With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader.

We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward.

With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellogg Company, KraftHeinz, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa and more.

Your key responsibility in this role will be to support the media division and wider media team with their day-to-day duties relating to developing strategic channel/media approaches that routinely impress and excite clients. The key role of a media executive is to shape and execute effective advertising campaigns for clients. Your job will be to identify & advise how to reach target audiences, prepare media plans, launch campaigns, create reports and evaluate campaign performance; report back to the wider team and the client on the findings and recommendation.

Responsibilities: 

• Assist in the development and implementation of media plans for clients, including analyzing the market and consumer data, identifying target audiences, and selecting media channels.
• Is aware and understands the importance of set key performance indicators and is an active member in achieving them. 
• Collaborate with other members of the planning team and cross-functional teams to develop and execute effective media strategies.
• Support the wider media team with their day-to-day duties relating to developing strategic channel/media approaches.
• Manage day-to-day client relationships and communications.

Technical & Product

• Ability to understand the client's brief, ask relevant questions and plan media channels (media plan & recommendation) based on client's objectives 
• To create and manage MRF Sheet and cooperate closely with the creative agency ensuring timely receipt of material and go live dates
• To Traffic digital campaigns and connect with TAAG team to ensure proper implementation 
• To follow up with media and creative agency on proper implementation of campaigns (implementation reports)
• Manage campaign launches, which includes client's expectations management (in case any delays / challenges etc.)
• To ensure booking by administration team is timely and accurate
• To prepare client status reports (in the format required by the client e.g. Monday.com)
• To prepare reports and optimization recommendation in required format
• Supervision of invoicing process
• Familiarity with MS Office 365 software suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc..).
• Experience with various media planning and buying tools and platforms such as Z/X Plan, Statex, Global web Index(GWI), Euromonitor, World Advertising Research Center (WARC), Similar Web, etc.
• Knowledge on various industry digital planning tools such as DV360, Google Ads, Meta Business Manager, Snap Chat Ads Manager, Twitter Ads Manager, TikTok Ads Manager.
• Familiarity with digital media and emerging technologies.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data and market research.
• Have a commercial mindset, able to understand the importance of driving ROI for both business partners and agency.

Business Acumen & Operational Efficiency

• In-depth knowledge of advertising products, formats, channels and always up to date on any new products in market. 
• Knowledge in the various Digital platform (Programmatic Display, Video, Social, Search)
• Understanding of the advertising and media industry and the role of media planning within it. 
• Experience with budget management and the ability to optimize media spending.
• Strong Time & project management skills and attention to detail. 
• Familiar with various industry digital planning tools like DV360, Google ads, Meta Business Manager, Snap Chat ads manager, Twitter ads manager, and TikTok Ads manager is a plus.