Print and Audio Account Manager

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3174 -  Print & Audio Manager

Overview of role  

EssenceMediaCom handles the media planning and buying for some of the world's smartest advertisers.  Supported by consumer insight, analysis and experience, we are part of the largest media planning and buying network in the world. 

 We are the only agency to simultaneously hold the title of Agency Network of the Year across all 5 of the industry’s biggest awards, whilst recently being named Campaign’s Media Agency of the Decade.  

We are looking for a diligent Print and Audio Manager with at least two years of experience to work in the offline team. Clients include but are not limited to Boots, TUI and Costa. In this role you will be responsible for the entire planning and buying process, where you will make a recommendation to the client founded in insight and evidence, with audit guarantees in mind, before purchasing the inventory. 

Ideally we would like to see some form of knowledge across print and/or audio. This is to ensure you have a foundation to build on. 

Reporting of the role 

This role reports directly into the Associate Director on the account, along with the relevant people regarding value management, quality and channel coordination. 

3 best things about the job 

1. EssenceMediaCom’s strength has always been our people. This team really reflects that. We’re a tight team working to deliver great insight-led work to our clients. 

1. A widely varied client base makes for a great place to grow your career as it gives everyone in the team a real breadth of experience. 

1. Exposure not only to planning of all print and audio, but the digital specialists in response to briefs, where we make a joined-up media recommendation across all channels.   

Measures of success

In three months, you would have:  

• Learnt how to use all the key Print + Audio buying tools.  

• Built a strong working relationship with the other individuals within Planning and Investment, as well as media owners externally.  

• Developed a full understanding of the marketplace. 

• Gained a good understanding of the client businesses which you will oversee. 

In six months, you would have: 

• Developed strong Print + Audio planning skills 

• A good understanding of Mediacom’s planning tools and data points and be able use them effectively to build rationale 

• Worked in a multi-media team to deliver connected responses and present back to the client 

In 12 months, you would have: 

• Responsibility and autonomy to deliver Print + Audio responses on your clients with minimal involvement from your AD. 

• Developed strong client relationships and attend external meetings without more senior presence 

• Have a good understanding of other media and the role of Print & Audio in the connected system 

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