Project Manager, Media Partnerships

Overview: The position of Project Manager is responsible for executing innovative solutions in media partnerships, sponsorships and integration campaigns across linear and digital channels. This position involves developing a deep understanding of our clients’ business to provide support and assistance in managing their proposals, whilst keeping the day-to-day activities running smoothly. May supervise/support the training needs of a coordinator. This position provides day-to-day management of all aspects related to media partnerships across a number of platforms including broadcast, digital and audio.

Your Impact:

1. Manage work plans, client expectations, partner relationships, measurement, and reporting tools to ensure flawless execution.
2. Manage the creative production process with media partners.
3. Challenge media partner responses, providing creative solutions to ensure key performance indicators are achieved.
4. Leverage media partner and internal EssenceMediacom resources to deliver complete and effective reporting to clients.
5. Build relationships with client(s) and media partners to identify new opportunities.
6. Responsible for all invoicing and payment processes.
7. Act as the first port of call on day-to-day queries, questions, and campaign progress.
8. Stay up to date with the latest developments in the media project management space including new formats, platforms, measurement, etc.

Skills and Behaviour:

1. Strategic and creative thinker.
2. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate with impact and effectiveness across all levels of an organization and with external audiences.
3. An expert with PowerPoint—able to build creative and visually impactful slides that articulate creative media ideas, rooted in strategic insights.
4. Basic sales and business development skills.
5. Ability to navigate client relationships.
6. Manages difficult conversations and negotiates on clients’ behalf.
7. Articulate and skilled at effectively communicating information and ideas in written and verbal format to senior level contacts and stakeholders.
8. Exceptional interpersonal skills and relationship management skills.
9. Impeccable attention to detail.
10. Team player and client service oriented.
11. Energetic and results-oriented individual with a drive to get things done.

Culture Building:

1. Contribute to foster a culture of inclusivity within the team and the agency.
2. Contribute to foster a team culture which is creative and results-driven with a focus on executional excellence.

Your Education and Experience:

1. 2 years in media partnership/project management space with experience developing and executing services to reflect client needs and revenue targets.
2. Understanding of media landscape, key trends.
3. Project management experience.
4. Significant experience operating successfully in a complex multi-stakeholder environment.
5. A combination of Agency/Media Partner experience would be considered an asset.
6. Quebec French language competency required.

About EssenceMediacom: Welcome innovators, initiative takers, and instigators. We are 8,500 of the world’s leading media communications specialists, in 125 offices, across 100 countries. We have a global client roster that’s the envy of our peers. Adidas, Coca-Cola, Mars, P&G, Richemont, and Sony to name but a few. We help brands unlock growth through media. Our Systems Thinking approach combines data, technology, and creativity to design communication strategies that build brands and generate sales. We’re part of WPP, the world's largest marketing communications services group, which gives us access to the richest data sets and most robust benchmarks in the business. All this has helped us become the first network to hold the big six Media Network of the Year titles concurrently. But the real secret to our success is simple (and not really a secret). It’s our People First, Better Results philosophy. We know that when we invest in our people, we’ll deliver better results not only for them but also for our clients. We also know that talent comes in all shapes, sizes, genders, and ethnicities. That’s why we are open environments that celebrate difference. Do you want to work with smart, creative, enthusiastic people? So do we. Welcome to EssenceMediacom!

GroupM and all of its affiliates embrace and celebrate diversity and inclusivity. We are committed to creating a safe and respectful work environment and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are a worldwide media agency network that represents global clients. The more inclusive and collaborative we are, the more great work we can create together.

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