GroupM Vietnam

Overview of job

• Mindshare is an agency of GroupM, the world’s largest media investment company and are a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for a Senior Manager, Planning to join us. This position gives the opportunity to work for a mix of global clients, including one of Vietnam’s largest advertisers, as we evolve our relationship with them to drive deeper connection with consumers.
  

• At GroupM APAC, our people are our strength, which is why fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion is important to us.
  

Reporting of the role

• This role reports to Associate Director, Planning

3 best things about the job:

1. This position gives the opportunity to work across the full range of media channels, from traditional media to cutting-edge innovation.
   
2. Learn some of the most advanced practices and processes in strategic media planning, working with a strong team who are dedicated to delivering over and above client expectations.
   
3. Being no. 1 in the market, Mindshare Vietnam has breadth of products and services giving an opportunity for someone to deliver services in Digital on one end whilst delivering a Rural Strategy on Emerging Class Consumer on the other end given our vast portfolio of clients.
   

In this role, your goals will be:

In three months:

• Integrated into a team handling a wide-ranging portfolio of brands, sharing your experience on how we can drive further efficiencies in how we are working.
  
• Learned and demonstrated knowledge of the clients’ business and how Mindshare can support them.
  

In six months:

• Taken full responsibility on assigned brands for delivering best practice communication planning across all channels, driving innovation for the client.
  
• Ensured that direct reports are showing clear development.
  

In 12 months:

• Driven strategic direction for clients, and translated into actionable execution.
  
• Ensured all Mindshare client KPIs achieved.
  

What your day job looks like at Mindshare:

• Should have a sound knowledge of media planning principles, and be able to guide the client on investment queries, and identifying opportunities to drive innovation for the client.
  
• To proactively lead the overall communication planning, implementation planning process to process to provide insightful communication plans with support from the senior members of the team during the strategic phase.
  
• Work with the clients to arrive at the best process/ systems for managing their business.
  
• Supervise all work, in terms of its quality, accuracy, insightfulness and innovation.
  
• Manage the team day-to-day acting as a mentor to junior employees.  Conduct annual and interim appraisals of team members in a thorough and professional manner, ensuring that there is continuous development and learning.
  
• Take part in new business pitches and provide insightful and comprehensive communications solutions as and when required to do so.
  

What you’ll bring:

• Highly evolved presentation and reporting skills.
  
• Experience in managing multiple work streams and integrating on large projects and teams.
  
• Demonstrated experience and success working in a client facing role, with FMCG experience an added advantage.
  
• A depth of understanding of the industry, business, brands and consumers in client conversations.
  
• A passion for data, insights and ideation.
  

Minimum qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years’ work experience, spent working on media/communications planning related business.  Digital knowledge is a plus.
  
• Strong Communication and Good Presentation Skills.
  
• Strong at managing and motivating employees, clients and suppliers.
  

More about Mindshare

We were born in Asia in 1997, a start up with a desire to change the media world. Now we are a global agency with more than 7,000 employees in 116 offices across 86 countries, operating as one team - #teammindshare. We believe that in today’s world, everything begins and ends in media. We aim to be our clients’ lead business partner, to grow their business, and drive profitability through adaptive and inventive marketing. We do this through speed, teamwork and provocation and by operating as a network of networks rather than a rigid hierarchy. We create new things and have fun doing it. Whenever and wherever you join us, you open a door to opportunities in any and of all aspects of media, technology and innovation. We will support you, recognize you and reward you, making Mindshare the place where you do the best work of your career.

Mindshare APAC has won 500 awards in the last year alone, including “Agency Network of the Year 2017” by both the MMA SMARTIES™ and Campaign Asia for the fifth and third consecutive year, respectively. Mindshare is part of GroupM, the media investment management arm of WPP, the world’s leading communications services group. To learn more about Mindshare and our philosophy of Original Thinking, visit us at www.mindshareworld.com and follow us on Twitter @mindshare and facebook.com/mindshareapac and linkedin.com/company/mindshare.

About Vietnam

It’s no secret Vietnam is the fastest growing media market in Asia Pacific.  Ad spend on digital in Vietnam is substantially increasing. The internet penetration is constantly growing year on year and reached 54% in 2017. Internet users is 51.5 Million.  With a population of more than 95.4 million with Median Age of 30, Vietnam has enormous potential and possibilities for media players and talent.