Group Head Connection Planning

#LI-Promoted Reporting of the role
This role primarily reports to the Partner Connection/Client Lead.

Best things about the job:

• A learning environment with mentorship from within Mindshare Indonesia, GroupM Indonesia and Mindshare Regional.
• Opportunities to work across local and international client and agency teams.
• You will always be at the front line in getting and implementing the latest insights, trends, new media innovations and technologies.
• On top of continuing excellence delivery in traditional media, there is a huge focus on growing the integration with digital planning products including performance, e-commerce, search, and content.

Measures of success –
In three months, you would have:

• Adapted and bonded with the internal team across the agency.
• Understood past work and plans to the best of your ability within the category/brand that you will handle.
• Understood category and brand objectives and challenges.
• Gained initial client trust and comfort level to drive their business.

In six months, you would have:

• Driven strategic integrated media plans – including conventional, digital, and performance-based campaigns.
• Incorporated search and content as part of your development and excellence delivery to clients.
• Shown significant signs of growth potential within Mindshare.
• Worked with internal and external partners to create best-in-class media strategies and tactical plans.
• Integrated effectively and in a good manner with clients, teams, vendors, and partners.

In 12 months, you would have:

• Grown existing client businesses.
• Become comfortable driving strategic & tactical innovation across media platforms.

Responsibilities of the role:
Besides planning, overseeing, and driving operational needs of your clients, you would also be in charge of being a media consultant to the clients by advising, guiding, and shaping your clients’ media work specific to the categories/brands you handle. While growing existing business will be key, you may also be required to assist your senior teams in new business development initiatives, strategic projects, and plans required to drive the business and internal excellence.

What you will need:

• Undergraduate degree in communication, media, or business management is a plus (Post-graduate/masters preferred).
• At least 5 years of working experience that requires strong analytical and strategic thinking, leadership, and team management. Creative capability is a plus.
• Open-minded attitude to accept and embrace agile changes, learn new things, and seek solutions and improvements.
• Experience in - but not limited to - digital media or marketing/brand management is preferred (or a role that covers above knowledge areas).
• Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and English (both written and spoken).
• Understanding and ability to operate Nielsen tools is important, but we prefer to see how you use the relevant data for your clients.
• Understanding marketing and consumer journey and insights terms and how to implement them.
• Independence in ways of working.
• Ability to lead and be a team player.
• Discipline and good time management skills.
• Ability to present thoughts, plans, and ideas in a clear and succinct manner (on PowerPoint, Excel, or otherwise).

More about Mindshare:
We were born in Asia in 1997 and for more than 20 years our values of Speed, Teamwork, and Provocation have guided us in a world where everything is media. We are the Cannes Lions Media Network of the Year 2019 and WARC Media 100 #1 Media Network 2020, with the top 3 most creative campaigns in the world for the past year. In Asia Pacific, we have been Campaign Asia’s Media Agency Network of the Year every year since 2015 and we are also Performance Agency of the Year. Our 10,000 people work with some of the world’s best brands and companies to accelerate their growth. In 116 offices across 86 countries, we integrate brand and demand, ruthlessly focus on outcomes, and create the unexpected. We manage $24bn in billings and are the largest media agency in GroupM, WPP’s Media Investment Management arm, which is the #1 media holding group globally with billings of $63bn (Source: COMvergence 2019).

Hear our stories (and join us) at www.mindshareworld.com and follow us at: WeChat ID: Mindshare China; Instagram and Twitter: @mindshare; Facebook: facebook.com/mindshare and LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/company/mindshare.

About GroupM Indonesia:
With a population of 260 million, Indonesia is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic markets in the world. Its increasing consumer disposable income has meant that Indonesia is now firmly on the radar for MNCs seeking to invest in emerging markets. While the Indonesian media landscape is still dominated by terrestrial TV with 65% of all advertising spend, digital media is now poised to go through a period of exponential growth. There are around 170 million internet users in Indonesia and more than 70% of them are accessing the web via mobile. The opportunity to transform a media landscape on such a scale is unprecedented in the APAC region. We're looking for creative and diligent people to join us on this exciting journey of transformation. We're ready to create impactful solutions for media challenges, shaping the next era of media with our diverse and passionate team.