Wavemaker Digital Manager

**Overview**

We are looking for a Manager/Senior Manager with a deep understanding of and passion for bringing best-in-class media solutions to our clients. You must have a proven track record of account and client leadership, strategic planning and implementation across biddable and non-biddable channels in a media/creative/digital agency based in Singapore. You should possess a strong working knowledge of digital media landscape from both paid and organic perspective as you will be responsible for driving and managing digital campaigns for our key clients. We expect you to be bold and resilient, with a relentless ambition to deliver towards clients’ business and marketing objectives as well as drive agency’s revenue growth.
**Reporting of the role**

This role reports to the Managing Partner.

**Key responsibilities**
- You will serve as the thought leader in aligning strategic thinking with client’s business goals and marketing objectives among internal and external stakeholders to drive tangible growth for clients.
- Key custodian of clients’ media and trading investment across media channels to meet agency’s revenue growth targets.
- Main contact point for key clients and lead weekly Work-in-Progress meeting discussions.
- Lead strategic planning and direct team members to support in the development of award-winning campaigns by delivering best-in-class work with strong business outcomes.
- Develop campaign presentations including insights, media strategy, channel tactics, budget and flighting strategy and measurement framework.
- Implement or supervise implementation of campaigns including campaign set-up of biddable media and analysis of weekly performance reports.
- Manage integrated partnership projects with key media partners, content publishers to create and deliver effective 360 campaigns for clients.
- Lead collaboration with specialist teams in Wavemaker and GroupM to formulate effective solutions to drive new revenue streams, including out of scope initiatives and new business pitches.
**3 Best Things About the Job**:

- Working with a high performing client business team to drive best in class communication strategy, digital channel planning and result-oriented implementation for well-known local brands and renowned international brands.
- Opportunities to work with specialist teams in Wavemaker to gain a diverse spectrum of experience across digital, content, media.
- Hone leadership skills through building and leading operation excellence for the team.
**Measures of Success**
**In 3-6 months**:

Strategic Thinking and Presentation: Ensure holistic thinking is carried across channel planning with outcomes that can be clearly measured. Able to write and articulate compelling comms strategy and recommendation.
- Project & Team Management: Ensure smooth workflow and clients and team members are up to speed on all tasks. Deliver an effective integrated Wavemaker solutions to the clients with the support of Content and Digital specialist teams.
**In 6-12 months**:

- Establish trusted advisor status - able to support the broader strategic output for clients’ marketing and communication needs.
- Lead and direct team members to support in the development of award winning campaigns by delivering industry first or media first ideas.
- Drive incremental revenue YOY.
**What You Will Need**

As this is an active client-facing role that requires constant engagements with clients, you must be articulate and confident to lead conversations with clients.

You must possess hands-on working experience on digital campaign execution as you will be required to supervise planners on implementation across biddable and non-biddable channels.

An experienced and effective project manager with a track record for strategizing and delivering big-budget campaigns (particularly digital) with a strong KPI framework. You will be expected to develop and present campaign strategy to clients.

A creative thinker who constantly seeks new ideas and inspirations to bring fresh perspectives to internal teams and clients. Able to develop, articulate and present these ideas to successfully sell in to clients and stakeholders.

Working experience in new business pitch; part of the core pitch team and participated in the development and presentation of pitch presentations.

Resilient, able to work with demanding client expectations and challenging deadlines.

Minimum 5-6 years’ experience in a media/digital agency with at least the last 2 years based in Singapore.

**About Wavemaker**

We always believe there is a better way to grow our clients and our people.

We do this by positively provoking growth for our clients and people. We work with clients to help them grow and shape their consumers’ brand decisions and experiences through media, content, and technology. We have one single attitude - Positive Provocation.

Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. We