Manager – Social, GroupM Nexus Global Team, India
(Gurgaon, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Coimbatore, Kolkata)
GroupM is the world’s largest media investment company and is a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for a Manager -Social to join us. As part of the largest media agency in India, you’ll have the opportunity to leverage the scale that comes with the job. You will become an integral part of this growing team and will be working with both internal teams and external parties to ensure campaign delivery objectives are met.
This team is responsible for delivering international solutions, with some global influence. You will enjoy working in a collaborative team environment and will hold a ‘can do’ attitude with the passion to learn and grow.
At GroupM, our people are our strength, which is why fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion is important to us.
Reporting of the role
This role reports to the Associate Director -Social
3 best things about the job:
- You will be the owner of transforming the agency’s digital media buying from “manual” insertion order to data and technology-driven buying, generating higher ROI for clients and higher revenue/margin.
- It’s Programmatic. The world is moving in that direction. You will be charged with driving that for the largest media agency in India working across all the publishers, vendors and start-ups creating disruption to “traditional” way of doing business.
- Working with cross-functional teams to drive efficiency and automation at scale.
Measures of success :
In three months:
- Working with all constituents of paid social eco-system under one single roof
- As a go to person, you will be expected to support the team for client operations in a timely manner and gather and analyse information skilfully
- Understanding team requirements, creating & executing solutions to achieve goals.
In six months:
- Ability to work with a diverse team. Be a biddable media expert across self-serve paid Social platforms.
- Get proficient with latest trading techniques and deals by managing largest portfolios
In 12 months:
- Emerged as a coveted champion on performance marketing solutions.
- Become proficient is escalation handling and resolve conflicts.
- Maintain regular measurement of the ROI of campaigns
What your day job looks like at GroupM Nexus Global Team:
- Making Strategies and Planning
- Execution and Optimization for Paid campaigns across social media platforms
- Creating Performance reports & review deck for clients
- Understanding the projects and client’s requirements & deliver accordingly
What you’ll bring:
- Should be able to multitask and handle multiple clients at one time
- Hand on experience in social media advertising and ad creation & optimization
- Active interest in digital, Paid media, planning, strategizing, web analytics and other aspects of performance marketing.
- Team Management
Minimum Qualifications and Education:
- Graduation or Post Graduation Degree in Any stream
- 4-6 years of Experience of running paid social campaigns
- In-depth knowledge of social platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat etc.)
- Have created Media plans for client briefs
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in MS-Office and Social Media Management Tools like SocialFlow, Sprinklr, etc.
More about GroupM
GroupM - GroupM leads and shapes media markets by delivering performance enhancing media products and services, powered by data and technology. Our global network agencies and businesses enable our people to work collaboratively across borders with the best in class, providing them the opportunity to accelerate their progress and development. We are not limited by teams or geographies; our scale and diverse range of clients lets us be more adventurous with our business and talent. We give our talent the space, support and tools to innovate and grow.
More about GroupM Nexus Global Team
GroupM Nexus Global Team is the industry’s largest community of performance marketing experts designed to drive performance and innovation at scale for GroupM’s agencies and clients. With the most platform accreditations in the industry combined with proprietary technology, media, and solutions, culture of continuous innovation and scaled partnerships, GroupM Nexus consistently sets new benchmarks for effectiveness and efficiency across all forms of media to drive growth for the world’s leading advertisers.
About India
2020 brought opportunities for brands to innovate because of which we saw an evolving media stack. The growth of digital is set to soar high because of changing consumer habits. With approximately 500 million smartphone users, low-priced data plans, 45 to 50 million e-commerce shoppers, approximately 60 OTT offerings and a young population, India is a mobile-first internet market. It is also one of the top 10 ad spend markets in the world and is set to climb the ranks. Global big tech corporations have made considerable investments in top e-commerce/retail ventures and Indian start-ups, blurring the lines between social media, e-commerce and mobile payments, resulting in disruption on an unimaginable scale.
At GroupM India, there’s never a dull moment between juggling client requests, managing vendor partners and having fun with your team. We believe in tackling challenges head-on and getting things done.
GroupM is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it’s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and that’s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.
