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Carat is looking for a Media Manager to join our growing integrated planning team. This person must have the ambition to take the bull by the horns and want to learn, grow and partner with the best in class. As a Media Manager, you are responsible for ensuring that communications strategies are effectively and accurately translated into plans as well as leading the development and implementation of those plans. In partnership with your manager, you will establish and manage day-to-day operations and be the primary contact internally for all thing’s media. You will be an expert on the client’s business and a leader on a cross-functional team.

What you can expect doing day-to-day:

• Responsible for administration of media planning operations and implementations within the account team. 

• Single point of contact in managing the relationship between client, agency excellence units and all media channels. 

• Understand client’s business and advertising objectives in depth to be able to adopt strategic approach while developing media strategy and building ad campaigns in accordance with client media briefs. 

• Take responsibility in preparing and presenting the ad campaign presentations to the client. 

• Supervise the compliance of ad campaigns or media projects with business-marketing objectives and giving guidance to account and agency teams if necessary. 

• Act as a brand guardian and make sure all communication tasks are implemented against the agreed timelines in line with the campaign/project brief. 

• Actively participate in brainstorming to be a part innovative and media 1st ideas and business cases. 

• Support top managers in preparing and presenting presentations to the client. 

• Liaise with the client and related 3rd parties to ensure smooth delivery of market-specific materials. 

• Prepare and share regular/ad hoc reports and any kind of thought leadership material with the client to create the most efficient source and thinking to support their decision-making process on media agreements and business-marketing strategies. 

• Ensure regular and up-to-date information exchange between client and Dentsu Carat global team. 

• Direct role in preparing and sharing global reports to Dentsu Carat global team in line with client’s global guidelines and necessities. 

• Last but not least, understand and adopt client media and business KPIs to be a part of the account team in achieving success. 

• University graduation (degree in media, advertising, communications and marketing is a plus).  

• Min. 5 years of agency experience in a media agency (or similar) client management.  

• Agency industry experience in integrated media planning and buying. 

• Thrives in a fast pace, constantly changing environment; can adapt plans due to changes in client objectives, priorities or budgets while minimizing impact on project momentum. 

• Customer focused. 

• Strong communication skills. 

• Strong analytical skills, ability to relate results to client business objectives. 

• Balanced ability to perform analytically and creatively. 

• Good team player. 

• Good PC skills, especially with Excel and PowerPoint. 

• Fluent English and outstanding presentation skills 

Dentsu is a modern marketing solutions company. Our mission is to help clients navigate, progress and thrive in a world of change. Businesses rely on our integrated network of agencies and specialized practices to champion meaningful progress through creative, media, commerce, data and technology. Part of Dentsu Group, our global network comprises 66,000 diverse people in 143 countries, who are dedicated to teaming for growth and good. Carat is our award-winning agency.