Description
Position at GroupM Nexus
GroupM Nexus brings together 9,000 practitioners globally across ad ops, addressable content & TV, AI, commerce, programmatic, search and social, among others, to deliver transformational outcomes across digital channels and platforms and create exciting new career paths for our people. GroupM Nexus is the world's largest performance engine that integrates paid, owned, and earned to deliver true business outcomes for our clients.Role Summary & ImpactAs a Group Director, Paid Social, you will provide attentive oversight of assigned client accounts and direct a willing and talented team of digital experts. You will bolster client relationships, identify new business opportunities & integrate Paid Social standard methodologies. You will be accountable for the successful project delivery on these accounts and revenue health. You will achieve this by leading the appropriate strategies, develops POVs, provide thought leadership, and drive innovation. The overarching strategies you invent will anchor and glue all the workstreams and execution together.Key Responsibilities
- Act as the chief architect of the delivery strategy, testing strategy, forecast, and plan for key accounts within your category, ensuring all paid social deliverables are met on time and of the highest quality.
- Develop strong relationships with the search community, vendors, Group Directors and Digital Leads.
- Provide in-depth strategic recommendations for current clients and strategize with sales on future prospects.
- Negotiate and resolve any raised client, agency, and vendor conflicts.
- Grow revenue within the current client base by identifying new and cross-product opportunities.
- Scrutinize planning budgets to identify strengths and weaknesses and ensure proper financial allocations.
- Develop and approve manpower estimates against new and assigned engagements.
- Serve as an advisor to social directors and associated staff on related accounts, ensuring personal and career development are prioritized.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Analytics, Marketing, Communications, Advertising; OR equivalent professional work experience.
- 9+ Years experience leading paid social campaign management strategy, working knowledge of Paid Search is a plus.
- Fortune 100 client-facing strategic experience preferred.
- Ability to think strategically and drive solid results to grow the business.
- Strong data analytics & strategy background.
- Prior experience managing a team is an absolute must; demonstrating the ability to nurture junior members of a team and serve as a mentor.
- Ability to interact with people at all levels of an organization, fostering strong cross-functional teamwork.
Life at GroupMOur passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. GroupM employees can tap into the global GroupM & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days. GroupM is WPP’s media investment group and the world’s leading media investment company with a mission to shape the next era of media where advertising works better for people. The company is responsible for more than $60 billion in annual media investment, as measured by the independent research bureau COMvergence. Through its global agencies Mindshare, Wavemaker, EssenceMediacom, and T&Pm, and cross-channel performance (GroupM Nexus), data (Choreograph), entertainment (GroupM Motion Entertainment) and investment solutions, GroupM leverages a unique combination of global scale, expertise, and innovation to generate sustained value for clients wherever they do business. Discover more at www.groupm.com. GroupM provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability. GroupM is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with GroupM, please send an e-mail to GroupM Leave Administration at Leave.Administration@groupm.com or call (212) 297-8507 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $125,000 to $295,000. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, please visit https://www.wpp.com/people/wellbeing/benefits-at-wpp-in-the-us for more details.
