Media Manager

Job Description

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Media Manager, AMET

This position reports into the Head of Media and is based at Cape Town, South Africa or Johannesburg, South Africa or Prague, Czech Republic.

Who We Are

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA, AVEENO, TYLENOL, LISTERINE, JOHNSON’S and BAND-AID that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made up with 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means to have the power to impact the lives of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.

What You Will Do

The Media Manager AMET (Africa, Middle East and Turkey), with a focus on digital media, will be reporting to the Head of Media AMET; contributing strategic and operational media planning approach to drive investment effectiveness and efficiency across the cluster, owning operations and accountability of our key strategic media partners and media agency to maximize the impact of Kenvue’s media investment. The role is responsible for accelerating our media capabilities, leading the development of local best practices, and deploying global guidelines to markets and local partners. This requires collaborating closely with local markets, regional/global Media Excellence teams, power partners, and media agency.

Digital media background is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities

1. Contributes to the development of full funnel media strategies (from brief to final plan) and is accountable for executing those plans, alongside the media agency and local brand teams, from audience development tied to category buyers, through to campaign delivery and optimization – in the core role of retail media, SEO, and website.
2. Leads optimization & allocation of media spends throughout the year – providing recommendations for optimized media spend allocation across the portfolio, fully leveraging econometrics, research, and competitive insights to develop media guidelines for the cluster.
3. Conducts deep dives in specific media challenges & facilitates the implementation of media innovations - main point of contact for all media related questions in the cluster.
4. Analyzes partnership KPI performance across internal and external partners, to identify key areas of optimization.
5. Maximizes the collaboration with our media agency, serving as the connecting link between brand teams and media agency for all brands, driving ongoing optimization of processes and ways of working by monitoring performance and providing feedback - scope planning and operations, including the overall deliverables roadmap & timelines.
6. Deploys best practices and guidelines for media and content, helping to ensure consistency and quality across campaigns.
7. Manages the relationship with Cluster Transcreation Agency (content) in close collaboration with brand teams. Ensures assets are delivered by agency and brand teams in the right format by channel so the media works as hard as possible.
8. Stays abreast of industry trends and developments in advertising to ensure the company remains at the forefront of innovation.

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree is required.
2. Media Agency or Client-side (multinational companies) experience are required.
3. Extensive digital media background.
4. eCom media background is a big plus.
5. Minimum of 6+ years of progressive experience, with a strong track record of business results and organizational leadership.
6. Strong background on media planning principles (planning to reach/frequency requirements, ROI optimizer tools) and how to integrate into standard media planning best practices and planning operations.
7. Track record of success, identifying and implementing new technologies, measuring and delivering change management and in-market adoption.
8. Demonstrated ability to negotiate and collaborate successfully to drive value and build relationships with internal teams, suppliers, and agencies.
9. Demonstrated understanding of, and ability to shape data-driven media strategies, inclusive of digital and traditional channels, audience development, Brand Safety and Suitability and working with key inventory and technology partners.
10. Exceptional business communication skills, with demonstrated ability to communicate complex messages to diverse audiences.
11. Strong creative and analytical thinking ability to set a vision, identify new opportunities, develop new ways of working, pinpoint solutions to complex problems and overcome obstacles.
12. Proven leadership ability to motivate and manage cross-functional teams across a matrix organization.
13. Demonstrated ability to negotiate and collaborate successfully to drive value and build relationships with internal teams, suppliers, and agencies.
14. Travel up to 10% may be required.

What’s In It For You

1. Competitive Benefit Package
2. Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!
3. Learning & Development Opportunities
4. Employee Resource Groups

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Primary Location

Europe/Middle East/Africa-South Africa-Western Cape-Cape Town

Other Locations

Europe/Middle East/Africa-South Africa-Gauteng-Johannesburg, Europe/Middle East/Africa-Czechia-Prague-Prague

Job Function

Product Management

Job Qualifications

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