Global Assistant Media Manager

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join a world leading global FMCG organisation, our client are currently recruiting for a Global Assistant Media Manager. The role will be based at their prestigious global headquarters at Victoria Embankment, Blackfriars. This is a temporary role to start ASAP and expected to run for 12 months. The salary for this position is paying up to £37050.00 per annum, pro rata depending on experience.

Overview:

The Global Assistant Media Manager provides daily media expertise to Global BD Marketing on communication channel plans for our client's largest Global brands and cascades support to the full category.

The role involves working closely with, and helping to oversee the work of, the global media communications planning agency to drive implementation of Communications Architecture frameworks and Brand Experience Toolkits.

The Global Assistant Media Manager is also responsible for capability building by sharing communications best practice, knowledge of media channels, as well as global competitive insights and media-related news. The role helps co-ordinate, manage and keep up-to-date key reports, helps to co-ordinate and organise events and meetings, and is also accountable for producing reports and insights on media behaviours, campaign performance and media spend.

• Excellent co-ordination and organisational skills.
• Strong communicator, both written and verbal, with stakeholder management skills.
• Good project management skills to support multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Good sense of curiosity in order to monitor all communications and keep up-to-date with projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide daily media expertise to Global Brand Development teams on the creation of Global channel plans and assets for the priority Global brands in the Category.
• Collaborate with agencies through input into Brand ExperienceToolkits for key brands in the relevant category.
  • Identify key channels and how to use them.
  • Craft brand blueprints including target insights, must have channels, channel strategy/guidelines.
• Support the Media Manager/Director throughout the Communications Architecture and Brand Experience Toolkit briefing, development, landing and embedding phases.
• Work with Brand teams within the category on a clearly defined Brand Experience Toolkit process (from brief to cascade), whilst collaborating with relevant stakeholders at each stage.
• Work with Global Brand Development teams to manage roster agencies in the development of campaign ideas and assets.
• Deliver the Media Point of View to Brand Teams (Marketing) through day-to-day communications, e.g. strategy on Facebook, mobile video, paid vs. organic, Search, media best practice etc
• Take briefings from BD Marketing and work with agencies to secure and deliver the competitive information required, managing the process throughout.
• Support WL2/3 in providing recommendations to the category teams.
• Connect effectively with Local Media Members for input on data/local media plans.
• Cascade expertise in iO while spending time with BD to train them on producing basic reports.
• Deliver relevant reporting from key partners by overseeing their work and helping BD teams to cascade any insights and recommendations to local markets.

Key Requirements:

• 2-3 years' experience working within a media, marketing or digital Agency is preferred.
• Ideally work experience at a Global level.
• Strong working knowledge of media channels at a global level, with a focus on digital and content areas.
• Demonstrate excellent organisation & communication skills - must be a self-starter who takes initiative.
• Confident with Information management.
• Excellent co-ordination and organisational skills.
• Strong communicator, both written and verbal, with stakeholder management skills.
• Good project management skills to support multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Good sense of curiosity in order to monitor all communications and keep up-to-date with projects.