Wavemaker Digital Manager

**Digital Manager**

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.

**The Role**

Wavemaker Adelaide is seeking a suitably experienced Digital Manager to join our amazing agency.

This media focused role will provide opportunties to lead the Digital team by:

- Planning and buying of digital campaigns
- Supporting Senior Managers on more strategic tasks while ensuring a cohesive transition from plan approval into implementation
- Leading the training and development of Analysts, Executives and Associate Managers in the team
- Responsible for Digital team presence at all ‘Hack the Brief’ sessions for relevant clients
- Leads Digital team weekly WIPs and is responsible for ensuring team attend internal client team WIPs.
- Manages output of Digital team, ensuring workload is shared where necessary to ensure timely high standard output.
- Manages development of Digital team, ensuring KPIs are set, performance catch-ups are held monthly and training needs are addressed appropriately.
- Owning relationships with clients at a Marketing Assistant or Marketing Manager level when it comes to planning and execution conversations

As a key part of the Digital team, the Digital Manager will work closely alongside the client and client teams as the interface between Wavemaker product teams, GroupM specialist divisions and our media partners, to ensure client campaigns are executed and amplified in an effective, efficient and future facing, Wavemaker way.

**What you will need**:

- Activation experience on major DSP or similar to Adobe, DV360, Meta, Snapchat, Pinterest, Twitter.
- Ad Ops or Trafficking experience with CM360, Sizmek, Flashtalking
- Fundamental experience on Google Analytics.
- MFA Digital Foundations Certification I and II
- Passion for Digital
- Well developed, up to date, media landscape knowledge (able to articulate current consumer insights).
- Clear and concise communication skills
- Established media systems knowledge (Pathmatics, Symphony, MOAT, Nielsen and Excel)
- Problem solving mentality
- Experience building digital media plans
- Experience in managing people
- Team Player

**What success looks like**:
The easiest and simplest way to see if you have done a great job is when:
**In 3 months, you would have**:

- Have been introduced to key clients
- Immersed yourself in the team with an understanding of the status of all active and upcoming campaigns.
- Established collaborative relationships with all key stakeholders and internal reports.
- A strong understanding of and can clearly articulate the Wavemaker proposition, core digital processes and our way of working.

**In 6 months, you would have**:

- Started to build strong relationships with key clients
- Taken the lead in planning and buying for specific allocated clients/campaigns
- Provided great support on planning and buying for specific allocated clients/campaigns
- Effectively briefing in internal WM and GroupM team members to ensure seamless transition from planning to execution
- Working well with your direct reports
- 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.

**In 12 months, you would have**:

- Beginning to take own larger campaign and strategic recommendations and planning for specific clients
- Taking on greater ownership for campaigns and clients - responsibility and volume. Proactively adding value to the team based on campaign performance
- Building strong relationships with publishers, representing the Wavemaker team appropriately and ensuring that our 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, gen