Essencemediacom: Senior Media Manager- Egypt
About WPP Media
WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.
WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com
About Essencemediacom: A Leading WPP Media Brand
Essesncemediacom is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights, and powered by data & technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world's best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy - built on data & technology, built for people & algorithms, built around diverse schools of thought, built to test & learn at scale, and, crucially, built to evolve.
Role Summary and Impact
The Senior Media Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and optimizing media campaigns across various channels to increase brand awareness, engagement, and conversions. This role involves managing relationships with media vendors, collaborating with internal teams, and ensuring media plans align with marketing strategies. The Media Manager oversees both traditional and digital media, ensuring a cohesive and data-driven approach to media buying and planning
- Partner with the Media Director to develop integrated media strategies that align with brand objectives and target audience insights.
- Lead the creation of multi-channel media plans, including digital, social, TV, radio, print, OOH, and programmatic advertising.
- Identify opportunities for innovation in media approaches, leveraging new technologies and trends
- Serve as the primary media contact for key accounts, presenting strategies, and results.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
- Translate complex media data into clear, actionable insights for clients and senior leadership.
- Oversee campaign implementation, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and budget adherence.
- Monitor and analyze campaign performance, optimizing media spend for maximum ROI.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, brand guidelines, and legal requirements.
- Manage media budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting.
- Provide regular performance reports and strategic recommendations to clients and leadership.
Skills and Experience
At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:
- Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
- Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
- Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.
- Extensive experience working across the full Communications Planning process
- 5+ years of media planning/buying and client management experience
- Proven track record in managing integrated media campaigns across multiple channels and client management experience, handling key stakeholders, presenting, and managing expectations
- Strong knowledge of media planning and buying across different platforms.
- Co-ordinate strategic planning activities
- Remain up to date with market trends and understand the market and customer demographics
Life at WPP Media & Benefits
Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
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