Description

Position at GroupM
Role Summary & Impact
Our Investment teams bring holistic media plans to life. They work in conjunction with our planning teams and are responsible for the negotiating and purchasing of media - across both linear and digital platforms including premium video, mobile, and OTT. As the Associate Client Investment Lead, you will manage the media negotiations and buying/activation for your assigned accounts, and work cross-functionally with internal teams including strategy, planning, finance, operations, traffic, etc. to provide seamless workflows. You will lead client presentations and communications on a day-to-day basis while developing, motivating, and coaching your team.
Key Responsibilities

• Drive consistent process and approach to marketplace dealings and cascade to teams.
• Facilitate communication between Investment and Analytics/Planning/Operations and other departments to bring client strategies to life and execute campaigns seamlessly.
• Day-to-day client management and problem-solving.
• Provide thought leadership to senior client partners, advising on holistic media approach across lin
• Foster development and growth of the Investment team staff.
• Keep current on partner and marketplace innovations, ad models, and technologies.
• Lead client presentations.
• Work with the Client Investment Lead in developing and rolling out a go-to-market approach and applying best-in-class ways of working.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, business administration, and communications; OR equivalent professional work experience.
• 6 years of prior media investment experience desired.
• Experience managing and mentoring junior staff.
• Experience building and maintaining strong relationships with a wide variety of media partners and internal departments.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally within a variety of internal departments.
• Strong presentation skills via phone, virtual and in-person.
• Strong quantitative and analytical/results-oriented skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel with intermediate PowerPoint and Word skills.
• Strong understanding of interactive research and buying tools.

Life at GroupM
Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we're just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. GroupM employees can tap into the global GroupM & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

GroupM 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, EssenceMediacom, and mSix&Partners, and cross-channel performance (GroupM Nexus), data (Choreograph), entertainment (GroupM Motion Entertainment) and investment solutions, GroupM leverages a unique combination of global scale, expertise, and innovation to generate sustained value for clients wherever they do business. Discover more at www.groupm.com.
GroupM provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard for factors such as race, religion, national origin, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected status.
GroupM is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with GroupM, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call (212) 297-8507 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $75,000 to $180,000. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, please visit https://www.wpp.com/people/wellbeing/benefits-at-wpp-in-the-us for more details.