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    Mindshare is a media services company that accelerates Good Growth for its clients. Our company values of energy, empathy and impact bind together our diverse global family of 10,000 people from every culture and with every specialist skill you can imagine. People at Mindshare create ideas and solutions that help not only our clients, but also the industry and the world.

    What We Can Offer You

    At Mindshare Worldwide, we offer a competitive salary package, with 25 days holiday increasing with service to a maximum of 30 days, with the option to buy an extra 5 days per year. We also have an enhanced pension scheme, Bupa healthcare, a monthly wellbeing fund and early finishes on a Friday during summer. These are just some of the great benefits we offer.

    Based ten minutes from London Bridge tube station, our office has a rooftop with 360 views of London – a great space to hang out with colleagues and friends!

    We also offer an extensive training programme to help guide your career development, there’s a wide range of options to suit everyone at all levels of your career.

    Our Values & Behaviours

    Our new values, of Energy, Empathy and Impact not only align with our Good Growth ambition but represent our commitment and dedication to our people, helping them grow their careers, fostering creativity, embracing humanity, and changing the world. At Mindshare we are open to difference. We believe in being open and supportive of our people and all their differences to help them succeed. Be different at Mindshare and use your difference to shape the world through media.

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    The Role

    The role sits within the Client Leadership team, currently overseeing the General Mills, Zespri, and United Nation. As part of a wider portfolio of clients ranging from Luxury to Tourism and FMCG, new opportunities will further arise in the next months, with the possibility to further broaden the experience within our portfolio.

    Across General Mills and Zespri, the Account Executive is responsible for market coordination, strategic support, innovation and thought leadership, with the ambition to drive growth and success for the businesses. Additionally, the Account Executive will support with monitoring and reporting of media investments and performance across the region. Within these two accounts, you will work across different teams and specialists to build your media knowledge, planning for the bigger picture and make that into a reality.

    For United Nations / UNICEF, the team is responsible for media planning and buying for their global campaigns. There would be opportunities to network and build relationships with publishers to create the best campaign strategy for the account. You will work closely with the creative agency team in creating the most exciting campaigns to generate UNICEF partnerships to help children around the world.

    The Ideal Candidate

    The ideal candidate will possess some experience in paid media and know the basics on the subject. A keenness to learn and being quick to learn is a must.

    Essential Criteria

    • Genuine interest in media with a desire to develop paid media knowledge.
    • A ‘can-do’ attitude and keenness to learn. Proactively research on current and future trends in media.
    • Comfortable with numbers with analytical capabilities.
    • Strong project management and organizational skills and can effectively manage their time.
    • Proficient user in Excel, Word, and Powerpoint.

    Desirable Criteria

    • Media agency experience would be an advantage but not essential.
    • Client experience with experience presenting to clients.
    • Experience working with FMCG / Luxury clients.

    Responsibilities

    • Client Leadership and Coordination: Drive and support media innovations in the account, including work around media decarbonzation.
    • Market Coordination: Be the point of contact across 16+ global markets, sharing global requests and comms and offer support to markets. Keep track of investments across markets with MAP (Mindshare’s Media Activity Planner tool).
    • Media Planning & Buying: Review media proposal and create a media plan based on campaign objectives.
    • Campaign Activation: Oversee implementation and set up of campaigns. Work closely with multiple stakeholders to ensure all assets are developed on time. Optimize campaigns where appropriate to ensure delivery and performance.
    • Campaign Reporting: Create regional post campaign analysis, analyse data and performance to draw actionable insight and learnings.