Associate Director/Director in setting the overall direction for program planning and negotiating strategies.
  • Develop and foster strong working relationships with internal teams and manage vendor relationships.
  • Take responsibility for mentoring, training, and team building.
  • Oversee plan negotiations and media team activities.
  • Maximize the buying power of every dollar spent.
  • Maintain status reports to ensure efficient workflow and meet deadlines and write reports of key meetings.
  • Lead internal meetings with other departments and leverage agency resources to strengthen ideas.
What you will need:
  • More than 5 years of experience (experience working in an Interactive/Digital environment is preferred).
  • Bachelor's degree and above.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work successfully with teams, handle multiple projects, and meet tight deadlines under pressure.
  • Strong negotiating skills and excellent attention to detail.
  • Strong relationship-building skills, including maintaining positive client relationships.
  • Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
  • Strong analytical abilities and quantitative skills, including math proficiency.
  • Ability to effectively utilize media research and reporting resources.
  • Technical proficiency, particularly with media systems and MS Excel, Word, and Power Point.
More about Essence Mediacom
We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 influencers help our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth. Essence Mediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients’ businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability.
Essence Mediacom understands that our people are tasked with big goals: building breakthrough growth for brands and leading with breakthrough thinking in our industry. Our people are at the heart of this work because their ideas will enable us to decode the intersections of people, content, and technology to bring our aspirations to life. Our success is down to our eclectic, diverse, and talented people.
Essence Mediacom is a place for us to grow our careers and expand our horizons. Essence Mediacom is committed to building an agency culture that supports our people, puts diversity at the forefront of our operations, and creates opportunity for all. This collective culture will be our “new power” where ideas are freely exchanged, and collaboration is actively encouraged in a place where you can innovate in our hyperconnected world.
About Group M China
Group M is WPP’s media investment group and the world’s leading media investment company with a mission to shape the next era of media where advertising works better for people. The company is responsible for more than $60 billion in annual media investment, as measured by the independent research bureau COMvergence. Through its global agencies Mindshare, Wavemaker, Essence Mediacom, and m Six&Partners, and cross-channel performance (Group M Nexus), data (Choreograph), entertainment (Group M Motion Entertainment) and investment solutions, Group M leverages a unique combination of global scale, expertise, and innovation to generate sustained value for clients wherever they do business.
In Group M, we view everyone as an unique individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it’s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and that’s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global diverse clients we work with.
Discover more about Group M at www.groupm.com.
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