AV Senior Executive (Disney)

  • Full-time

Company Description

“If you can dream it, you can do it”

- Walt Disney

Publicis Imagine is a bespoke team dedicated to Disney with one purpose in mind – to be Disney’s most valuable partner in creating the next era of entertainment. This newly built organisation will sit under the umbrella of Publicis Media, tapping into all areas of Publicis Groupe capability, including our newest acquisition, Epsilon. We will be dedicated to Disney’s four lines of business below and are committed to delivering excellence, innovation and creativity in everything we do:

  • Disney+
  • Studios
  • Media networks
  • Disneyland Parks and Walt Disney World

The Publicis Imagine team has been designed to be simple, agile and connected, with access to the latest innovations in media to accelerate Disney’s growth around the world, Data is at the core of Publicis Imagine’s offering. Our data ecosystem, supercharged by Epsilon, will be the end-to-end platform focused on driving growth. We do this by uncovering data-driven insights that inform marketing, creative messaging and media decisions. We will look to connect all aspects of Disney’s business to unlock growth with each of their consumers from any line of business.

Publicis Imagine will be active across the globe, with the hub for EMEA based here at White City in London. We are Disney fanatics and have created a unique UK and EMEA hybrid team to deliver not only excellence in market, but also be the guiding light for the region when it comes to planning. We have brought together talent from all areas of our business, client leadership, strategy, planning, data science, content, insights and execution in agile squads that will deliver for Disney’s business.

We are excited to be building something brand new here at Publicis the best and brightest and want to come on this journey with us.

We also too believe that if you can dream it, you can do it.

We are Publicis Imagine.

Dreaming. Doing.

Job Description

The ideal candidate will be passionate about their craft. They should have a genuine hunger to build successful AV communication strategies that challenge the status quo and excite the Disney client. They should be a fully-rounded and specialist AV media buyer/planner who has a strong understating of mathematics.

We are looking for someone who can come in and immediately make an impact. This person should exude confidence and be able to motivate, educate and aid the development of more junior resource.

You will continually keep up-to-date with market developments and embrace the new. You take great pride in delivering outstanding work across every campaign and supporting a team to do the same.

Working closely with the AV Manager to help lead a team of AV buyers to deliver best in class activity across the TV, BVOD, Audio and Cinema mediums across the Disney+ and Media Networks lines of business. Planning and buying of TV, Audio and Cinema campaigns. Negotiating with various sales house teams to drive added value opportunities for Disney Meeting all deadlines set by either the AV team, planning team and/or the client - ensuring the team do the same. Ensuring all AV administration is completed accurately and in a timely fashion. Keeping abreast of changes within the AV marketplace - sharing market intelligence with the team and the company as a whole (where relevant). Working with the AV Manager and AV Director to ensure that all KPIs and any audit specifics are achieved. Building productive relationships with the Disney planning team and client (understanding the client’s organisational structure and the market they operate in). Using the appropriate systems and technology to get under the skin of audience behaviour and consumption of TV, BVOD, Audio and Cinema

Qualifications

  • Expert knowledge in buying effective TV campaigns across all UK Broadcasters
  • Experience in planning TV, audio and cinema campaigns will be advantageous but is not imperative when applying for this role
  • Negotiation skills
  • Advanced presentation skills
  • A proven track record of managing people
  • Advanced communication skills – working across a team, within the wider agency, with clients and media owners
  • Expert knowledge of MediaOcean/MediaExplorer, Prisma, excel and powerpoint
  • Advanced knowledge of the media auditing process – existing relationships with Ebiquity and/or Slik would be an advantage
  • Extremely confident with the implementational planning of TV, Video, Audio and Cinema
  • Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to multitask and adapt to new challenges
  • Detail-oriented
  • Excellent English communication skills – written and spoken
  • Creative and open to new ideas with the confidence to challenge briefs

Additional Information

Publicis Media is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups.  We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background.

If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.

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