Communications Manager

2 weeks ago


City of London Greater London, United Kingdom Omnicom Media Group Full time

This is an exciting and rare opportunity for someone to join our vibrant and rapidly growing team as a Manager in Media accountability.

Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description.

Global Investment at Omnicom Media Group

The Global team is a dedicated unit to drive value creation and monitor and deliver media buying commitments to our well established and growing client base. It is built around experienced media traders, auditors and analysts whose job is to share and apply best practice across our global network and ensure that our clients always receive the best media value and guidance.

The team play a vital role quantifying and tracking media buying performance across all Omnicom Media Group markets for global clients. We strive to define new ways of measuring media value to ensure we continue to lead the industry in this area.

Your principal responsibilities will include:

• Monitor and influence media buying performance/value improvements across global markets to ensure delivery against commitments.
• Be responsible for day-to-day management of a portfolio of global clients and fulfilment of Media Investment Brief objectives.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with the global media community, external media auditors and our clients.
• Media Auditing tracking and alignment with external Media Auditors like Ebiquity and MediaSense.
• Support team on global pitches in market communications and updates to the rest of the pitch team
• Assist with local markets with any queries on a daily and weekly basis as well as contract confirmations with these markets.
• Manage processes, design reporting templates and be the expert on deliverables, targets, methodology, value optimisation and delivery.
• Compile buying results and ad hoc reporting to present to clients and auditors.
• Support associate directors and business directors to refine and craft media KPIs for clients and manage their delivery.
• Create project builds on a monthly basis like new inflation models.
• Line manages analysts and senior analysts including training and on-boarding.
• Track and capture use of Media products across client portfolio
• Support your directors in active value management and optimisation of results to deliver commitments whilst limiting over delivery.
• Weekly face to face meetings with your team.
• Work with systems like Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and sometimes Tableau and GMP360.

Your success will be measured based on your people leadership skills (training, mentoring and developing your direct report(s)), your ability to resolve issues that arise or identify appropriate escalation routes, you will be viewed as a technical expert, showing mastery of methodologies, improvement of processes and development of quality control systems. You show leadership within the Community of Excellence and can deliver clear and accurate reports and presentations to clients.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding and interest in media measurement metrics, KPIs and market pricing dynamics across all media
• Enquiring mind to push boundaries and create new approaches.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, able to explain complicated concepts with clarity.
• Experience of supervising or managing one or more junior team members.
• International media experience ideal but not essential
• Experience at a media auditor, in a local market agency media buying (any medium and does not have to be UK) or within an International Media Investment/Trading/Accountability team.
• Excellent attention to detail and well established organisational and analytical skills
• You will be highly numerate, expert in value methodology and highly competent on excel.

In return we will provide an international, fun working environment in which you will have the opportunity to work on high profile blue-chip global clients and develop your career.

Our Network

Omnicom Media Group is the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc., the leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company, providing services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.

We offer unparalleled representation in the marketplace, as well as a depth of capabilities and experience to drive leadership and innovation in every media type

The company may make changes to your duties from time to time to meet the changing needs of our business. The above stated job guideline is intended to be a broad depiction of your duties rather than a comprehensive list of activities.

Flexible Working

We are committed to supporting and helping have a great work/life balance and a positive attitude to well-being. As part of this, we have a flexible and hybrid working model as a fundamental part of how we operate, including core hours and flexible hours for all.

We believe flexible & hybrid working increases individual motivation, improves performance and productivity, and reduces stress as well as helping manage wellbeing generally. We welcome applicants seeking flexible working arrangements which allow them to vary the number of hours worked, the work pattern (ie days and times worked), and/or the location of work. We will work with you to implement the best flexible working solution for you without compromising team performance and client delivery.

Employee benefits

We offer pension contributions, life insurance, health insurance, a generous holiday entitlement as well as mental health recharge days where we shut the whole 18 floors for 2 days a year, one in Spring and one in Autumn and many other employee benefits for all. We have an enhanced maternity leave, shared parental leave, paternity leave pay policy. When you are in office you can take advantage of a £5 a day canteen contribution, a brand-new modern office, and a healthy working environment.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We are focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity & inclusion of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different.

We welcome remarkable people from a broad range of backgrounds who bring their different attitudes, opinions, and beliefs into a culture where you are treated with respect and can be comfortable at work just being you. Embracing our differences results in a stimulating and inspiring environment which will lead to everyone viewing the world, our work and each other with fresh eyes.

We have our own Diversity & Inclusion committee who bring us regular talks and initiatives, including strategies to support our mental wellbeing, including Mental Health First Aiders. We also have a vibrant global Omnicom Employee Resource Group community to support minority groups (OpenPride, Omnicom Asian Leaders Circle, Black Together, Open Disability, AcentO), as well as Omniwomen.

We are keen to encourage applicants from people from all walks of life and we want you to be at your best throughout the recruitment process, please discuss any specific adjustments with a member of the People team.



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