Wavemaker Associate Director Marketplace

**Wavemaker | Associate Director Marketplace**

**At Wavemaker, we believe there always is a better way to grow. By Positively Provoking Growth for our clients and our people, we shape decisions and experiences through media, content and technology.**

Wavemaker is a global media, content and technology agency. In Australia, we are currently ranked as the #2 Media Agency. We have over 250 people working across six offices: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Auckland, New Zealand. We are part of GroupM and WPP; the largest media buying alliance and marketing communications group in the world. For the last four years we have rated in the top 20 ‘Best Places To Work Australia’, we pride ourselves on our culture and our people.

**About the role**

The role of the Marketplace team within Wavemaker is to deliver the highest excellence in Implementation Planning and Buying, spanning both offline and online media types, powered by data, technology, and automation, ensuring client campaigns are executed and amplified in an effective, efficient, and future facing way. The scope of Marketplace incorporates traditional media (TV, Cinema, Out of Home, Radio, Print, Digital Video and Display) and the online evolution of traditional media (Addressable TV, Programmatic OOH, Music Streaming and Podcasting).

The role of the Associate Director within the Marketplace team is to help shape and manage the delivery of client media plans.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

- Experience managing a team
- Passion for Implementation Planning and Buying
- Strong, up to date, media landscape knowledge (confidently able to articulate macro consumer trends and the challenges and opportunities they bring).
- Attention to detail
- Extensive media buying experience
- Problem solving mentality
- Clear communicator, with strong presentation skills
- Demonstrates well developed negotiation and Investment planning skills
- Results Driven. Passionate about delivering business results for clients, with the ability to identify and clearly articulate what’s working and why.

**WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE**:
**In 3 months**:

- Established collaborative relationships with all key stakeholders and internal reports.
- A strong understanding of and can clearly articulate the agency and group proposition, core Marketplace processes and our way of working.
- Immersed yourself in the team with an understanding of the status of all active and upcoming campaigns.

**In 6 months**:

- Demonstrated your ability to deliver on all aspects of the role in an efficient, effective and proactive way.
- Strengthened your key stakeholder relationships to deliver great team work consistently.
- Managing the Marketplace processes for the team from end to end, ensuring that your manager and wider team are regularly updated.

**In 12 months**:

- Taking on greater ownership for campaigns and clients - responsibility and volume.
- Building strong relationships with publishers, representing the Wavemaker team appropriately and ensuring that campaigns are delivered to the highest quality

**About GroupM Australia**

GroupM Australia takes pride in being a group built on a set of core values that extend to every aspect of our operation. We are committed to providing an empowering workplace that offers opportunities to learn, succeed and grow. GroupM is the largest media investment management company in Australia. _GroupM is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We believe that diversity is vital and positively influences the environment in which we operate. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment that is free of discrimination, harassment or bullying. Race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions, we encourage all applicants._