Position at EssenceMediaCom
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Role Summary and Impact
As a Senior Executive on the SK-II team at EssenceMediacom you will play a pivotal role in driving precision media planning seamless client servicing and efficient operational management across our flagship beauty brands CAM business.
Skills and Experience
AtWPP Media we believe in the power of our culture and our people. Its what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each this role it will be critical to embraceWPP &WPP Mediassharedcorevalues:
- BeExtraordinarybyLeading CollectivelytoInspire transformational Creativity.
- Create anOpenenvironment byBalancing People and Client ExperiencesbyCultivating Trust.
- LeadOptimisticallybyChampioning Growthand DevelopmenttoMobilize the Enterprise.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Media Planning Strategy & Insights Development
- Support development of integrated media strategies across digital and offline platforms for SK-II in Southeast Asia Markets
- Translate campaign briefs into tactical media plans aligned with brand goals and KPIs.
- Manage and own day-to-day planning tasks including media plan building budget management competitive reviews and performance reporting.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Search Social Operations etc.) and regional/global stakeholders to ensure best-in-class execution reporting.
- Contribute to creative media storytelling and presentations for internal and client meetings.
- Proactively explore owned and external data sources or platforms (GA4 search trends platform dashboards) to inform campaign design and optimize in-flight performance.
- Identify audience behaviours content consumption patterns and category/competitor movements to shape future planning.
- Partner with the Manager to evolve test-and-learn frameworks and derive learnings from media innovation pilots.
- Stay current on media innovation and consumer trends in beauty skincare and luxury across Southeast Asia Korea and the US.
- Support annual planning cycles by consolidating market intelligence and performance benchmarks.
2. Client Servicing & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as a point-of-contact for local market teams proactively addressing questions timeline needs and escalations.
- Maintain a clear documentation trail of decisions feedback and changes to plans for transparency.
- Prepare and deliver post-campaign performance reviews supporting the Manager in insight development.
3. Operational & Billing Support (20%)
- Oversee billing documentation including PO management invoicing and monthly reconciliations across CAM and US markets.
- Partner with the commercial and finance teams to ensure timely error-free reporting and documentation.
- Maintain accurate budget trackers and assist in reporting to regional finance stakeholders.
4. Team Elevation & Growth Enablement
- With the Manager transitioning to an elevated role youll be expected to increase independence in project ownership over time.
- Step up in select internal and external meetings when the Manager is unavailable.
- Help onboard new joiners or interns as the team scales further.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 23 years of experience in media planning ideally within a regional or multinational agency setup.
- Demonstrated experience in working on FMCG or beauty brands is preferred.
- Strong analytical skills with ability to extract insights from media performance data.
- Excellent attention to detail and project management capabilities.
- Comfort with media tools such as Meta/Google dashboards Proficiency in using Powerpoint Excel.
- Proactive communicator with strong interpersonal skillsable to manage multiple stakeholders and timelines.
- Energetic collaborative and driven by curiosity and excellence.
Life atWPP Media& Benefits
Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work and were 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 were together fostering creativity collaboration and connection. Thats why weve 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.
While we appreciate all applications received only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.