McCann
Programmatic Manager
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McCann
Job Function
Media
Job Subfunction
Performance Media
Job Description
The McCann media team are responsible for the planning and buying of media campaigns for our clients. The team has extensive experience across the full range of online and offline channels.
Right now, we are looking for an experienced Programmatic Media Manager to support the media team for a variety of clients in industries including retail, automotive, healthcare, charity, and finance. The ideal candidate will have established experience in programmatic media campaigns.
Who We Are
McCann Birmingham is part of McCann, a global agency network that delivers culture-shaping work for some of the world's biggest brands.
And to add to the (literal) wheelbarrow full of awards we've got including Euro Effies most effective global agency, Cannes Network of the Year, Campaign's European Integrated Agency of the Year, not to mention McCann's haul of awards in recent years at Cannes Lions, Clios, One Show, D&AD, LIAs, Golden Drum & Creative Circle Awards. So creativity really is at the forefront of everything we do.
We're a team of passionate creatives, strategists, and engineers from a wide mix of backgrounds. But there's a lot that unites us - like caring deeply about everything we make. And though our skillsets are wide and our process knowledge is deep, we are all still learning every day.
Requirements
We are looking to recruit a Programmatic Media Manager to support the media team, responsible for planning and implementing digital media campaigns, you will work on national and international clients across a wide variety of industries.
Main Duties
- Planning, buying, and implementation of digital media campaigns across managed and self-service digital platforms - display, video, audio, DOOH, mobile, CTV
- Demonstrating in-depth programmatic knowledge and expertise across multiple channels
- Experience of reporting across multiple clients
- Utilising DSPs: DV360, The Trade Desk, Amazon - building, running, and optimising campaigns
- Regularly optimising activity by adjusting bids, reallocating budgets, and pausing underperforming tactics to improve results
- Preparation of detailed and accurate digital media schedules in Excel
- Preparation of PowerPoint presentations for client meetings
- Participate in client reporting calls where required, confidently discussing performance and next steps
- Deliver post-campaign analysis through clear, visually engaging PowerPoint presentations
- Independently carrying out media and audience research
- Reconcile campaign spend and billing accurately, ensuring clients are invoiced correctly and on time each month and all new activity is booked onto the finance system promptly
- Demonstrating commercial accountability on client accounts
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Key Requirements
- Ideally four years of programmatic media experience
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret campaign data and identify optimisation opportunities.
- Concern for and a superb attention to detail
- In-depth understanding of programmatic display platforms and emerging opportunities
- Experience in delivering digital brand campaigns and direct response campaigns
- Ability to work to multiple deadlines and under pressure
- Computer literate, i.e. excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Experience in using Google Campaign Manager and GA4
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- A proactive and positive "can do" attitude
Desirable
- Previous media agency experience
- Skilled in presenting to clients and prospects
- Commercial acumen
- We use DV360, The Trade Desk, and Amazon as our primary DSPs - experience across any other DSPs would be a bonus
- Working knowledge of analytics and data - the ability to run detailed reports in Excel to measure campaign effectiveness
We are a collaborative, sociable team of hard-working individuals. Proactive and curious, we have great attention to detail and understand how to deliver client-servicing excellence. We are industrious and we believe in the constant development of our staff, meaning that you will have the opportunity to learn about the latest innovations in digital media and will have access to relevant industry training. It's a great time to join us, so if you feel you have the right skills and experience, get in touch.
Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, we are committed to creating a brilliant environment for all our people. This includes benefits such as 28 days holiday, plus the opportunity to take additional fully paid leave, enhanced pension contributions, life assurance, and much more.
A culture of learning and development is also central to our ethos, so you'll have access to industry-leading training and development programmes, plus you'll get to work closely with the world's biggest media partners to access exclusive features and products.
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Most importantly, you'll be part of a fun and collaborative team and you'll work in an environment where you are supported and developed.
Our Commitment to Equal Opportunities
For us, diversity is a business imperative - one that must be embedded into every aspect of how we operate in order to drive success. Simply put, we believe an encouraging and inclusive environment makes sound business sense.
As a globally integrated community that influences and shapes culture, it's vital that the talent mix in our agencies encompasses all dimensions of diversity, and that we demand the same of the people we work with.
Conscious inclusion encompasses social, cultural, and cognitive differences and cultivates an ethos of belonging, connection, and shared purpose. It is the integration of this philosophy that allows us to create meaningful experiences for our employees, drive better business practices with our vendors and clients, and ultimately lead with purpose.
McCann is a disability confident committed employer and will guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets the minimum criteria for this role, so please do let us know when you apply if you are eligible, along with any adjustments you may need to the recruitment process to enable you to perform at your best.
Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.
Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.
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