Group Head - digital

• This role reports to the

  Client Lead

  .

3 Best Things About the Job

• You'll work in one of the most exciting agencies and lead

  FMCG accounts

  .
• You'll have the scope to work on a variety of

  target segments

  .
• You'll benefit from a

  systematized working process

  .

Measures of Success

• In three months, you will have:

  A

  full understanding of your portfolio of brands

  .
• Understood the different stakeholders within the agency and started building relationships with them.
• Helped your team

  craft the agency's responses to client briefs

  .

• In six months, you will have:

  The ability to

  lead strategic and executional discussions with clients

  .
• A

  full understanding of what's happening with your clients

  and be able to lead your team in that aspect.

• Visibility as the leader of your team

  within the agency and with clients.
• Started interacting with our

  regional agency teams

  where applicable.

• In 12 months, you will have:Led the annual planning process

  for your clients.
• Become the

  seamless bridge

  between local clients and regional/global agency teams.
• The ability to

  converse on measurement metrics

  across touchpoints based on campaign objectives.

• Won awards

  in both internal and external forums like FOM, Cannes, Smarties, and RAMAI.
• Started driving

  agency KPIs

  , balancing them with client KPIs.

Responsibilities of the Role

• Brand guardianship

  on your assigned brands.

• Build a relationship as the client's strategic advisor

  on all communication-related issues for the brand/category.

• Clarify, formalize, and manage client expectations

  on an ongoing basis.

• Develop strategic thinking

  for the brands you handle.

• Supervise and lead Annual Operating Plans

  and Communication Reviews with your teams.

• Be the key contact for the Brand/Media Manager

  for your brands.

• Push planning thinking

  by utilizing MediaCom's research, systems, and tools.

• Search for and reapply regional/global learnings

  to local campaigns.

• Create monthly media reviews and reports

  .

• Lead the conceptualization of local media campaigns

  and initiatives.

• Supervise and develop your team

  , maintaining a high level of motivation among team members.

• Ensure basic training and orientation

  for new team members.

• Ensure strict adherence to all SOPs and audit rules

  .

Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience

  in a similar setup.

• Ability to lead a team with full authority

  , while also being able to motivate them during periods of high media activity.

• Overcome typical media agency pitfalls

  by building relationships with team members across planning, buying, operations, and finance/billing.

• Be process-driven

  .

• Have good relations with media partners

  .

• Possess strong business acumen

  along with being a fundamentally sound media professional.

• Understanding of 360-degree media

  is essential.