About Essence
Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make brands more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L’Oréal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 2,000 people strong, manages $4.5B in annualized media spend, and deploys campaigns in 121 markets via 22 offices in APAC, EMEA and the Americas.
Responsibilities includes but not limited to
- Serve as direct point of contact for execution of activations, including liaising directly with clients, leading communication and collaboration between internal and external partners, creative oversight on multiple program elements, and on-set coverage for content creation.
- Deliver a structured approach to project management, time management and prioritisation of tasks.
- To include: Organising kick off meetings, hosting weekly status meetings, capturing detailed contact reports, the creation and delivery of a detailed and well thought out roadmap (production schedule) and project status documents, At all times ensuring all contractual elements have been considered and appropriate lead times and approval processes have been built in
- The ability to work under pressure whilst keeping attention to detail, pre-empting issues and managing any challenges proactively and positively alongside the account lead
- Collaborate closely with internal teams, including Planning, Activation, Strategy and Analytics, to ensure holistic campaign delivery.
A bit about you
- Approx. 3-4 years professional experience
- Background in media, marketing, advertising, agencies, production, creative, or the arts
- Digital media knowledge / experience would be a bonus
- Ability to pivot and adjust to a fast paced, ever changing environment
- Thrives on the details and on moving things from initiation to completion
- Ambitious, optimistic, and never settling
- Adept at giving effective feedback
- Excellent attention to detail is second to none, ensuring all written communication and reporting is accurate and correct
- Comfortable working directly with clients and senior internal and external stakeholders.
What you can expect from Essence:
Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.
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