Group M Worldwide Inc.
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The Client
Boots are one of the biggest retail clients in the UK. Their divisions span across Retail. No7, Opticians and Boots Media Group.
Total performance budget is £45m and they are active across PPC, Paid Social and Programmatic channels which EMC manage strategy, planning and buying for .
We have recently retained the digital performance side of the account and in doing so have developed a future proofed digital performance strategy which has been developed in conjunction with the client in order to drive business growth.
The clients are always keen to push for innovation in everything we do, but also are laser focused on hitting specific sales targets on a weekly basis.
The Role
We’re looking for someone who has a cross channel background and experience of managing digital performance and brand strategies across retail and driving projects which sit outside of day-to-day trade activity. These strategies and projects are key in delivering against our FY24 objectives which are to drive innovation, accelerate test and learn adoption and in turn deliver stronger performance year over year.
Whilst this is heavily performance led, there is an element of brand digital activation which you will need to oversee and lead the strategy and direction of this investment.
What we think are 3 best things about the job
1. Huge budgets which allow us you to test everything and anything. The client loves to test and do things that are market leading or outside of the ordinary and they are obsessed with innovation .
2. The clients are excellent to work with and they back us as an agency. It’s a collective and not an us against them relationship .
3. The team working on the account and the support we get from the agency is immense. When we ask for help, we get it due to the importance of the client and the relationship we have with them .
Who are you?
You can develop digital strategies and deliver performance gains across digital performance and brand activity. You have a track record and experience in delivering performance gains for a client .
You’re obsessed with excellen ce in reporting and you can quickly generate insights on how to make performance gains across PPC, Display and Paid Social .
You can identify where things can be improved across PPC, Paid Social and Programmatic based on best practice knowledge/auditing and where to drive efficiencies or performance gains.
You can drive projects forward which are outside of the day – to – day.
You have experience of leading a big team and can operate with different working styles and personalities .
You have experience operating in a consultative/test and learn way of working to guide and lead the client to adopt new innovations and approaches to performance marketing.
You have experience of jumping in the platforms and make changes to performance but also are able to have higher level conversations on performance and strategy across data, tech, measurement and creative .
What we can offer you.
– Company pension scheme
– Private medical insurance
– 25 days holiday (increases with length of service)
– Life assurance
– Permanent health insurance
– WPP share options scheme
– Discretionary bonus scheme
– Free eyecare vouchers and money off glasses
– Extensive training and development
– Cycle to work scheme
– Interest free travel loan
– Free breakfast (cereal and fruit)
– Smart shopper (online discount on a variety of products)
Sounds good? We’d love to hear from you!
About EssenceMediacom
We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 influencers help our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth. EssenceMediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients’ businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability.
EssenceMediacom understands that our people are tasked with big goals: building breakthrough growth for brands and leading with breakthrough thinking in our industry. Our people are at the heart of this work because their ideas will enable us to decode the intersections of people, content, and technology to bring our aspirations to life. Our success is down to our eclectic, diverse, and talented people. EssenceMediacom is a place for us to grow our careers and expand our horizons. EssenceMediacom is committed to building an agency culture that supports our people, puts diversity at the forefront of our operations, and creates opportunity for all. This collective culture will be our “new power” where ideas are freely exchanged, and collaboration is actively encouraged in a place where you can innovate in our hyperconnected world.