media planning manager

Esports World Cup Foundation

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 Team: Corporate Marketing
 
 
 Activity: Full-time
 
 
 Role grade: Manager (6)
 
 
 Direct reports: 0
 
 
 Indirect reports: 0
 
 
 Reporting to: Director Corporate Marketing
 
 
 Role location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
 
 
 
 Job Purpose:
 
 The Media Planning Manager is responsible for shaping and executing the paid media strategy for both the Esports World Cup (EWC) and the Esports Nations Cup (ENC). The role leads media planning, channel selection, and budget allocation while also overseeing the day-to-day execution and optimization of all media activity. Working closely with the external partners and internal marketing teams, the Manager ensures that media plans are data-driven, accurately delivered, continuously optimized, and aligned with the creative, digital, and campaign priorities of EWC and ENC. The role requires an equal balance of strategic thinking and operational oversight to drive measurable results across all markets and campaign phases.
 
 
 
 Duties And Responsibilities
 
 
 
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 Develop the paid media strategy for EWC and ENC across global, regional, and priority markets.
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 Translate marketing objectives into clear media plans with defined audiences, channel roles, KPIs, budgets, and timelines.
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 Collaborate with creative, social, content, and product teams to ensure media plans align with campaign narratives and marketing beats.
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 Collaborate in developing integrated media plans that cover digital, social, programmatic, search, video, outdoor, and regional channels.
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 Use market insights, audience data, and competitive analysis to shape the channel mix and optimize budget allocation across all campaign phases, including Announce, Hype, Live, and Celebrate.
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 Ensure media planning supports both performance and awareness goals while strengthening the EWC and ENC brand.
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 Oversee media execution on a day-to-day basis and ensure accuracy, quality, and timely delivery across all channels.
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 Manage external partners by providing clear briefs, tracking progress, and ensuring high-quality execution of media buys and placements.
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 Coordinate with social, PR, influencer, creative, and digital teams to ensure cohesive execution across paid and owned channels.
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 Review and validate all outputs including media plans, flowcharts, budgets, placements, and tracking documents.
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 Present performance updates to internal stakeholders and recommend improvements for future campaigns.
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 Lead post campaign evaluations that highlight effectiveness, ROI, key learnings, and opportunities to strengthen future media planning.
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 Maintain structured documentation that supports consistency, knowledge sharing, and long term performance improvement.
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 Support media-related production needs, including asset specifications, approvals, and adaptation requirements for global and regional markets.
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 Maintain media calendars and ensure alignment across campaign phases, tentpoles, and key priority moments.
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 Monitor media performance in real time and make recommendations to improve results based on KPIs.
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 Work with the data and analytics teams to interpret performance results, identify insights, and guide mid-flight adjustments.
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 Ensure all partners provide accurate, timely, and clear reporting, including daily, weekly, and post-campaign updates.
 
 
 
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 Education and Experience
 
 
 
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 Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Marketing, Media Management, Communications, Business, or a related field.
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 6+ years of experience in media planning and buying with a proven background managing external media agencies and overseeing both strategy and execution.
 
 
 
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 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
 
 
 
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 Experience working on large-scale, multi-channel campaigns across digital, social, video, search, programmatic, and outdoor media.
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 Strong understanding of media planning across digital, social, video, search, programmatic, and outdoor channels.
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 Skilled in developing integrated media plans that support awareness, engagement, and performance goals.
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 Familiar with media buying processes, budget allocation, and channel optimization.
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 Ability to manage external media agencies and evaluate the quality of media plans and execution.
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 Ability to analyze media performance metrics and interpret data to guide optimizations.
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 Comfortable working with media dashboards, reporting tools, and analytics platforms.
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 Strong ability to translate performance insights into actionable recommendations
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 Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and timelines simultaneously.
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 High attention to detail and strong accuracy in reviewing media plans, budgets, and tracking documents.
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 Ability to work effectively across fast-paced environments with multiple stakeholders.
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 Effective communicator with the ability to work closely with internal teams, including creative, social, content, and analytics.
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 Skilled in building strong working relationships with external agencies and media partners.
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 Confidently presenting media performance, optimizations, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
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 Experience in entertainment, sports, gaming, or large event environments is considered an advantage.
 
 
 
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 Benefits
 
 
 
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 Relocation support
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 Transportation allowance
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 Competitive compensation
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 Housing allowance
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 VIP medical insurance
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 Opportunity to work on a new exciting project with a group of passionate professionals. You will get the freedom to excel and make a real impact
 
 
 
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 Diversity disclaimer
 
 
 
 Our mission is to build a diverse organization where our members, regardless of background or identity, have a sense of belonging. We genuinely believe that thanks to creating a collaborative environment where different perspectives are valued, we can achieve more. Together, we want to reshape the boundaries of what is achievable in the esports domain.
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Manager Media Planning

Zong CMPak Ltd

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 Department &amp; Function:
 
 Marketing
 
 
 
 Position:
 
 Manager Media &amp; Communication
 
 
 
 Location:
 
 Islamabad
 
 
 
 Reporting to:
 
 Sr. Manager Brands, Media &amp; Communication
 
 
 
 Job Type:
 
 Permanent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Job Purpose:
 
 
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 The position is responsible for managing media campaigns across various channels (digital, TV, radio, print, etc.), along with media planning, buying, and optimization related activities. The role is also engaged in developing and executing media strategies to meet business objectives, managing relationships with media vendors, and ensuring the seamless execution of campaigns.
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 Job Responsibilities:
 
 
 
 
 Media Planning &amp; Strategy:
 
 
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 1. Lead the development of comprehensive media strategies aligned with brand objectives and target audience insights.
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 2. Identify appropriate media channels (digital, print, broadcast, etc.) and optimize budgets to maximize reach and impact.
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 3. Conduct competitive analysis and market research to stay ahead of trends and opportunities.
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 Media Buying &amp; Negotiation:
 
 
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 1. Manage the end-to-end media buying process, including planning, negotiating, and executing media buys across various platforms.
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 2. Build and maintain strong relationships with media vendors and publishers to secure the best possible rates and placements.
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 3. Oversee budget management to ensure campaigns are executed within allocated budgets.
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 Campaign Execution &amp; Optimization:
 
 
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 1. Monitor campaign performance and make data-driven adjustments to optimize media strategies and achieve KPIs.
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 2. Work closely with the digital marketing team to integrate online and offline media for cross-channel synergies.
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 3. Ensure campaigns are launched on time and within budget, tracking all aspects of media performance.
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 Team Leadership &amp; Collaboration:
 
 
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 1. Providing leadership and direction on media planning and buying.
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 2. Collaborate with other departments (creative, analytics, product marketing) to align on campaign goals and execution
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 3. Play a pivoted role in conducting media expenses audits, reconciling media accounts, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, streamline communication and coordination for seamless execution of media investments, contributing to the overall success of media initiatives
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 4. Liaise with internal teams to gather information and insights for effective financial decision-making.
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 5. Collaborate with Marketing Finance for timely processing Purchase Requisition (PR), PO issuance, and budget alignment
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 6. Vendor Management and contracts handling
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 Reporting &amp; Analysis:
 
 
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 1. Provide regular updates on media spend, performance, and ROI to senior leadership.
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 2. Analyze post-campaign results and report insights and recommendations for future campaigns
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 Eligibility Criteria (Education, Knowledge, Experience and Skills):
 
 
 
 
 
 Education
 
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 In principle have a minimum of Bachelors Degree or above.
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 Work Experience:
 
 
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 Minimum Experience: 4 yrs. or Above
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Manager Media & Communication

Rise

Rise is an award-winning, full-service Media Agency of Record that is backed by data and powered by people. We create omnichannel experiences using our proprietary tech stack and advanced analytics capabilities to help solve the unique struggles brands face today. This approach, with transparency at its core, specializes in omnichannel media, commerce and retail media, advanced in-home media, as well as content and creator marketing. We offer "Risers" the opportunity to work in an ever-evolving industry that will foster learning and development, provide an innovative work environment with diverse projects and clients, career advancement paths a collaborative team environment, corporate social responsibility initiatives, an inclusive and diverse culture, plus association with a reputable media agency. We're looking for talent like you who can continue to elevate our work and culture. General Purpose of Job: We are looking to hire a Manager, Media Planning who is responsible for developing an understanding of clients' business model and pain points and translating them to custom media strategies and media plans. The ideal candidate will have a passion for digital marketing, have familiarity with all media channels, both online and offline, as well as the ability to think critically. The Manager, Media Planning will be responsible for overseeing the media planning process and participating in developing client relationships by building trust and credibility through clear, concise and professional communications. The successful Manager develops media plans that deliver against goals/KPIs and provides ongoing guidance for next-level strategies that positively impact the client's business. This role manages the daily activities of team members with responsibility for managing, mentoring and developing direct reports. This role will have expectations of working on both existing client strategy as well as collaborate on new client strategy and innovation opportunities. Location: Chicago, 4 days in office Key Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Work with Media Strategy leadership to develop innovative and custom solutions in achieving client goals for prospective and current clients </li> <li>Develop and oversee media strategy, campaign creation, budget, optimization, and testing strategy(ies), as applicable, for full-funnel, multi-platform campaigns across all paid channels including television, radio, print, out-of-home, digital, social, and mobile media </li> <li>Leverage insights and learnings to help determine the right channel mix and further bolster the data-informed portions of media plans; engage with and support the efforts of the Analytics team re: same </li> <li>Translate client audience data, goals, and pain points into custom media plans </li> <li> Assist with driving new business development by ensuring the New Business team is leveraging customized approaches </li> <li>Work in collaboration with Director and peers to develop media strategies that leverage connections planning and creative insights, are integrated across moments/tactics and align with client campaign objectives</li> <li>Support the efforts of the activation team related to plan execution; participate in packaging / communicating negotiation / placement / results outcomes to clients, as appropriate </li> <li>Stay current with new advances in media, the competitive landscape, and vendor capabilities; leverage that knowledge to influence current and future business plans and strategies </li> <li>Supervise media team members on the execution of client media campaigns to ensure accurate and timely execution </li> <li>Foster and implement collaborative, proactive communication with internal teams and external client(s) (via in-person, phone or email) </li> <li>Ensure all communication on behalf of client is clear, concise and accurate (notifications, insertion orders, press runs, material tracking resolutions, etc.) </li> <li>Lead and support team development including mentoring and training on new media / internal process and procedures </li> <li>Marshall team and other resources, as necessary, to manage multiple projects simultaneously </li> <li>Implement and support operational best practices across the team and within the department </li> <li>Keep manager and team members informed of media opportunities or challenges that could impact client budget and goals of each campaign </li> </ul> Education: <ul> <li>Bachelors Degree Preferred</li> </ul> Experience: <ul> <li>4+ years of media experience at both a tactical level (implementing) and strategic level (guiding and training); agency experience is a plus </li> <li>Experience in omnichannel media planning, including both digital and traditional media</li> <li>Proven ability to manage multiple, simultaneous short- and long-term projects </li> <li>Track record of demonstrating strong judgment and prioritization capabilities </li> <li>Ability to implement change quickly to support evolving / changing client initiatives or marketplace occurrences </li> <li>Working knowledge of third-party media research, including but not limited to: Nielsen, MRI, Scarborough, Kantar, DoubleClick, YouGov</li> </ul> Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: <ul> <li>Experience building client decks and pitching current as well as potential up-sell opportunities </li> <li>Strong understanding of media planning, distribution, and syndication of content </li> <li>Evidence of facilitating and initiating creative thinking in the media space </li> <li>Dedication to completing projects and tasks with passion and a relentless pursuit of excellence; ability to excel in a complex and changing marketplace Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities </li> <li>Collaborative approach and all-in attitude Client facing track record; excellent verbal and written communication skills </li> <li>Committed to flawless execution </li> </ul> Employees can be expected to be paid an annualized salary range of $85,000 -$100,000, based on variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions. Rise and Quad are proud to be an equal opportunity employers. We are committed to creating a place of belonging - a space where employees do not need to sacrifice who they are to exist and grow in our workplace. Rise and Quad do not discriminate on any unlawful basis including race, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Rise and Quad also prohibit harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.

Manager, Media Planning (Traditional and Digital)

WPP Media

<div>About WPP Media

WPP is a creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.

WPP Media is WPP's global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It's what helps us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP &amp; WPP Media's shared core values:
<ul>
<li> Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.</li>
<li> Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.</li>
<li> Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize Enterprise.</li>
</ul>
Role Summary and Impact:

We are currently looking for a Manager Programmatic to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for handling media vendors and facilitating clients throughout the digital media process and additional duties as assigned. The role includes both independent and coordinated planning initiatives.

Reporting of the role
This role reports to Senior Manager Programmatic

3 best things about the job:
<ul><li>Being part of a talented and passionate team.</li>
<li>Working and interacting closely with top media corporations</li>
<li>Opportunity to implement and execute industry first initiatives</li>
</ul>
In this role, your goals will be:
In three months:
<ul><li>Complete knowledge of planning and digital systems.</li>
<li>Understanding of the programmatic buying/planning, open market exchange process &ndash; includes basic understanding and importance of trading tools like DSP and SSP.</li>
<li>Execute basic programmatic campaigns.</li>
</ul>
In six months:
<ul><li>Understand new developments in the digital market</li>
<li>Deliver exceptional value from negotiations with media owners against KPI.</li>
<li>Ensure all specified audit/digital guarantees are met.</li>
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In 12 months:
<ul><li>Ensure close relationships are developed with all key media owners.</li>
<li>Display strong ability and knowledge for all day-to-day systems.</li>
<li>Close negotiation deals and manage assigned tasks, regional/local.</li>
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What your day job looks like at WPP Media:
<ul><li>Supplier selection based on KPIs, trading deals and maximizing value for client and agency</li>
<li>Hands-on experience of digital planning &amp; buying</li>
<li>Hands-on experience of tracking tools like: Sizmek, Double Click, others.</li>
<li>Excellent understanding of GA and UTM working through different campaign tracking tools.</li>
<li>Setting up campaigns with DMP and audience data</li>
<li>Overseeing trafficking and implementation with the regional team</li>
<li>Co-ordination with suppliers, tech team and agencies to get campaigns live</li>
<li>Creating PCA's with data from operations.</li>
<li>Preparation of negotiation reports, post closure and inventory management report with team.</li>
<li>Negotiating campaigns to hit KPIs based on view ability and performance.</li>
<li>Learning about programmatic buying, barter, inventory value trading</li>
<li>Learn mobile networks execution (secondary media)</li>
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What you'll bring:
<ul><li>Superior time management and prioritization skills.</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills.</li>
<li>Strong analytical and number skills.</li>
<li>A proactive approach with excellent negotiation and communication skills.</li>
<li>Excellent working skills on excel and PowerPoint presentation development.</li>
<li>Media knowledge and understanding of systems.</li>
</ul>
Minimum qualifications:
<ul><li>Must be a BBA / MBA from a reputable university or equivalent.</li>
<li>Must have at least 2 years' experience in digital media planning, programmatic &amp; strategy.</li>
</ul>
Life at WPP Media &amp; Benefits

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. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media &amp; 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, employee wellbeing facilities, and employee mental health awareness days.
WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. 
 
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

About Pakistan

WPP Media Pakistan is the leading global media investment management operation in Pakistan. We see major growth coming on Digital platforms with internet penetration growing to 87 million broadband users and 85 million 3G/4G subscribers. Social media platforms have also grown substantially in Pakistan where Facebook stands at 34 million subscribers and Tik Tok has replaced Instagram to become the second most penetrated social platform. While the digitalization of the market is happening at a fast pace, it has also opened up opportunities for specializations like e-commerce, Digital Content, Video Planning solutions, Technology and Data &amp; Analytics in Pakistan.

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Manager Programmatic

Sephora

<div>At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful. 
Since its inception in 1969 in Limoges, France, and as part of the LVMH Group since 1997, Sephora has been disrupting the prestige beauty retail industry. Today, Sephora continues to break with convention to drive its mission: champion a world of inspiration and inclusion where everyone can celebrate their beauty. 
With 56,000 employees in 35 countries, we connect customers and beauty brands within the world&rsquo;s most passionate beauty community. With a curation of nearly 500 brands, and our own label, Sephora Collection, we offer the most unique and diverse range of products: fragrances, makeup, hair care, skincare... and much more. 
Reporting to: Marketing Director
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates 
You will excel and enjoy this position if you are ready to actively handle the following missions:
Middle East Media Strategy<ul><li>
Define the best full funnel strategy for the Middle East to ensure Sephora&rsquo;s ownership of share of voice across the region.</li><li>
Define specific media and performance strategy and optimize across the calendar in key KCPs and animation periods.</li><li>
Define specific strategy for performance media assuring new client recruitment and best balance possible for paid / free traffic.</li><li>
Influence the content factory for appropriate assets and concepts to ensure impactful visibility &amp; desirability across the funnel.</li><li>
Ensure media innovation especially in branding to build new brand statement opportunities.</li><li>
Manage all key OOH bookings, timelins and dates ensuring the securing of all key placements required as per marketing and animation calendar, including but not limited to securing and pioneering new areas of investment.</li></ul> 
Middle East media plan shaping, deployment and monitoring<ul><li>
Work closely with the agency to build, monitor and track all campaigns with clear deliverables and measurable metrics and benchmarks.</li><li>
Orchestrate all the agencies from the brief to the final monitoring to ensure clear KPIs are set with deliberate output for the year and manage any changes required.</li></ul> 
Campaign Calendar Management and Budget Optimization<ul><li>
Successfully manage media and campaign calendar to ensure no cannabilization and effieciences on spend across all digital platforms.</li><li>
Report and manage key insights on all tracked KPIs to measure the effectiveness of media campaigns and optimize performance.</li><li>
Understand key target audiences and ensure media efforts are effectively targeting the right audiences as per campaign objective.</li><li>
Consolidate post campaign results into insightful and clear post campaign reports with key learnings and benchmarking set for future campaign management.</li><li>
Build the right reports, tools and methods to clearly measure and monitor the impact of media strategy on brand awareness and business</li><li>
Oversee marketing budgets, ensuring efficient use of resourses and alignment with key calendar objectives.</li></ul> 
Team Management and Cross Functional Collaboration<ul><li>
Partner with all key marketing leads to ensure full 360 coherence across all customer touchpoints connected to the full funnel media strategy.</li><li>
Ensure key partnering with all cross functional teams to align key launch, planning and animation calendars across brick and click for effective media planning and spend.</li><li>
Ensure clear coordination through process, meetings and calendars between the media teams and their cross functional partners across the business for key alignment and media execution.</li></ul> 
Key Agency Reviews, Management and Performance Assessments<ul><li>
Ensure clear contracting of deliverables between all key media agencies across full funnel spend, app optimization and affiliate marketing.</li><li>
Ensure performance assessments are carried out against the key deliverables aligned with all agencies two times a year- mid year review and full year review appraisal.</li><li>
Plan, lead and execute all key strategy meeting reviews required for planning and execution with all key media agencies.
</li><li>Liaise with LVMH Media as required on all optimziatons, reporting and appraisals as required by the business.</li></ul>
Do not hesitate to apply if you have:<ul><li>
6+ years of experience in a managerial media/ communications role.</li><li>
Native Arabic Speaker</li><li>
Strong understanding of media planning, buying and analytics.</li><li>
Proven track record of developing and executing media campaigns.</li><li>
Experience in fast-paced, retail environment.</li><li>
Beauty/ Luxury experience considered a plus.</li><li>
Clear communicator with analytical skills.</li><li>
Strong leadership.</li><li>
Team spirit &amp; collaborative mindset with strong ability to collaborate across different teams.</li></ul> 
Here, you will find:<ul><li>
Community, in which authenticity is embraced, and the strength of our differences fuels our collective spirit</li><li>
Culture of empowerment, learning &amp; growth, that offers you the tools, space and opportunity to learn, innovate and lead</li><li>
Work that brings fulfillment. From delighting clients every day, to inspiring our industry at large, every action makes a difference</li></ul> 
Join us and belong to something beautiful</div>

Full Funnel Media Director

Rise is an award-winning, full-service Media Agency of Record that is backed by data and powered by people. We create omnichannel experiences using our proprietary tech stack and advanced analytics capabilities to help solve the unique struggles brands face today. This approach, with transparency at its core, specializes in omnichannel media, commerce and retail media, advanced in-home media, as well as content and creator marketing. We offer "Risers" the opportunity to work in an ever-evolving industry that will foster learning and development, provide an innovative work environment with diverse projects and clients, career advancement paths a collaborative team environment, corporate social responsibility initiatives, an inclusive and diverse culture, plus association with a reputable media agency. We're looking for talent like you who can continue to elevate our work and culture. General Purpose of Job: The Director, Media Planning role will be responsible for developing client-specific strategy for key accounts. This role will be primarily responsible for working collaboratively with client and agency leadership to either improve current client strategy or lead the development of net new strategies for prospective clients. The right candidate will be passionate about Media and have familiarity with all performance and brand marketing channels. They must have experience in all media channels, both online and offline with an understanding of the role each channel plays, the strengths and weaknesses, as well as how they all work together. The Director, Media Planning provides senior leadership to the team responsible for placing, confirming and monitoring media orders to ensure the clients' advertising program is executed flawlessly. The successful Director provides a high level of media planning and strategy expertise to assigned accounts as the functional leader of the team. The Director provides ongoing communication, consulting, insight, analysis, and recommendations regarding digital media, including emerging trends. The Director is also responsible for identifying and developing the talent needed to function as a high-performing team. Location: Chicago or New York, 4 days in office Key Responsibilities: Understand client challenges to craft custom marketing program (inclusive of audiences, markets, competitive spend trends, additional consumer insights and trends, etc.) <ul> <li>Understand client challenges to craft custom marketing program (inclusive of audiences, markets, competitive spend trends, additional consumer insights and trends, etc.) </li> <li>Lead media strategy for new business development and collaborate with all other Quad stakeholders as necessary, as part of the new business process</li> <li>Lead conversations, internally and support externally in establishing benchmarks to determine success </li> <li>Oversee media strategy, campaign creation, budget, optimization, and testing strategy(ies), as applicable, for full-funnel, multi-platform campaigns across all paid channels including television, radio, print, out-of-home, digital, social, and mobile media</li> <li>Identify relevant media partners and data partners (when Quad audience stack is not applicable) to test in plans on a client-by-client basis</li> <li>Identify areas of opportunity to innovate with agency partners to evolve media strategy for clients and the agency as a whole</li> <li>Reviews advanced analytics reports to provide direction on media plan optimizations </li> <li>Leverage insights, learnings, and modeling to help determine the right channel mix and further bolster the data-informed portions of media plans </li> <li>Stay current with new advances in media, the competitive landscape, and vendor capabilities; leverage that knowledge to influence current and future business plans and strategies</li> <li>Develop POV on new media products and vendor capabilities </li> <li>Approval and oversight over strategy content for QBRs; lead when allocation allows </li> <li>Nurture team of managers and planners </li> <li>Lead client calls as needed </li> <li>Collaborate with media activation on case study structure and development </li> <li>Advise on recommended measurement framework and approach </li> <li>Effectively motivate, lead and train team members while fostering accountability and ownership; marshal resources, as necessary, to ensure work is completed accurately and timely. </li> <li>Create, implement and support operational best practices across the team and within the department. </li> <li> Support new client onboarding efforts as directed by leadership </li> </ul> Education: • Bachelor's degree Experience: • 7-10+ years of experience in either agency environments and/or channel partnerships • 3+ years in a management or supervisory role • Exceptionally strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with clients, vendors and all levels of the internal organization • Ability to identify / recruit / retain top talent; experience positively managing personnel issues • Proven quantitative and analytic capabilities; expertise in translating data into insights • Proven ability to manage multiple, simultaneous short- and long-term projects • Track record of demonstrating strong judgment and prioritization capabilities • Ability to implement change quickly to support evolving / changing client initiatives or marketplace occurrences • Working knowledge of third-party media research, including but not limited to: Nielsen, MRI, Scarborough, Media Radar, DoubleClick, YouGov Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: • Experience building client decks and pitching current as well as potential up-sell opportunities • Expert understanding of media planning, distribution, and syndication of content • Collaborative approach and all-in attitude • Client facing track record • Skilled at and enjoys manipulating and understanding data, as well as drawing actionable data-driven decisions to drive sales and marketing efforts • Strong interpersonal, partnership and influencing management skills • Self-motivated and creative strategic thinker who thrives in fast-paced environment • Extensive knowledge of the media industry, demonstrating depth in media strategy and performance-based marketing across all channels, media analytics / ROI, and planning and buying local and national media (digital and traditional) • Proven ability to develop and manage paid media plans that meet / exceed business objectives • Influential and persuasive communicator with strong interpersonal skills; exceptional ability to grow and foster internal / external relationships • Strong presentation / story-telling and impeccable written and verbal communication skills • Demonstrated ability to learn and understand each client's business; act as an extension of the client with working knowledge of issues that could influence media decisions • Display a natural curiosity as a "student of the industry" with a desire to both learn and teach, while applying knowledge for the ongoing betterment of client media plans • Ability to lead and develop a high-performing team, with track record of employee growth and development • Passion for a purpose-driven, team oriented, client-first, cross-functional culture • Demonstrated problem-solver with the ability to provide creative solutions that result in positive outcomes • Ability to articulate a clear and compelling vision to direct and maximize the team where all roles and responsibilities are well defined, understood and managed • Expert synthesizer of detail and information for client, peer and management consumption • Exhibits sound business judgment to navigate through everyday client and team challenges, commanding both authority and respect Employees can be expected to be paid an annualized salary range of $120,000 - $155, 650, based on variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions age. Rise and Quad are proud to be an equal opportunity employers. We are committed to creating a place of belonging - a space where employees do not need to sacrifice who they are to exist and grow in our workplace. Rise and Quad do not discriminate on any unlawful basis including race, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Rise and Quad also prohibit harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.

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