[HCM][Agency] MediaCom: Seeking for Media Planner

Overview of job

MediaCom is seeking an experienced Media Planner to prepare and implement successful communication strategies founded in client’s business objectives and relevant research. In this role, your duties will be varied and challenging. You will utilize your in-depth knowledge of consumer behaviour, trends and the media landscape to create insightful strategies for our clients. Furthermore, you will be responsible for managing timelines and liaising with your colleagues on deliverables to ensure that campaigns run effectively. We expect you to live and transcend the values of Mediacom in your team and in the organization.

Reporting of the role

This role reports to the Business Director.

3 best things about the job:

  1. Opportunities to work across local and international clients and agency teams.
  2. An environment that recognises and rewards great work and encourages pushing the norms.
  3. A fun agency environment, full of young minds hungry for knowledge.

Measures of success –

In three months:

  • A full understanding and knowledge of what makes MediaCom one of the best agencies in the marketplace (from trade agreements to best practices within planning/negotiation).
  • Have started building strong relationships with key clients across the group.

In six months:

  • Driven result for execution plan
  • Shown significant signs of growth potential within Mediacom.

In 12 months:

  • Mentored / coached your team members to be better at their core skills.

What you will do

Besides planning, overseeing, and driving operational needs of your clients, you would also be in-charge of being involved in integrated media planning for clients. While growing existing business will be key, you will also be assisting your senior agency teams in new business development strategies and plans during pitches.

What you will need

  • 2 to 3 years of experience in media (both TV planning and digital).
  • Fluency in Vietnamese and English (both written and spoken).
  • High confidence levels to work with mid to senior level clients (both local and regional/global).
  • Knowledge required in - media insights and data analysis for planning, reporting.
  • Excellent skill in Excel, Power Point and Microsoft office.

More about MediaCom

MediaCom helps brands unlock growth through media. We do this by applying our unique Systems Thinking approach to data, technology and creativity to design communication strategies that build brands and generate sales.

As part of WPP, the world's largest marketing communications services group, and part of GroupM, WPP’s consolidated media investment management arm, we have access to the richest data sets and most robust benchmarks in the business, enabling us to identify the best avenues for growth and unlock the potential in every brand.

Our success is underpinned by our long-standing belief that if we invest in our people, we’ll deliver better results not only for our teams but also for our clients. “People First, Better Results” means that we invest in our people’s careers and capabilities to help grow our clients’ businesses.

In 2018, this approach led MediaCom to become the first network to hold all six major Media Network of the Year titles concurrently: Adweek, Campaign, Cannes Lions, Festival of Media Global, M&M Global and WARC Media 100. The agency retained the WARC Media 100 title in 2019, also winning Agency of the Year (MediaCom Israel) and Campaign of the Year (Gillette – I Don’t Roll on Shabbos, MediaCom Connections Israel).

MediaCom is one of the world’s leading media communications specialists, with billings of US$13.5 billion (Source: COMvergence, March 2019), employing 8,000 people in 125 offices across 100 countries. Its global client roster includes adidas, Coca-Cola (TCCC), Dell, Mars, NBC Universal, P&G, PSA, Richemont, Shell and Sony.

About Vietnam

It’s no secret Vietnam is the fastest growing media market in Asia Pacific. Ad spend on digital in Vietnam is substantially increasing. The internet penetration is constantly growing year on year and reached 54% in 2017. Internet users is 51.5 Million. With a population of more than 95.4 million with Median Age of 30, Vietnam has enormous potential and possibilities for media players and talent.

If you have media experience and are interested in MediaCom, plesae send your resumes to [email protected] for application or further information. For those who are not interested in MediaCom at present, please share the news. Thanks