Wavemaker | Business Manager

Wavemaker, India

Business Manager                             

Overview of job

Wavemaker is an agency of GroupM, the world’s largest media investment company and are a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for a Business Manager to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for the P&L of one of the key client, instrumental in identifying new content, sports & live & movie marketing streams, building new partnerships and looking at consumer focused content & film marketing solutions for brands across mediums. You should have ideally worked in a production house/television channel/digital agency/multi-channel network.

At GroupM APAC, 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 – Business Director

 3 best things about the job:

1. You would be working in one of the most exiting agencies
2. Client that supports and encourages innovative and exciting work
3. Scope to work on various target segments

Measurement of success

In three months:

• You would have complete knowledge of relevant categories.
• Total understanding of the various agency functions
• You would have been able to understand the client working style and deliver on their day-to-day requirements and start building relationships with the key decision makers within the current pipeline

In six months:

• Demonstrate good understanding of clients’ business and challenges and ability to apply the knowledge in the formulation of campaign strategy and recommendation.
• Build a good relationship with clients, internal and external stakeholders, and partners
• Proactively drive the business initiatives and response to the client requirements & briefs.
• Have full understanding of what is happening on client’s business & work accordingly
• Ability to start leading long term & short-term media planning for the client

In 12 months:

• Established strong team and Client relationship and receive great feedback from co-workers and key client contacts
• Been the source of what’s new and emerging in media & technology to deliver new and innovative Client solutions
• Challenge briefs and constantly evolve our strategies to ensure we hit client KPIs and constantly take campaigns to the next level
• Planning & Strategy: Ensure holistic thinking is carried across channel planning and outcomes that can be clearly measured.

What your day job looks like:

• Plan and execute social media campaigns.
• Co-ordinate with internal and external stakeholders for creatives, content and copies.
• Interact with client for briefs, approvals and feedbacks
• Influencer marketing – Tap on opportunities with existing and new set of clients and pitch them ideas.
• Keep a tap on relevant trending topics to suggest real time social media posts and content around the same.
• Reporting and responding to queries on brands social media pages

What you will need:

• At-least 4 years’ experience in media strategy / planning / execution / account planning
• Comfortable making & presenting annual, quarterly media strategy & plans.
• With an experience of various responsibilities within the media ecosystem. Should know offline marketing. Knowledge of digital marketing would be a plus.
• Go getter attitude, data analytics, communication skills, good logical reasoning, attention to detail, integrity, empathy, aptitude & dare for innovation.
• Working knowledge of all tools – TGI, BARC, MAP, IRS. Knowledge of digital tools (COMSCORE, Similarweb, Google trends, etc) would be a plus.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders.

More about Wavemaker

We believe there always is a better way to grow. We positively provoke growth for our clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content and technology. The Wavemaker way is globally consistent. Fueled by the world’s most powerful consumer data, we understand where and how marketing can intervene decisively to help brands win more sales.

Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. We do our best work for brave brands and people who want to be challenged to go further and faster. We know it’s not easy, but if it’s in you, we will get it out of you.

Our 7,600 people across 90 markets provoke growth for some of the world’s leading brands and businesses. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by: 

• deep knowledge we have of our clients’ business
• confidence to challenge what’s gone before
• the support to go further than we thought possible

We are a part of GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management company. Discover more on wavemakerglobal.com, Twitter and LinkedIn. 

More about Wavemaker

Wavemaker is a billion dollar-revenue next generation agency that sits at the intersection of media, content and technology.  We are obsessed with the customer's purchase journey and is what connects our mission directly to our client’s business challenges. We invented WM Momentum, the world's most comprehensive study into how people make purchase decisions and have conducted over 375,000 surveys in 70 markets and across more than 30 categories. We are a business that is powered by the creativity and curiosity of our 8,500 people in 90 countries, united by our PACED values. We are a part of GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management company.

For more information, go to www.wavemakerglobal.com

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.