&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, L&#39;Oreal, Nando&#39;s, BT, EE, Argos, Universal Pictures and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,700 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via offices in Bengaluru, Chicago, Delhi, Düsseldorf, Jakarta, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Minneapolis, Mumbai, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto. Part of GroupM, Essence is majority-owned by WPP, the world’s leading creative transformation group.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://essenceglobal.com/&quot;&gt;essenceglobal.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As ACD Copywriter, you’ll have a wealth of experience, working in creative pairs, answering digital-first briefs to deliver online ad campaigns. You listen. You collaborate. You deliver.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You’re passionate about advertising, but understand its failings. You have the curiosity and drive to explore how we can use technology and human insights to create more effective digital advertising.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You understand how to take an idea from whiteboard to campaign. Driving ideation, you love exploring initial thoughts and developing them to brief. You’re able to communicate your ideas effectively with storyboards and can bring them to life with moodboards and mockups.&amp;nbsp; You’re confident presenting to both internal and external stakeholders, storytelling to help others appreciate your approach.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You’re a strategic thinker, you understand how your ideas need to adapt and flex for different audiences and brands. You know the devil is in the detail and that research is paramount to a sound creative response.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You’ll work on a wide range of digital advertising briefs and pitches to deliver campaigns to the likes of Google and YouTube. You’ll work alongside Art Directors and our design team to ensure your ideas come to life on brief and on brand.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You understand the multitude of advertising channels from banners, social, video and DooH.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Working from a brief with an Art Director, generating ideas to present to the client&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Collaborate with our Creative Team (Art Directors, Designers, Strategy, Developers, Client Services, etc)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Define the concept for all ads, with an eye toward variability and dynamism.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write performance copy for emerging new formats: RSAs, RDAs, and Discover Ads&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Work with Account Managers and Producers to ensure creative concepts, tactics and visuals are on brand, strategically sound, on time and meet the creative brief&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Put together client presentations, adopting best practice storytelling.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A minimum of six years’ experience in advertising (digital)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience working as part of a creative pair&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A portfolio brimming with creative work for top tier clients&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Passionate and striving to stand at the forefront for digital media&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Enthusiastic about social media with an understanding of all key social platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, etc&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to multi-task and work across several projects&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A natural team player, you will work collaboratively to achieve the highest standards&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Self-starter who responds well to constructive criticism&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

ACD Copywriter (Contract)

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence is seeking an Ad Ops Technical Manager to become an integral part of our Ad Operations team within North America. &amp;nbsp; In this role, you will report into the Ad Operations Technical Associate Director.&amp;nbsp; You will be responsible for providing support on the set-up, execution, and delivery of digital campaigns. &amp;nbsp; You will work with both internal teams and external parties to ensure campaign delivery objectives are met. You will have expert knowledge of ad serving systems and a passion for new and emerging technologies. You will also have a collaborative and “can do” attitude to help interface with our Analytics and Media team and deliver exceptional media solutions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Working closely with the Ad Ops Technical Associate Director you will play a supportive role in new product development, consultation and deployment of tracking and measurement solutions, and implementation of custom solutions where applicable to client and product needs. You will also provide support for the development and execution of client initiatives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Support the Associate Director to onboard and validate new partner measurement vendors, including the continual development of measurement best practices, leading supplier communication, and being a center of excellence for ad tech implementation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Collaborate with team members on the continual assessment of the ad technology landscape, and lead in the testing of different products – including ad delivery, ad verification, and measurement.by providing guidance on how to continually improve operational processes, supporting systems and communication channels where needed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Act as a strategic partner within account teams; providing consultation to clients on the correct setup of campaigns, tagging of clients’ sites, and the use of web technologies to meet client needs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Monitor campaign delivery to ensure campaigns are running as expected and targeting objectives are met; including checking daily reports and providing troubleshooting support for trafficking issues related to creative, publisher implementation, and escalating to third party vendors when necessary.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Serve as a trafficking expert owning the set-up, management, and execution of several of our top accounts, while maintaining a high-quality standard for the Ad Operations department to ensure 100% accuracy and to exceed client expectations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Support the management of dogfooding opportunities specific to the Ad Ops landscape.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Continually Identifying technology measurement gaps and limitations within Google products and campaigns,&amp;nbsp; assisting in the development of custom solution tracking.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;4+ years’ experience in ad operations, preferably agency-side working on large and complex client accounts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Hands-on knowledge of ad serving systems and advertising tracking technologies, especially Doubleclick, tag management solutions (Google Tag Manager &amp;amp; Tealium), and preferably cloud-based clean rooms (ADH).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A strong understanding of ad technologies by environments such as web, apps, and OTT/ CTV&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A passion for all things digital, including a good understanding of industry trends (browser and privacy updates) and how they can be used to deliver category defining media solutions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A strong work ethic; able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and deliver results&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Well-developed organizational and project management skills, to ensure you can keep on top of your own and others workload&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Fine-tuned communication, presentation, and influencing skills; with an ability to think creatively and present in a manner that inspires and excites&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong technical skills are a must; including HTML, JavaScript&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Knowledge of Google Analytics, SQL, Python, and SDKs a plus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Ad Operations Manager - Ad Tech

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Accountable for quantifying and measuring the success of our executions and for delivering insights that enable us to innovate the work we deliver at Essence. Leading multi products projects, developing best practice, be main point of contact for other teams.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Build a deep understanding of marketing plans and their objectives to help account teams build comprehensive measurement, and test &amp;amp; learn plans&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Play an instrumental role in evolving and designing new, innovative measurement tools. Managing the process through to delivery and take ownership of global roll out&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recruit, manage and mentor analytical resource, ensuring the efficient flow of work through the team, the timely delivery of high-quality outputs and their continuing development as professionals&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lead the creation of clear, robust and thought-provoking campaign reviews and insights&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Work with Account teams to help define the correct questions to get under the skin of campaign performance and then interrogate data sources to deliver the answers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;To help deliver “best in class” analytical capabilities across the agency with the wider Analytics team, including the use of new methods, techniques, tools and systems&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Develop innovative marketing campaigns and assist clients to define objectives&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience working in a data based role, ideally supported by a degree from a top-tier university, minimum 2:1 (preferably numerical)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience managing a team and ability to delegate effectively&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proficiency with systems such as SQL, Social Analytics tools (Crimson Hexagon), Python, and ‘R’&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Expose to measurement of both Direct Response and Brand Awareness campaigns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent at presenting data in a visually engaging and insightful manner that cuts through the noise&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong organisational and project management skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong understanding of what data points can be collected and analysed in a digital campaign, and how each data point should be analysed&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Established and professional communication, presentation, and motivational skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Analytics Associate Director 

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Accountable for quantifying and measuring the success of our executions and for delivering insights that enable us to innovate the work we deliver at Essence. Leading and supporting multi project, be involved in external reviews if needed, developing Essence new analytical tools&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support the leadership of the Analytics team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Build a deep understanding of marketing plans and their objectives to help account teams build comprehensive measurement and test &amp;amp; learn plans&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Assist clients with objective setting for marketing plans&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Play an instrumental role in evolving and designing new, innovative measurement tools. Managing the process through to delivery and take ownership of global roll out&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Oversee junior members of the team in the delivery of their responsibilities, ensuring quality and that deadlines are met&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Oversee the creation of clear and robust campaign reporting with valuable and actionable insights&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recruit, manage, and mentor resource ensuring workflow is efficient throughout the team, as well as a high quality output is delivered&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Degree from a top-tier university, minimum 2:1 or equivalent (preferably numerical)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proficiency with systems such as SQL, Social Analytics tools (Crimson Hexagon), Python, and ‘R’&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Expose to marketing campaign measurement (both Direct Response and Brand Awareness campaigns)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong understanding of what data points can be collected and analysed in a digital campaign, and how each data point should be analysed&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent at presenting data in a visually engaging and insightful manner that cuts through the noise&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong organisational and project management skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to delegate effectively&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Established and professional communication, presentation, and motivational skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Analytics Business Director 

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, Nando&#39;s and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,600 people strong, manages over $3.6B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 71 markets via its global offices throughout North America, EMEA and APAC. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Visit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://essenceglobal.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;essenceglobal.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Our Director of Analytics is accountable for quantifying and measuring the success of our executions and for delivering insights that enable us to innovate the work we deliver at Essence. You will lead and support multiple projects, be involved in external reviews if needed, and be integral in developing new analytical tools and processes.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You will be an educator to our clients and internal campaign teams on everything related to data.&amp;nbsp; You will be a data futurist; highly capable today with an eye on evolving Analytics at Essence for the future.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Oversee the creation of clear and robust campaign reporting with valuable and actionable insights&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Play an instrumental role in evolving and designing new, innovative measurement tools. Managing the process through to delivery and take ownership of global roll out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Build a deep understanding of marketing plans and their objectives to help account teams build comprehensive measurement, and test &amp;amp; learn plans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Support the leadership of the Analytics team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Assist clients with objective setting for marketing plans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Oversee junior members of the team in the delivery of their responsibilities, ensuring quality and that deadlines are met&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Recruit, manage, and mentor resource ensuring workflow is efficient throughout the team, as well as a high quality output is delivered&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Minimum 10 years of experience in strategic analytics with experience managing a team of analytics professionals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Expose to marketing campaign measurement (both Direct Response and Brand Awareness campaigns)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong understanding of what data points can be collected and analyzed in a digital campaign, and how each data point should be analyzed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Excellent at presenting data in a visually engaging and insightful manner that cuts through the noise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proficiency with systems such as SQL, Social Analytics tools (Crimson Hexagon), Python, and ‘R’&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong organizational and project management skills&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to delegate effectively&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Established and professional communication, presentation, and motivational skills&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Analytics Director

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our directors are people who take pride in their work and have a passion for sharing it with others. They are leaders [not bosses] and know how to motivate &amp;amp; inspire greatness. Essence looks to its directors to lead, innovate, and oversee all analytics client success.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a leader within our team, you will look for opportunities for new great work, and always have an opinion on how to evolve our practice. You’ll usually oversee multiple projects, assist with team management, and envision (and develop!) new analytical tools for Essence.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support the leadership of the Analytics team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Develop&amp;nbsp; a deep understanding of marketing plans and their objectives to help build comprehensive learning agendas and measurement plans&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Partner with clients to identify objectives and inform design thinking for marketing measurement plans&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Leverage your understanding of data signals to inform business decision-making and become an invaluable problem-solving partner for your clients&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Be a hands-on contributor in evolving and designing new, innovative measurement tools, from inception to delivery, through to global rollout&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support members of the team in the delivery of their responsibilities, ensuring quality and that deadlines are met&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recruit, manage, and mentor resource ensuring workflow is efficient throughout the team, as well as a high-quality output is delivered&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Oversee refinement and evolution of work delivery, processes, and communication of actionable insights&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A curious person with a natural inclination for learning and personal growth&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience managing teams of four to eight analysts&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent at presenting data in a visually engaging and insightful manner that cuts through the noise&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience working in an agency-styled environment&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Technical proficiency with systems such as SQL, Python, ‘R’, and social analytics tools (such as Crimson Hexagon, Spredfast, etc.)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Exposure to campaign measurement practices, modelling techniques, and best practices&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong client management skills and ability to partner with our Client Services team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong understanding of what data can be collected and analyzed in both digital and non-digital campaigns, and how each data point should be analyzed&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong organizational and project management skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to delegate effectively&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Established and professional communication, presentation, and motivational skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Analytics Director (Contractor)

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are looking for an Analytics Executive to join our growing EMEA team. Reporting into a senior member of the team, you will be given the opportunity to use data creatively and through the application of statistical methods and techniques, generate meaningful insights.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In turn you will be given the opportunity to work in a dynamic and interesting industry and gain a wealth of knowledge and experience in digital marketing, technology and applied analytics. You will work closely with experienced analysts as well as marketers to build the skills you will need to drive our strategy forward.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Learn about how media marketing works and demonstrate your aspiration around the use of analytics to make advertising more valuable for the consumers.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Accountable for quantifying and measuring the success of our executions and for delivering insights that enable us to innovate the work we deliver at Essence.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Develop measurement plans that measure campaign effectiveness through experimental design. You will collaborate across departments to ensure accurate implementation.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Contribute to the design &amp;amp; build of statistical models to measure cross-media performance of some of our largest clients.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use observational customer data to understand potential drivers of performance.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide ad hoc reporting and insights through the interrogation of media datasets (typically via a database).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support the wider agency in ensuring that decision making is based on statistically robust data and conclusions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support the deployment of Learning Agendas. These are the best in class digital measurement and data science programmes which explore and develop cutting edge measurement, optimisation, audience discovery and forecasting tools.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ideally you will have some experience or education that demonstrates analytical skills such as a quantitative field like Statistics, Engineering, Economics, psychology or communication&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A passion for everything media and advertising, coupled with a continued desire to expand your knowledge&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent communication skills, and an ability to collaborate and engage with those around you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Diligent and attentive to detail, able to listen, learn, and put into practice&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Comfortable when working with numbers, we use them a lot!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify business questions, analyse data, draw conclusions, and develop actionable recommendations.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Some programming experience – ideally with SQL, R or Python. Demonstrate a clear affinity and interest in developing your skills in this area, whether through past work or personal projects (or both!)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Analytics Executive

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence is seeking an Analytics Manager to join our growing EMEA Analytics team.&amp;nbsp; You will be responsible for delivering category defining models and analytical services for our clients.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We’re looking for someone with deep quantitative skills, particularly in the realm of media performance modeling and forecasting techniques, to build models that guide investments for some of the biggest advertisers in EMEA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You will be supported by a growing team of experienced analytics directors. The role sits within the wider Data &amp;amp; Technology team at Essence, and you will collaborate with colleagues from across the agency - including planning, activation, and clients services.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use your knowledge of statistics to lead the development of robust forecasting models. Work with analytics &amp;amp; client leadership to deliver the findings of your models to our clients.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Collaborate with the practice and the wider agency to develop new tools and solutions to support;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;budget setting&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;scenario planning&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;media optimization&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get under the skin of marketing problems, and generate genuine insights that will resonate with senior clients&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bring new and interesting analytical techniques to the team, and be willing to educate others in their practical use&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Define execution plans and drive delivery of projects &amp;amp; initiatives with guidance from your director(s)&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;4-5 years of experience in a data &amp;amp; insight role; practical know-how in building analytical models including: time series, statistical correlations, and variance mapping/predicting. Previous agency or consultancy background is desirable.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify business questions, analyze data, draw conclusions, and develop actionable recommendations.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Technical experience in analytical programming languages - SQL is mandatory, additional programming languages are valued.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Equally importantly, a knack for presenting complex data in clear &amp;amp; simple formats that cuts-through the noise and allows audiences to focus on key insights.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A natural collaborator, and enthusiastic about building relationships across agency disciplines.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Knowledge of the advertising and communications landscape. Clear understanding of how marketing works.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You will have the talent and appetite to become an influential member of a fast-growing, cutting edge agency that grew on the strength of analytics - our founders were all analysts!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Analytics Manager 

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Accountable for quantifying and measuring the success of our executions and for delivering insights that enable us to innovate the work we deliver at Essence, supporting the Account Manager with various works.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support Analytics Manager with many aspects of campaigns and coordination throughout campaign lifecycle&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Become a confident user of systems and tools within Essence and the industry&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Build relationships internally across disciplines and countries&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support teams in analysing data and finding insights&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Formulate strategic recommendations with Analytics Manager and above based on gathered insights&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Collaborate with the team to develop new tools and solutions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Collate data and support Analytics manager with delivery of reporting for clients&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Audit new external tools to build wider knowledge of market&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Attend status meetings, and client calls when required&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience working in a data based role, ideally supported by a degree from a top tier university, minimum 2:1 or equivalent (preferably numerical)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Natural affinity with numbers and analysis&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong verbal and written communication&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with statistical languages desirable (e.g. R, Python, SQL)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Analytics Senior Executive

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Assistant Media Planner is responsible for providing support to the planning team across all aspects of the discipline as it pertains to clients. Job responsibilities include the usage of tools and data to help support plan decisions; collaborating amongst the team to offer up appropriate support for all planning assignments and special projects; assisting in the maintenance of plan activity; and, resolving discrepancies related to plan options and/or buy delivery.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Utilize and understand proprietary and syndicated research tools used for planning and reporting purposes &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Study demographic data and consumer profiles to identify desired target audiences for specific media vehicles, including lifestyles and psychographics&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Utilize syndicated research to help analyze the competitive landscape for monthly, quarterly and annual competitive analysis&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Assist in the development of media plans that specify which forms of media will be used to effectively reach the target audience&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Articulate how campaign plan objectives come to life in media strategies and tactical recommendations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Effectively use media research tools to aid in plan development&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Maintain flowcharts/plans &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Assist in campaign/plan reporting and performance analysis&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Responsible for maintaining planning spreadsheets and monthly budget updates &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Regularly update and report on cross-campaign impression tracking information&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Develop agency point of views (POVs) on media opportunities for submission to the client&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Self-Starter/Demonstrates Initiative&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Solutions oriented, knowing when to consult others&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to manage multiple projects &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;High energy and ability to produce high volume of work quickly&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Demonstrates accuracy and attention to detail&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to communicate concisely and clearly both orally and in writing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Thrives in fast paced environment&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Demonstrates aptitude to work with numbers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;College Graduate &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Relevant Internships&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proficiency in Microsoft Office Software (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Assistant Media Planner

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.essenceglobal.com/jobs/essenceglobal.com&quot;&gt;essenceglobal.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the team&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Client Services team is responsible for creating the conditions by which our clients love our work. We do this by building trust and exerting influence through deeper, more strategic relationships with our clients, and by driving, leading and owning the campaign delivery process.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Account Associate Directors are responsible for executing the campaign delivery process and providing daily support to the wider account team. They are expected to develop working relationships with their clients and become the lead contact for campaigns. They may start to develop their line management skills by directly line managing up to one team member. This position would be focused on Peloton and the Financial Times.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Peloton is a hugely exciting brand in the formative period of its growth. They are the leaders in a new sub-category that is growing rapidly in the UK &amp;amp; Germany. This high growth environment requires a level of ambition and innovation in our media planning and execution that matches Peloton’s ambitions as a company.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Financial Times is an established brand in a competitive and growing news subscription category. As one of the biggest success stories of implementing a paywall, they require us to constantly challenge the status quo and ensure that we always bring fresh ideas to them in order to continue growing their business at the rate expected.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Client Satisfaction&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Point of contact for clients ensuring client satisfaction is maintained throughout the campaign lifecycle and beyond&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Develop and maintain a working-level understanding of assigned client’s industries, their products/services, and their marketing/media KPIs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support the wider team in delivering an exceptional client experience during every agency interaction&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ensure defined client expectations are understood by the wider team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Assist in managing total client satisfaction, identifying any issues or barriers and escalating as necessary&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Essential Happiness&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ensure that any direct report and the wider multi-discipline team feel invested in, engaged with, cared for and are motivated to deliver their best work&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide timely and actionable feedback to the team to aid in their development and improvement&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Work Quality and Innovation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Engage with clients to define Actionable Briefs for tier 2 and tier 3 campaigns.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Interrogate the work and client deliverables on all campaigns on behalf of the client to ensure they exceed expectations.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Maintain an up-to-date campaign project plan using Essence tools and technology&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide campaign and project management leadership during the campaign lifecycle to ensure on time and on brief delivery of client work&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Foster collaboration with the Practices to ensure best in class work and ongoing innovation is delivered across the client business&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Identify potential risks, issues and opportunities, across all briefs and processes escalating to CS leadership where necessary.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support daily huddles and weekly client status meeting&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Financial Strength and Operational Excellence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Responsible for client billing process ensuring reconciliations are approved by internal teams and invoicing is complete within agreed internal timescales&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Knowledge and responsibility for the end to end invoicing process including managing to budget, reconciliation completion&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Leverage key internal and external stakeholder relationships to assist teams in improving the campaign delivery process&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Growth and Diversity of Clients&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Through building your understanding and knowledge of your client’s business, continually look for and make internal recommendations to explore growth opportunities&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven and demonstrable experience at Account Manager level in media, advertising or marketing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong communication skills including the desire to learn and advance&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understanding of subscription brands and a desire to work with and grow their businesses in order to deliver on their ambitious targets&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong organisational skills with a keen ability to prioritise and multitask&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to adhere to and meet deadlines and proven track record in managing client expectations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience in cross-channel media planning, with a preference for performance planning experience&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understanding of media measurement techniques and the requirements needed to effectively track and report on performance&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven problem-solving skills and ability to think outside of the box for creative solutions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to work independently and collaborate in a team environment&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Detail oriented and responsive, deadline-driven with strong quantitative reasoning skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Demonstrate thorough understanding of the campaign level financial management process from estimate to invoicing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Potential to line manage 1 direct report, supporting their career growth and development within Client Services&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lead by example while motivating and coaching juniors on the team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Foster an environment for transparency and open communication&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Associate Account Director

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence is seeking a smart, enthusiastic individual to become an integral part of our Advertising Operations team. Our team is&amp;nbsp; responsible for ad serving, asset management, web analytics, and other optimization technologies associated with the execution of digital advertising – and for ensuring digital campaigns are launched on time and run accurately. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;As the Ad Ops Associate Manager within our team, you will be responsible for campaign management, quality assurance, and campaign delivery.&amp;nbsp; You will work with both internal teams and external parties to ensure campaign delivery objectives are met. You will have knowledge of ad serving systems and a passion for new and emerging technologies.&amp;nbsp; The ideal candidate enjoys working in a collaborative team environment and has a “can do” attitude to help interface with our media teams to deliver exceptional media solutions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Serve as a trafficking expert owning the set-up, management, and execution of campaigns, while maintaining a high quality standard for the Ad Operations department to ensure 100% accuracy and to exceed client expectations.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Monitor reporting on a daily basis to ensure campaigns are running as expected; providing optimization recommendations to internal teams.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Project manage creative specification requirements and digital asset delivery; coordinating timelines and leading communications with our agency partners.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Provide troubleshooting support for issues including, but not limited to, creative specifications, publisher implementation,&amp;nbsp; and reporting discrepancies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Attend internal meetings providing updates or consultation as needed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Present in internal team meetings and participate in client meetings on an ad-hoc basis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Collaborate with team members by providing ideas on how to continually improve operational processes and communication channels where needed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Support senior team members on internal projects.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Act as an ambassador of Ad Operations across the agency; collaborate cross discipline to provide training and educate teams; building advocacy across the agency.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ideally at least 2 years’ experience in advertising operations with demonstrable knowledge of ad serving.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Hands on knowledge of ad serving systems and advertising tracking technologies, especially Google Marketing Platforms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;An active interest in everything digital, ideally with an understanding of online advertising industry trends&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Able to multitask, prioritize and manage expectations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Demonstrable ability to recognize and resolve problems quickly and efficiently&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Diligent and attentive to detail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Desire to learn and be part of a dynamic growing team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Excellent verbal &amp;amp; written communication skills&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong technical skills is a must; including HTML, JavaScript&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Knowledge of SQL, Python a plus&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Associate Ad Operations Manager

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Search, Social, Display, and Video, owning supplier relationships, and then executing those recommendations expertly. The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity is maximized.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Associate Media Activation Manager is responsible for the effective management of both platform and reservation based media buying and optimization activity (SEM). This involves building on existing strong multi channel knowledge and supplier relationships to manage flawless delivery of media plans via analysis and optimization. The Associate Media Activation Manager will begin to develop further expertise within SEM; this depth of knowledge will complement the breadth of skills already attained so that they can begin to contribute to channel-level strategy, identifying opportunity to innovate and optimize effectively within SEM.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Managing campaign launches across SEM&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Responsible for In-flight campaign optimization and hygiene to improve performance&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Responsible for producing campaign reports, including daily pacing, data inputting and providing insightful commentary and recommendations for clients&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ensuring platform accounts align to all channel best practices, and also contributing to the ongoing evolution of best practice for SEM&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Providing assistance for new starters&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Interact effectively within your client team, and with the client &amp;amp; suppliers for your account (and taking some level of client comms ownership within your account)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Assist with internal data maintenance, issue identification and solution development that your team conducts&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Contribute to the testing plans of your clients, suggest new ideas for testing and own this for your channel, including planning, executing &amp;amp; evaluating tests with methodical accuracy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Responsible for liaising with the Ad Ops team to ensure Data Integrity reports are accurate&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Flag pacing risks to Media Activation teams&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proven experience (1-2 years) at Senior Account Executive level in a Digital Media or Advertising role, with a focus on SEM&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proven Project Management experience&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience in managing biddable media accounts across multiple markets &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Google AdWords Certification or Doubleclick certification&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Detail-oriented and responsive, with strong quantitative reasoning skills; you must be able to analyse data, draw conclusions and develop actionable recommendations as needed&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Adaptable and able to flex with changes in prioritization to meet new or changed goals (including re. developing new skills)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong written and verbal communication skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong organizational skills; ability to implement and adhere to and meet deadlines, and project-manage multiple campaigns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Concrete general knowledge of (and passion for) all areas of digital marketing and media&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Good client relationship and management skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proven problem-solving skills and ability to think outside of the box for creative solutions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is desirable&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to assist and support other team members in a positive light&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Associate Media Activation Manager (SEM)

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, Nando&#39;s and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,600 people strong, manages over $3.6B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 71 markets via its global offices throughout North America, EMEA and APAC. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Visit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://essenceglobal.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;essenceglobal.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;We are looking for an exceptional storyteller. Someone who can transform data and insight into a coherent, compelling and creative narrative for our clients, putting digital marketing at the heart of the solution to their marketing challenges. A passion for digital and brand marketing is of course a must. But a real ability to synthesize information and turn it into something which resonates with our clients, and helps them to engage their users, is going to be the thing that makes you stand out.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Devise define, present and execute integrated marketing strategies for our clients.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Aid in our Communications Strategy proposition and offering.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Work with the other practice areas (Media, Analytics, Social, Mobile) to craft this product and figure out how it fits with the rest of our proposition.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Responsible for educating the rest of the business on what our strategy proposition is and how to talk to clients about it, positioning us as trusted advisers to our clients as well as excellent partners in delivering digital marketing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Participate in communication strategy across online and offline multi-channel campaigns, and identify opportunities for innovation and improvement&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Work collaboratively with multiple client teams at Essence to inform the development of communication strategy for their clients&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You are a storyteller at heart&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Extensive and wide ranging experience in the creative, media and/or marketing industries, with a mix of online and offline channels&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A proven track record in defining media and communication strategy for large international campaigns&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience across North American market&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Exceptional presentation skills, with experience of presenting strategy and securing buy-in at the highest level&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Passionate about digital and well versed on the latest industry trends and news&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and deliver results&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Excellent interpersonal skills&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Associate Strategy Director

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Media Planners are responsible for analyzing data, thinking creatively and dreaming up innovative strategies to make sure marketing campaigns reach the right target audience in the most effective way possible. Armed with this critical analysis, media planners devise, propose, or recommend strategies for using certain media effectively to attract and retain customers, increase brand recognition, and maintain customer satisfaction and loyalty.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Audience research in syndicated and 1st party data sources&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Creative spec management&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Creation of tactical plan presentation and supporting media plan templates&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Creation of campaign analysis plan templates&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Oversee the successful launch of campaigns using the “Launch Tracker”&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Maintain accuracy and timely updates of deliverable tracking documents for the team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;QA of media plan set up conducted by various Activation team members&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Collate commentary on media performance and conduct first review on quality&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Adherence to team quality standard for reporting template and delivery&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Keep consistent track of campaign performance and target (monthly) across all channels, flagging needs for intervention&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Use understanding of campaign and marketplace to contribute ideas for campaign experiments and also prioritize experiments contributed by other team members&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Use understanding of campaign performance to contribute content to campaign wrap-up presentations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Act as lead for smaller, more easily managed campaigns as progress in band and client demands/allows&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Manage accurate forecasts, media plans, and all key media planning documentation&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Working knowledge and effective vocabulary across search, social, display, video, and programmatic media buying&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience with Media Research Tools (Comscore, GWI, TGI, YouGov)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to provide and meet forecasts of expected return of media investment&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong written and verbal communication skills including the desire to learn and advance&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong organizational skills with a keen ability to prioritize and multi-task.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to adhere to and meet deadlines.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proven problem solving skills and ability to think outside of the box for creative solutions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to work independently and collaborate in a team environment&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Detail oriented and responsive, deadline-driven with strong quantitative reasoning skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Digital Media Planner

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, Nando&#39;s and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,600 people strong, manages over $3.6B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 71 markets via its global offices throughout North America, EMEA and APAC. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Visit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://essenceglobal.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;essenceglobal.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;In this high-profile and important role, you’ll be asked to take accountability for data and reporting solutions we develop and maintain for one of our most important clients.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Leading a small and globally distributed team of technical data specialists, you will be asked to be a key customer to GroupM’s central technology team, to become an expert in the use of the underlying data management platform they provide your team, and most importantly to also have the technical ability / agility to customize to ensure media teams get access to the right data and insights to make the most of our client’s media investments, and in turn ensure high client satisfaction.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Reporting into the agency’s VP for Business Intelligence, you’ll also be asked to represent the needs of the client in wider agency business intelligence initiatives, and influence the agency’s vision and strategy within this space.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Own reporting solutions for the client, taking direct accountability for the quality of the team’s solutions, representing them to clients and working with media leadership to drive successful adoption&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ensure a firsthand understanding of client and media team needs, and lead the translation of them into clear and structured requirements&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Work with clients and media leadership to establish consensus on the prioritization of requirements for development, using your knowledge of requirements and the technical solution to steer the conversation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Lead the design of technical solutions to meet requirements, including the scoping and estimation of work to develop&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Provide strategic coordination and project management across disciplines - from requirements gathering, to deployment, to “business as usual”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Hire, train and mentor a team of 4-6 data engineering / modelling / visualization specialists, ensuring they have the environment to deliver their best work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Provide hands-on leadership, leaning in to support the team with technical direction when needed, and driving continual improvement in the way we ingest, store, transform and visualize data&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Partner with analytics to ensure reporting solutions are incorporating best practice metrics to assess performance, which in turn link to client business goals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Be the voice of the client within agency and GroupM technology steering groups, directly influencing the ongoing development of supporting data &amp;amp; technology infrastructure&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Provide support and training to users of reporting solutions, with the aim of empowering them to be more self-sufficient in overcoming these issues.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;7-9 years experience as a business intelligence or reporting specialists, preferably at a media agency or related company (e.g. publisher, ad tech, client marketing org)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience designing and developing intuitive data visualizations with business intelligence software (e.g. Tableau, Looker, Datastudio) that empower end users&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong knowledge of using data infrastructure and cloud data management technologies, as well as data prep and ETL processes, to deliver robust data infrastructure&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience with digital marketing platforms and the data they generate, in particular Google Marketing Platform, Facebook, Twitter etc.&amp;nbsp; Knowledge of their API’s a plus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Track record of querying data and developing effective reporting solutions using programming and/or statistical languages (e.g. SQL, Python, R).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience helping set clear strategy, designing technical solutions, proactively managing feature roadmaps, and organizing technical resources to deliver it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Excellent and adaptable written and verbal communications style, in particular being able to translate non-technical use cases into technical requirements&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong influencing skills, able to represent and defend your data solutions with senior clients&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;An ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams, and directly influence others to drive adoption of solutions and overcome upstream barriers to implementation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience leading, nurturing and coaching high-performing technical resources&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A passion for data excellence and integrity, and a commitment to supporting others and providing better solutions to support it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Desirable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience with Looker - both the UI, and programming language (LookerML).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Specific experience with Google Cloud Platform, in particular Cloud Storage, Data Prep, BigQuery, AirFlow and Data Studio.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A general understanding of how data is tracked and exchanged in the process of digital advertising (e.g. role of adservers and other third-party providers of campaign health performance metrics such as MOAT)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Director, Business Intelligence 

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;As our Finance Analyst, you will support the Billing Operations team and partner with Client account teams to bill accurately and timely, maintain and own accounts receivables, as well as perform other ad hoc billing operations needs. You will lead a portfolio of clients and must possess strong financial analytical skills, time management skills, the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, and aptitude to articulate objectives in a concise manner.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You will uphold the Agency’s core beliefs and be responsible for delivering the best in class work. Our ideal Analyst should be collaborative, passionate, creative and support diversity and inclusion efforts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Assist with client billing and A/R reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis, as well as ad hoc reporting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ensure proper delivery of invoices and credit notes, while packaging documentation for audit trail purposes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Maintain live client fee and media schedules/trackers with client contracts and Essence corporate guidelines.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Participate in monthly meetings to communicate client billing and status updates relating to timing and communications with media teams.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Assist in A/R Aging analysis; manage the aging by following up on client payment statuses and resolve any discrepancies or issues.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Manage and guide account teams regarding client fee billing and expenses.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Maintain a link between Accounting/AP teams and Billing Operations relating to client travel, and billable reconciliation, and intercompany charges.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ensure proper accounting for invoicing and credit notes within SAP and other internal systems&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Export and format various system reports and extrapolate relevant data&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Bachelor&#39;s Degree&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;1-3 years finance experience within a media agency preferred&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Understanding of core accounting (credits/debits, revenue recognition, A/P, A/R)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong analytical skills&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Highly organized, proactive and eager to learn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proven track record of teamwork&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong written and verbal communication&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proficiency in excel required&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience in SAP a plus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Finance Analyst

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Financial Analyst role is responsible for supporting the North America VP and Manager of FP&amp;amp;A in the preparation, reporting, and communication of the quarterly and annual budgets, related analysis and other assigned tasks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Financial support for the North America region currently comprised of operations based in New York, Toronto, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Seattle&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Develop new approaches and tools to continually improve how Essence gathers, analyzes, manages and improves its financial data and forecast information&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Prepare various budget reporting and related analysis for senior management&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Assist in all SOX and other related audits (both monthly and at year-end)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Track changes from various versions of budgets&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ensure timely completion of budget models and related financial reporting packages&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Collect data and perform research on the details of ad-hoc transactions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;P/L variance analysis vs. budget and prior year&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Intercompany contact for all cross charges, transfers, etc.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Liaise with AP team in Seattle to ensure vendor setups, payments, and invoice processing in a timely manner&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Work closely with Essence Accounting team to analyze and report on non-media cost accruals and P&amp;amp;L management&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Complete Ad hoc projects and financial analysis as assigned&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Bachelor’s Degree preferred with a concentration in Finance or Accounting&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;1-2 years prior experience in an FP&amp;amp;A position preferred&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proficiency in Excel or Sheets a must&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience in working with WPP BFC/Cartesis reporting system is a plus&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience in the advertising or media industry is a plus&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to communicate well at all levels, both verbally and in writing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Able to work in a team environment that promotes collaboration&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong work ethic – highly organized, diligent, proactive, eager to learn and attentive to detail&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Establish and maintain effective relationships within the Essence Finance team in addition to departments and teams outside of Finance (IT, Talent/Relationship Management, Controllers, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Helpful and collaborative with internal and external stakeholders. Optimistic and positive&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Remains calm under pressure; adopts a questioning approach to clarify or more carefully understand an issue; demonstrates courage and confidence to speak up and seek advice&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to learn and utilize new financial systems&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Demonstrated problem-solving abilities&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Financial Analyst, FP&A

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Financial Reporting Manager is a newly created role and will provide technical support to the Accounting Manager in the delivery of the month-end close, whilst also ensuring that the company’s&amp;nbsp; statutory reporting, internal &amp;amp; external audit, controls and SOX compliance requirements are tended to in a timely and effective manner.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Partner with the Accounting Manager and wider finance team to assist in the month-end close, including completion/review of month-end journals&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Own the Balance Sheet, preparing monthly reconciliations on Balance Sheet accounts across multiple entities, flagging significant items for follow up and review by Financial Controller&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Assist in the completion of month-end reporting packs in BFC for review by GroupM/WPP; ensuring that queries are resolved on a timely basis&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Continuously improve month end process, finding efficiencies to improve the timeliness and accuracy of month end close&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Preparation of annual financial statements and year-end audit packs for a number of Group entities&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Key contact in annual audit process; assist with queries from external auditors and work with wider finance team to deliver support to auditors on a timely basis&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Completion of annual WPP tax pack and preparation of tax disclosure notes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Review of quarterly VAT returns prior to submission with HMRC&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Maintain SOX control documentation and lead development of additional controls&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Advise team on the implementation of new accounting standards and other technical matters&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Work closely with Finance Systems team to improve system processes and reporting outputs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ad-hoc project work as required&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;ACA/ACCA qualified&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong technical accounting background with Big 4 or 2nd tier experience in external audit.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Degree qualified professional with 5+ years’ experience in a combination of public practice and industry roles&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong accounting standards knowledge&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Solid Excel skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability take an organised, systematic and disciplined approach to work&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Logical, task oriented and analytical mindset&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Financial Reporting Manager

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, L&#39;Oreal, Nando&#39;s, BT, EE, Argos, Universal Pictures and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,700 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via offices in Bengaluru, Chicago, Delhi, Düsseldorf, Jakarta, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Minneapolis, Mumbai, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto. Part of GroupM, Essence is majority-owned by WPP, the world’s leading creative transformation group.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://essenceglobal.com/&quot;&gt;essenceglobal.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are looking for a very talented, ambitious developer to join our development team within Creative Services and deliver great work for some of the largest brands in digital from day one.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You will be working in a fast-paced, results-driven and fun environment that readily recognises and rewards personal achievement. You will be involved in projects that will enable you to improve your existing technical skills, and others that will give you the opportunity to learn and implement new, ground-breaking technologies; helping us push the frontier in terms of what the agency can deliver.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You will be:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Working and learning alongside talented and experienced senior developers.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Collaborating with other developers, internal and external, to deliver high quality banner campaigns.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Working cohesively with Client Services, Technical Lead and Production teams to ensure deadlines are met.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ensuring technical feasibility of visual designs and providing time estimations for the development of the same.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proactive and deadline driven; autonomous worker with ability to be team-oriented.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and technology developments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;3-5 years of experience working with Google Studio Platform.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience working in an agency environment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A proficient understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Object Oriented method.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A good working knowledge of Photoshop and/or Sketch.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Hands-on experience in converting visual designs into high quality banners.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent knowledge and proven experience in building dynamic campaigns in Google Studio, including Feed and Profile setups and template building.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A good sense of design and animation flow.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to train and lead Junior developers.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Good attention to detail.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Good communication skills.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Good time management skills.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nice to have:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience using GSAP.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with Google Scripts.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with an MVC framework (Angular, React, Ember...).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with back-end development, mainly NodeJS/DB.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with Unity3D engine, particularly with AR Foundation framework.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Frontend Developer

&lt;h4&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interested in joining the Essence team, but can&#39;t find&amp;nbsp;an open position that fits? Send us a copy of your resume/CV and we&#39;ll be in touch as soon as we find something that matches your skill set.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a data-driven global agency that blends data science, objective media and captivating experiences to build valuable connections between brands and consumers. Clients include Google, FrieslandCampina, and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,100 people strong, manages over $3B in media spend and deploys campaigns in 71 markets via its global offices throughout North America, EMEA and APAC.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://essenceglobal.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; data-saferedirecturl=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;amp;q=http://essenceglobal.com&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1507295385176000&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE4wbpYHmy-nx2R5OqYmVjbTWW9xQ&quot;&gt;essenceglobal.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Interested in Essence

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, L&#39;Oreal, Nando&#39;s, BT, EE, Argos, Universal Pictures and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,700 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via offices in Bengaluru, Chicago, Delhi, Düsseldorf, Jakarta, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Minneapolis, Mumbai, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto. Part of GroupM, Essence is majority-owned by WPP, the world’s leading creative transformation group.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://essenceglobal.com/&quot;&gt;essenceglobal.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence is seeking to hire an enthusiastic and ambitious Front-end Developer to work on new and existing banner campaigns and web applications, ideally with previous agency experience however we&#39;re happy to consider a less experienced candidates providing they are willing and able to learn quickly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The successful applicant will be splitting their time between Creative(banner campaigns) and Digital Tech(web applications) so there is huge potential to broaden their experience of the entire web marketing process and also learn from some successful and highly experienced individuals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we&#39;d like you to do&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While with the Creative team, your role will include coding signed off designs into working dynamic banners using HTML5, CSS and JavaScript and then integrating those into Double Click’s Studio platform. The role will require good animation skills and a creative mind to make the best out of a small medium. At times you will be asked to handle client feedback. The role will also necessitate providing estimates for tasks and timescales, but we’ll ease you into this!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While with the Digital Tech team, you’ll work with a team of developers using open source technologies, tools and delivery approaches to rapidly design and build sites and systems. Specific responsibilities will include developing application code to specification, building test cases, resolving bugs and devising solutions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Knowledge of HTML5, CSS and JavaScript&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A passion for the web and an eagerness to learn&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Can build responsive HTML5 pages using CSS3&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Knowledge of Git commands for source control&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with Linux or Mac terminal shell&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to build a simple web application using a javascript framework&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;An ability to work autonomously and manage your workload and deadlines effectively&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A readiness to embrace and use new approaches and to keep up-to-date with industry advances.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Work in a logical, structured and methodical way&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to explain complicated things in a clear way&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Attention to detail&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Communicate and collaborate as part of a team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Desirable&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prior agency experience&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with Greensock’s GSAP framework&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with DoubleClick’s Studio platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience building dynamic banners&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience building an MVC web application using a server-side programming language and framework&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Can build an application that interacts with a SQL database&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Familiarity with CSS pre-processors such as Sass&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Junior Developer

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the team&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Search, Social, Display, and Video, owning supplier relationships, and then executing those recommendations expertly. The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity is maximised.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation Associate Director is responsible for the coordination and delivery of their account(s) across paid social campaigns and operates as the main campaign point of contact for our clients. They will make use of platform knowledge and account management practices to ensure effective management of projects to brief, schedule and budget. They will also work closely with their account lead (and the team’s Head of Social), to deliver world class paid social campaigns which exceed our client’s expectations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Responsible for effective running of designated account campaigns and weaving these into the overall cross-channel campaign strategy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ultimate accountability for adherence to controls and best practices across all channels in the immediate account team (with particular focus in paid social), and help to manage regional development of social best practice&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Escalating any potential conflicts between best practice and what is best for their programs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Be the primary contact point of contact between the Media Activation team and regular stakeholders both internal &amp;amp; external for their account(s)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Develop strong relationships with your client, and key suppliers, leading team communications with these stakeholders. Be able to communicate with clients on subjects outside your remit, and provide them with useful insight, working independently&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Share and maintain in-depth knowledge of all social platforms and bid management platforms, operating as in-agency expert in your field of specialism, whilst showing a good understanding of the overall media landscape&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Oversee development of your clients’ testing plans to organise both tactical, and mid- term campaign actions and goals&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gain a more strategic understanding of the client’s business and KPIs, and keep up to date with latest Industry news and be proactive in spotting trends, product releases, and other opportunities which could enhance our activity&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Contribute to the wider regional paid social strategy &amp;amp; goals, provide strategic insight to individual campaign wrap-ups&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Competencies (Specific knowledge, skills and abilities): &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong written and verbal communication skills across all platforms&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Expert organisational skills, great attention to detail&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Concrete knowledge of all areas of digital marketing and media&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to implement and adhere to and meet deadlines and project manage multiple campaigns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent client relationship and management skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven problem-solving skills and ability to think outside of the box for creative solutions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to lead and motivate team members in a positive light&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Detail oriented and responsive, deadline-driven with strong quantitative reasoning skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Delivers results against priorities proactively with little or no senior input&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Supervisory Responsibility &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Motivational manager leading by example while encouraging and coaching juniors on the team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Assist in leading team through vision, values, and model leadership behaviours while championing and facilitating change in a positive manner&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide timely and actionable feedback to the team to aid in their development, improvement, and progress&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Continually monitor and watch after Essential satisfaction across client teams, identifying and implementing ways to either maintain or increase satisfaction&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Foster a good working relationship across all client teams to facilitate flawless execution of plans&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong and effective communication across all levels&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships both internally and externally&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand when to escalate issues to Senior Client Director and senior management&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide awareness and recognition for jobs well done&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bachelor’s degree in a Media/Advertising or a related field&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience may be substituted for the education&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven experience at Account Manager level in a Digital Media or Advertising role&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven Project Management, Leadership and Management Experience&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Extensive Experience with planning and running large-scale paid social accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent knowledge of media planning fundamentals e.g. reach, frequency, channels, formats, etc.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience of managing social vendor relationships&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Regularly contributes to social best practices and campaign processes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with Google Analytics desirable&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Some experience with paid search, programmatic display &amp;amp; reservation-based buying desirable&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with running campaigns across multiple countries / languages&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Media Activation Associate Director - Paid Social

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.essenceglobal.com/jobs/essenceglobal.com&quot;&gt;essenceglobal.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Search, Social, Display, and Video, owning supplier relationships and then executing those recommendations expertly. The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity are maximized.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This role is to lead Digital Performance on EE and Enterprise. We’re looking for a candidate with a strong background in SEM and clear experience with DR focussed campaigns. The Business Director role has day-to-day responsibility for coordination and delivery of performance activity and operates as the main performance POC for our clients. They will make use of platform knowledge and account management practices to ensure effective management of projects to brief, schedule, budget and reporting. This is a leadership role which involves liaising and guiding senior client stakeholders, including Head of Demand Generation. There is also a requirement to support, Q&amp;amp;A and guide the internal Search team, with accountability for all search outputs.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whilst this is an EE/Enterprise role there are responsibilities to deliver into the group driving excellence and shared learning.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we&#39;d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Manage team members to deliver consistently across multiple campaigns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Become the “Go-To” person for clients on Digital Performance&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Accountability for digital media and all outputs include reporting, insights and PCAs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Translating client requirements into actionable delivery briefs. Organizing and prioritizing the delivery of multiple requests, campaigns and overseeing the creation of accurate documentation to deliver on brief, time and budget, then briefing of internal teams to develop and implement solutions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ultimately responsible for SEM, Social, and Display strategy and weaving into the overall campaign strategy. Supporting on channel roadmap development.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take full responsibility for the account performance from start to finish&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Accountable for Online reporting outputs via Datalap&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Responsible for Display Feed&amp;nbsp; Management and working with Saatchi to deliver dynamic display&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Working with Planning to deliver Test and Learn Roadmaps, produced quarterly to drive tactical in-channel innovation and efficiencies&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Accountable for ensuring activation adhere to best practice on finance and deliver timely reconciliation&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ultimate accountability for adherence to controls and best practices across multiple channels&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Accountable for live PPC finance and providing a clear view on a monthly basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Accountable for quarterly business review of products assigned&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Coach and train junior members towards growth in channels/ client services&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Issues identification, troubleshooting and communication management with internal and external clients&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Work closely with CS and Planning &amp;amp; other CFUs across BT Group to ensure synergy&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Approximately 7-9&amp;nbsp; years’ experience in a digital media agency, a minimum of 3 years of media buying experience, minimum of 2 years of people management experience&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to tell stories and make the complex simple&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A passion for performance marketing to drive business growth&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Self-starter who can proactively influence clients to help evolve best practices and drive innovation&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience in internal and external stakeholder relationship management&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A passion for everything digital, with an active interest and understanding of online advertising industry trends&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A natural ability to solve problems, collaborate and communicate with clients and internal teams&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong understanding of optimization levers &amp;amp; testing approaches&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Great analysis skills (including quantitative analysis) and proven critical thinking capability&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven experience managing people/teams, including responsibility for career development&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with SEM best practice development and desirable experience working in a global context to drive localization and adoption&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Specialization in SEM (Google, Bing, Yahoo, Apple SEM) and Social&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with planning and running larger-scale PPC campaigns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with Doubleclick search (and other bid management platforms e.g. Marin, Kenshoo)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Adwords Certification (Facebook Blueprint or Doubleclick certification a plus)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookups, etc)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Media Activation Business Director

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the team&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Search, Social, Programmatic and Reservation, leading supplier relationships, and then executing those recommendations expertly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity is maximised.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation Director is the paid social lead for designated clients/campaigns and is responsible for delivering category-defining capabilities and services across all Biddable channels, with a particular focus on paid social activity. Success in this role involves providing strategic insight across a breadth of channels, helping to evolve best practice within the paid social channel specifically, and leading a team (including ultimate responsibility for quality of work within this team).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Responsible for effective oversight of designated account campaigns and weaving these into the overall cross-channel campaign strategy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support the team Client Director &amp;amp; Media Activation Practice Lead in capacity planning &amp;amp; resource management for the team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Oversea development and creation of paid social best practices in region coordinating with global EMEA / APAC team to ensure consistency across regions (with ultimate accountability for adherence to controls and best practices across all channels in the immediate &amp;nbsp;account team)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Be the primary contact point of contact between the Media Activation team and regular stakeholders both internal &amp;amp; external for their account(s)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Develop strong relationships with your client, and key suppliers, leading team communications with these stakeholders. Be able to communicate with clients on subjects outside your remit, and provide them with useful insight, working independently&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Develop in-depth knowledge of all paid social platforms and related bid-management platforms, and other methods of buying paid social (e.g. including programmatically-bought via DSPs) operating as in-agency expert in your field of specialism, whilst showing a good understanding of the overall media landscape&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Manage and develop vendor relationships within paid social, working closely with the Platforms &amp;amp; Emerging Media team where applicable&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Identifying new platforms, partners &amp;amp; integrations, evaluating these (and existing platforms) over time and maintaining a POV here&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Develop thought leadership pieces &amp;amp; case studies throughout the course of the year to demonstrate role within wider industry as a display expert&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Deliver quarterly, semi-annual, or annual updates on work quality as it relates to owned workstreams&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gain a more strategic understanding of the client’s business and KPIs, and keep up to date with latest Industry news and be proactive in spotting trends, product releases, and other opportunities which could enhance our activity&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ownership of channel specialism forecasting, brand study and optimisation methodologies&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ownership of channel specialism test ideation in partnership with Analytics&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Supervisory Responsibility&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Motivational Leader, leading by example while encouraging and coaching juniors on the team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lead through vision, values, and model leadership behaviors while championing and facilitating change in a positive manner&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide timely and actionable feedback to the team to aid in their development, improvement, and progress&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Continually monitor and watch after Essential satisfaction across client teams, identifying and implementing ways to either maintain or increase satisfaction&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong and effective communication across all levels; ability to establish and maintain effective relationships both internally and externally&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand when &amp;amp; how to escalate issues to Senior Client Director and senior management&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide awareness and recognition for jobs well done&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Oversea and ensure the successful onboarding of new Essentials&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Thoughtfully craft professional development plans for your reports and contribute to the development of training materials to this end&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bachelor’s degree in a Media/Advertising or a related field&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience may be substituted for the education&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven experience at Activation Director level in a Digital Media or Advertising role (including some aspects of managing P&amp;amp;L)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven Project Management, Leadership and People Management Experience&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with planning and running large-scale paid social activity on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, either directly or via third party platforms&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent knowledge of media planning fundamentals e.g. reach, frequency, channels, formats, etc.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience of managing paid social vendor relationships&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Regularly contributes to paid social best practices and campaign processes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;End of quarter wrap up and review content for biddable campaigns.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Responsible for Biddable media planning and strategy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with Google Analytics (plus certification) desirable&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with programmatically-bought paid social activity desirable&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Some experience with paid search, programmatic display &amp;amp; reservation-based buying desirable&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Media Activation Director - Paid Social

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Digital Display, Publishing, Audio, Video, Search &amp;amp; Social, owning supplier relationships, and then executing those recommendations expertly. The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity is maximised.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;We are looking for bright, driven and analytically-minded individuals to become part of our fast growing, exciting business and to seize the opportunities that such an environment provides.&amp;nbsp; Great communication skills, the ability to think on your feet, to be creative and to talk about a wide variety of complex issues are essential.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You will join the Quorum team responsible for the clients – ITV, Nandos, Bulldog, Peloton, RWE, IOC and FT as a specialist focussed on shaping and executing Publishing, Audio, Display and OOH campaigns across both traditional and digital platforms. While the Reservation team focuses on IO buying, the role will comprise elements of Programmatic in the shape of Programmatic guaranteed buying.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The role is specifically for ITV, Essence’s most recent new business win.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we&#39;d like you to do&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Learn the craft of Media Activation across traditionally bought (reservation) media as well as some programmatically bought digital.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support more senior members of the team by assisting on the planning and buying of media campaigns across publishing, audio and digital display.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Contributing to the development of clearly thought out channel strategies that help assist the overall media strategy. This includes confidently presenting your work to the client, both in documented and verbal form.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Establish strong working relationships with key internal teams as well as media owners and clients.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Assist with the compilation of campaign coverage and frequencies, postioning reports, buying and delivery reports,&amp;nbsp; media marketplace documents using tools such as Addynamix and TGI.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Be responsible for booking and invoice management, along with other key administrative tasks.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Contribute to team knowledge sharing and implement best practices.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Keep up to date with latest industry news and be proactive in spotting trends (seasonal or otherwise) which could affect clients&#39; campaigns.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A passion for media, with an active interest and understanding of advertising industry trends.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are particularly important in developing client relationships and maintaining efficient communication across the team.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Diligent and attentive to detail; able to follow through on projects and/or issues.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Great analysis skills (including quantitative analysis) and confidence in making information based decisions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Computer literate with basic spreadsheet and powerpoint skills.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Media Activation Executive - Display

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Search, Social, Display, and Video, owning supplier relationships, and then executing those recommendations expertly. The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity is maximized.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The Media Activation Manager &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;is responsible for the coordination and delivery of their account(s) across display and video channels, and operating as the main campaign point of contact for our clients. They will make use of platform knowledge and account management practices to ensure effective management of projects to brief, schedule and budget. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;They will also work closely with their account lead (and the team’s display leads), to deliver world class display programs which exceed our client’s expectations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Tactically plan and oversee all reservation display and video&amp;nbsp; launches and QA within a media campaign&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Accountable for media channel performance to goal&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Have strong proficiency in Display &amp;amp; Video Measurement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Regularly contribute to programmatic guaranteed media best practices and campaign processes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Support end of month/quarter campaign wrap ups&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Regularly contribute to media best practices and campaign processes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Develop and execute rigorous testing plans&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Craft actionable insights for weekly and quarterly reports&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Manage the successful task delegation of work for 1-2 junior team members&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Approximately 4-6 years experience in a digital media agency, minimum 3 year of media buying experience.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Knowledge of:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookups, etc)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A passion for everything digital, with an active interest and understanding of online advertising industry trends&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong understanding of optimization levers &amp;amp; testing approaches&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are particularly important in developing client relationships and maintaining efficient communication across the team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Great analysis skills (including quantitative analysis) and confidence in making information based decisions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Adept at leading a team and partnering across various departments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Media Activation Manager

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the team&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Search, Social, Programmatic and most recently Reservation media, leading supplier relationships, and then executing those recommendations expertly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Reservation media covers anything that is bought on an approval / IO basis so will incorporate Video – TV, VOD, Cinema, Audio, Publishing and on-line Display media disciplines.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity is maximised. The team is made up of a cluster of client hubs and works closely with commercial, planning and client services teams.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You will join the Quorum team responsible for the clients – ITV, Nandos, Bulldog, Peloton, RWE, IOC and FT as a specialist focussed on shaping and executing Publishing, Audio, Display and OOH campaigns across both traditional and digital platforms. While the Reservation team focuses on IO buying, the role will comprise elements of Programmatic in the shape of Programmatic guaranteed buying.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The role is specifically for ITV, Essence’s most recent new business win.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Reporting into the Reservation Director and direct reporting line for an Account Exec you will be fully responsible for the day to day strategic and implementational planning and buying of display across print, digital, OOH &amp;amp; audio.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You will take a trading focus in your role ensuring trading targets are met. This will encompass commercial areas such as barter.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You will work closely with the planning teams and other specialist teams within the agency to&amp;nbsp; ensure an integrated approach to the strategic and activation planning across all display channels.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You will lead negotiations with media owners and develop the negotiation skills of junior members of the team.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You will ensure all campaigns within your team are reported, measured and optimised effectively (and objectives/KPI&#39;s are exceeded).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You will help advise and manage ITV on the contra deals that are brokered with various media owners.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand how Display works in conjunction with other media channels (predominantly programmatic)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You take an active interest in learning about our clients business&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You have a strong POV on relevant industry topics.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Able to work across multiple display channels.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Not daunted by a challenge, tackling it head on.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Used to working closely with partner agencies to identify the best solution for our clients.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Work together with other internal teams at Essence.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Keep up to date with new innovations within the media marketplace and identify how they could be used by our clients.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Media Activation Manager - Display

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the team&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Search, Social, Programmatic and most recently &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Reservation media&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;, leading supplier relationships, and then executing those recommendations expertly.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Reservation media covers anything that is bought on an approval / IO basis. The department is made up of two specialist teams - Video and Display.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity is maximised. The team is made up of a cluster of client hubs and works closely with Investment, planning and client services.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Manager role on BT Group is a key role within the display team taking responsibility for the day to day planning and buying across all campaigns for each of the designated CFU’s – BT Consumer, BT Sport, EE, BT Enterprise and Plusnet.&amp;nbsp;Display at Essence comprises of Publishing, Audio, OOH and all forms of IO based digital display buys. This will also encompass partnership-based activity. (BT Group OOH is not handled by Essence).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You will work closely with the Director and Associate Directors of the team, Heads of Reservation and Planning to ensure that both the planning and buying of BT Group Display campaigns are delivered to the incredibly high standard required by the agency and client.&amp;nbsp;You will have day-to-day responsibility for the in-channel plans and execution of Display campaigns across various parts of the BT Group. This role is designed to support across multiple CFU’s as required.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BT Group plans need to be constructed to the highest standard according to the multiple briefs across all areas - utilising a mixture of industry and proprietary tools which act as rationale for their components.&amp;nbsp;You are then expected to follow direction to deliver the plan in a way that is commercially fit for purpose and delivers the incredibly competitive pricing and qualitative guarantees that we have made as part of our re-pitch at the start of 2020.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The successful candidate must have experience for this type of responsibility on a similar blue-chip client.&amp;nbsp;You will oversee junior members of the team and contribute to their individual development and ensure that their output is of a high quality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The role will involve a large degree of client contact and the successful candidate must be confident and professional in holding face to face client meetings and presentations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Focus on managing multiple campaigns across BT Group brands, from planning, briefing media owners, to campaign set up, reporting and optimisation across all display channels (Predominant focus on publishing, audio and digital display and partnerships).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Develop and deliver clearly thought out channel strategies that help assist the overall media strategy. This includes confidently presenting your work to clients, both in documented and verbal form.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Establish strong working relationships with key internal teams as well as media owners and clients.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Responsibility for booking and invoice management.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Contribute to team knowledge sharing and implement best practices.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Utilise proprietary and industry tools to evolve BT Group campaigns.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Work with our Investment and Commercial leads to understand and deliver client pricing and value guarantees.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Develop a strong understanding of the various media owner offerings in this space.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand Display channels measurement - Pamco, Rajar, Midas etc.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Have a full understanding of the wider Telco competitive set.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand how Display works in conjunction with other media channels (predominantly programmatic).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Supervisory Responsibility&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Coaching and knowledge development of junior members on the team.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide timely and actionable feedback to any direct reports to aid in their development, improvement, and progress.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong and effective communication; ability to establish and maintain effective relationships both internally and externally.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand when &amp;amp; how to escalate issues to senior management.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide awareness and recognition for jobs well done.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Working with other Managers to thoughtfully craft professional development plans for your junior team members.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven experience at a media agency working across at least two of the display disciplines.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven management experience of another team member.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Commercial acumen.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to deal with clients.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent knowledge of media planning fundamentals e.g. reach, frequency, channels, formats, etc.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience of managing media owner relationships.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Media Activation Manager - Display (Contractor)

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the team&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Search, Social, Display, and Video, owning supplier relationships, and then executing those recommendations expertly. The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity is maximised.&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Paid Search Media Activation Manager is responsible for owning the day-to-day execution of all elements of paid search activity, employing strong platform knowledge &amp;amp; supplier relationships to deliver flawless testing and media plans, optimisation, and analysis. The role involves managing one or several juniors, overseeing their work and their development to successfully execute client deliverables and progress all internal projects. You will also work closely with your account lead to deliver world class search campaigns which exceed our client’s expectations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Effectively manage your &amp;amp; your team’s designated search accounts; ensuring ongoing and timely optimisation is delivered by the team and constantly proactively looking for both tactical and strategic optimisation opportunities&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take responsibility for the delivery of wider client or team deliverables (such as performance commentary, weekly reporting, and innovation) and guide more junior team members in how this can be effectively achieved&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ensure adherence to all channel best practices for client within search, and contribute to the development of search best practice&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take ownership of your clients’ testing plans to organise both tactical, and mid- term campaign actions and goals, and manage the planning, execution &amp;amp; evaluation of tests with methodical accuracy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Develop strong relationships with your client, and key suppliers, leading team communications with these stakeholders. Be able to communicate with clients on subjects outside your remit, and provide them with useful insight, with support being provided as required&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Managing forecasting and launching new campaigns and initiatives&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Keep abreast of large-scale developments across display, programmatic and paid social channels to maintain practitioner-level working knowledge of these (to complement expert search knowledge) in order to be able to manage juniors working across these channels&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take responsibility for the data integrity &amp;amp; compliance of your account, including working across different functions to troubleshoot data issues&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Motivational Manager leading by example while encouraging and coaching one or several juniors on the team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide timely and actionable feedback to the team to aid in their development, improvement, and progress&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Continually monitor and watch after Essential satisfaction across client teams, identifying and implementing ways to either maintain or increase satisfaction&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Foster a good working relationship across all client teams to facilitate flawless execution of plans&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong and effective communication across all levels&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships both internally and externally&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand when to escalate issues to Client Director and Media Activation Director&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide awareness and recognition for jobs well done&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about you:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essentials:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven experience as a paid search manager, ideally agency-side&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with planning and running larger-scale PPC campaigns, ideally across multiple products or a portfolio with multiple brands&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Google AdWords Certification&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with SA360 and other bid management platforms e.g. Marin, Kenshoo&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven experience running Google shopping campaigns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong written and verbal communication skills across all platforms&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Expert organizational skills, great attention to detail&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to implement and meet deadlines and project manage multiple campaigns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent client relationship and management skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven problem-solving skills and ability to think outside of the box for creative solutions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to lead and motivate team members in a positive light&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Detail oriented and responsive, deadline-driven with strong quantitative reasoning skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Desirable:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bachelor’s degree in a Media/Advertising or related field (experience may be substituted for education)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;SA360 Search Certification&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience using the Adobe DMP&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven experience of creating scripts&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience of using BigQuery&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with Google Analytics (plus certification)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Media Activation Manager - Paid Search

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the team&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Search, Social, Display, and Video, owning supplier relationships, and then executing those recommendations expertly. The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity is maximized.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation Manager is responsible for owning the day-to-day execution of all elements of paid social activity, employing strong platform knowledge &amp;amp; supplier relationships to deliver flawless testing and media plans, optimisation, and analysis. The role involves managing one or several juniors, overseeing their work and their development to successfully execute client deliverables and progress all internal projects. You will also work closely with your account lead (and the team’s head of social), to deliver world class paid social programmes which exceed our client’s expectations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Effectively manage your &amp;amp; your team’s designated paid social accounts; ensuring ongoing and timely optimisation is delivered by the team and constantly proactively looking for both tactical and strategic optimisation opportunities&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take responsibility for the delivery of wider client or team deliverables (such as performance commentary, weekly reporting, and innovation) and guide more junior team members in how this can be effectively achieved&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ensure adherence to all channel best practices for client within paid social, and contribute to the development of paid social best practice&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take ownership of your clients’ testing plans to organise both tactical, and mid- term campaign actions and goals, and manage the planning, execution &amp;amp; evaluation of tests with methodical accuracy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Develop strong relationships with your client, and key suppliers, leading team communications with these stakeholders. Be able to communicate with clients on subjects outside your remit, and provide them with useful insight, with support being provided as required&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Managing forecasting and launching new campaigns and initiatives&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Keep abreast of large-scale developments across display, programmatic and paid search channels to maintain practitioner-level working knowledge of these (to complement expert paid social knowledge) in order to be able to manage juniors working across these channels&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take responsibility for the data integrity &amp;amp; compliance of your account, including working across different functions to troubleshoot data issues&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Supervisory Responsibility&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Motivational Manager leading by example while encouraging and coaching one or several juniors on the team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide timely and actionable feedback to the team to aid in their development, improvement, and progress&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Continually monitor and watch after Essential satisfaction across client teams, identifying and implementing ways to either maintain or increase satisfaction&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Foster a good working relationship across all client teams to facilitate flawless execution of plans&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong and effective communication across all levels&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships both internally and externally&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand when to escalate issues to Client Director and Media Activation Director&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide awareness and recognition for jobs well done&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong written and verbal communication skills across all platforms&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Expert organizational skills, great attention to detail&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Concrete knowledge of all areas of digital marketing and media&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to implement and adhere to and meet deadlines and project manage multiple campaigns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent&amp;nbsp; client relationship and management skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven problem-solving skills and ability to think outside of the box for creative solutions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to lead and motivate team members in a positive light&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Detail oriented and responsive, deadline-driven with strong quantitative reasoning skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bachelor’s degree in a Media/Advertising or related field&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience may be substituted for the education&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven experience (2-3 years) at Account Manager level in a Digital Media or Advertising role&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with planning and running larger-scale paid social campaigns on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn &amp;amp; Pinterest across multiple markets&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with paid social bid management platforms (4C etc.)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven Project Management, Leadership and People Management Experience&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with Google Analytics (plus certification) desirable&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with programmatically-bought paid social activity desirable&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Some experience with paid search, programmatic display &amp;amp; reservation-based buying desirable&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Media Activation Manager - Paid Social 

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Biddable &amp;amp; Programmatic involves planning &amp;amp; flawlessly executing programmatically bought media plans, across paid search, biddable display, paid social and emerging biddable platforms, as well as deploying unsurpassed platform knowledge &amp;amp; smart use of audience data, and developing industry-leading technology (secured through collaborative supplier partnerships) to facilitate 1:1 communication with our audience.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As an Activation Manager at Essence you will be primarily responsible for managing Google Display Network and programmatic campaigns; ensuring on-going and timely optimization is delivered and constantly looking for opportunities to improve performance. You will also be responsible for making spend forecasts, creating and monitoring campaigns to deliver on agreed targets. Your focus will be on in-depth analysis, trend spotting, accurate execution, and leading and developing a team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Campaign Management&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Put together plans to organize campaign actions and goals&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Deliver in depth analysis to understand performance beyond top line metrics&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Demonstrate clear and thorough understanding of display advertising and deliver well-developed intelligent campaigns to successfully hit client KPIs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Client Management&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Agree with the clients on targets and how to achieve them. Provide spend forecasts and monitor campaigns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ensure work is in sync with overall media campaigns and plans are in agreement with the Senior Account Manager and Account Director&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Media Skills&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Have an in-depth knowledge of display, and working knowledge of other biddable platforms&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Develop experience in all search and biddable media practices – this includes being able to run display activity on the GDN, and activity across other biddable display and ecommerce channels like Amazon and Criteo.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;People Management&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Leverage other people’s skill set to deliver results in clients’ campaigns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Contribute to the upkeep of display best practice, and contribute to documentation of this&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Required&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;At least 2.5 years agency-side or client side working on biddable campaigns is necessary&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong analytical skills and a natural affinity for numbers is key; you must be able to analyse raw data, draw conclusions and develop actionable recommendations as needed&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;High attention to detail with an understanding of optimization levers across biddable platforms&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with planning and running display campaigns on GDN, and Gmail Sponsored Promotions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Desired&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2:1 degree from a top-tier university or equivalent ideally&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Line management experience&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with Google Analytics, DCM/DS3 and DSP platforms, e.g. DBM, Tube Mogul, AppNexus&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Media Activation Manager - Programmatic

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Search, Social, Display, and Video, owning supplier relationships and then executing those recommendations expertly. The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity are maximized.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The Media Activation Manager (Programmatic) is responsible for owning the day-to-day execution of all elements of display activity, employing strong platform knowledge &amp;amp; supplier relationships to deliver flawless testing and media plans, optimization, and analysis. The role involves managing 1-2&amp;nbsp; juniors, overseeing their work and their development to successfully execute client deliverables and progress all internal projects. They will also work closely with their account lead (and the team’s head of display), to deliver world-class display programs that exceed our client’s expectations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Showcase expertise in buying platforms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Tactically plan, launch and optimize media channels within a media campaign&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Support end of month/quarter campaign wrap-ups&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Regularly contribute to media best practices and campaign processes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Develop and execute rigorous testing plans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Craft actionable insights for weekly and quarterly reports&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Manage the successful task delegation of work for 1-2 junior team members&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Specialization in DSP platforms (e.g. DV360 - formerly DBM, Google Ads - formerly Google AdWords, Trade Desk, AppNexus, Amazon), or with SSP/Ad Exchange platforms (e.g. AdX, Rubicon).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Approximately 3-4 years of experience in a digital media agency, a minimum of 3 years of media buying experience.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Detailed knowledge of challenges for mobile &amp;amp; video in programmatic - e.g. SDK, VPAID/VAST&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience with data integration projects - e.g. API, DMP, Analytics, etc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookups, etc)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A passion for everything digital, with an active interest and understanding of online advertising industry trends&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong understanding of optimization levers &amp;amp; testing approaches across media buying platforms would be desirable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are particularly important in developing client relationships and maintaining efficient communication across the team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Great analysis skills (including quantitative analysis) and confidence in making information-based decisions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Adept at working within a team and partnering across teams &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Media Activation Manager Programmatic 

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, Nando&#39;s and the Financial Times.&amp;nbsp;The agency is more than 1,600 people strong, manages over $3.6B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 71 markets via its global offices throughout North America, EMEA and APAC.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;essenceglobal.com&quot;&gt;essenceglobal.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Search, Social, Display, and Video, owning supplier relationships, and then executing those recommendations expertly. The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity is maximized.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation Manager is responsible for owning the day-to-day execution of all elements of paid search activity, employing strong platform knowledge &amp;amp; supplier relationships to deliver flawless testing and media plans, optimization, and analysis. The role involves managing one or several juniors, overseeing their work and their development to successfully execute client deliverables and progress all internal projects. You will also work closely with your account lead (and the team’s head of search), to deliver world class search programs which exceed our client’s expectations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tactically plan, launch and optimize media channels within a media campaign&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Responsible for owning publisher relationships, publisher RFPs and RFP scorecards&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support end of month/quarter campaign wrap ups&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Regularly contribute to media best practices and campaign processes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Develop and execute rigorous testing plans &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Craft actionable insights for weekly and quarterly reports&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Manage the successful task delegation of work for 1-2 junior team members&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Approximately 3-4 years experience in a digital media agency, minimum 3 year of media buying experience.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Specialization in SEM (Google, Bing, Yahoo, Apple SEM)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with planning and running larger-scale PPC campaigns across multiple markets&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with Doubleclick search (and other bid management platforms e.g. Marin, Kenshoo) &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Doubleclick or Adwords certification&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookups, etc)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A passion for everything digital, with an active interest and understanding of online advertising industry trends&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong understanding of optimization levers &amp;amp; testing approaches across media buying platforms would be desirable&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are particularly important in developing client relationships and maintaining efficient communication across the team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Great analysis skills (including quantitative analysis) and confidence in making information based decisions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Adept at working within team and partnering across teams &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Media Activation Manager - SEM

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Search, Social, Display, and Video, owning supplier relationships, and then executing those recommendations expertly. The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity is maximized.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Senior Media Activation Executive is responsible for the execution of biddable media activity, building strong platform knowledge &amp;amp; supplier relationships to begin to autonomously deliver flawless testing and media plans, optimisation, and analysis. The Senior Media Activation Executive is also responsible for contributing to reservation-based buying of display media, working to innovate across this space and the biddable space in tandem.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the thing&#39;s we&#39;d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Effectively manage your designated search and biddable display campaigns; ensuring ongoing and timely optimisation is delivered and constantly looking for opportunities to improve performance&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ensure that wider client or team deliverables (such as performance commentary, weekly reporting, and innovation) are prepared, working with other team members on delivery of this information, and ensuring quality of output is maintained&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take ownership of some elements of the testing plans of your clients and suggest new ideas for testing, including planning, executing &amp;amp; evaluating tests with methodical accuracy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Grow your knowledge of search, paid social &amp;amp; programmatically bought display platforms such that you attain a detailed knowledge in all search and biddable media practices within the first 12 months in role&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Grow your knowledge of reservation-based buying of display media, including negotiating with publishers, and sending and receiving RFPs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Interact effectively within your client team, and with the client &amp;amp; suppliers within your specific area of expertise, building solid external working relationships and establishing rapport&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Contribute to the identification of opportunities for innovation, and the development of both ideas and solutions here (in particular relating to Biddable processes, tech, systems, and/or platform development)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Conduct performance analysis, internal data maintenance, issue identification and solution development&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Manage your own time and tasks on a day to day and week to week basis with some guidance from your line manager&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Oversee, as appropriate, the performance of more junior team members ensuring that you are checking their work and advising them on the correct course of action&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gain a more detailed understanding of the client’s business over time and keep up to date with latest Industry news and be pro-active in spotting trends, product releases, and other opportunities which could enhance our activity&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Likely to have at least 1-2 years experience working on biddable platforms and with reservation buying, or have commensurate experience in digital roles working with other Account Executives / Account Managers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong written and verbal communication skills across all platforms&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Expert organisational skills, great attention to detail&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to implement and adhere to and meet deadlines and project manage multiple campaigns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent client relationship and management skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven problem-solving skills and ability to think outside of the box for creative solutions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to lead and motivate team members in a positive light&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Detail oriented and responsive, deadline-driven with strong quantitative reasoning skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A passion for everything digital, with an active interest and understanding of online advertising industry trends&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Media Activation Senior Executive - Paid Search

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Video, Digital Display, Publishing, Audio, Search &amp;amp; Social, owning supplier relationships, and then executing those recommendations expertly. The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity is maximised.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are looking for bright, driven and analytically-minded individuals to become part of our fast growing, exciting business and to seize the opportunities that such an environment provides.&amp;nbsp; Great communication skills, the ability to think on your feet, to be creative and to talk about a wide variety of complex issues are essential.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You will join the Quorum team responsible for the clients – Zoopla, ITV, Nandos, Bulldog, Peloton, RWE, IOC and FT as a specialist focussed on shaping and executing Video (Broadcast TV, BVOD, Cinema and on-line Video) campaigns across both traditional and digital platforms.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The role is specifically for Zoopla, one of Essence’s most recent new business wins.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we&#39;d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Work closely with the Director leading the business as well as Planning teams on the details and strategy, implementation and execution of campaigns..&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Presenting the rationale and plans to our clients and answering any questions they have on the roles of individual Video channels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Show an understanding of the Broadcast VOD, Online Video and Cinema markets. With all three regularly featuring on plans, you will be expected to understand the various buying methods and tech and measurement vehicles that can be utilised for the benefit of the client.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Zoopla welcome innovation and our goal at Essence is to ensure the clients see that our expertise and output in the wider Audio and Video space to be differentiated and best in class.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Be responsible for booking and invoice management, along with other key administrative tasks.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Contribute to team (and the wider Video dept) knowledge sharing and implement best practices.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Keep up to date with latest industry news and be proactive in spotting trends (seasonal or otherwise) which could affect clients&#39; campaigns.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A passion for media, with an active interest and understanding of advertising industry trends.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are particularly important in developing client relationships and maintaining efficient communication across the team.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Not afraid to give your opinion and be vocal.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Diligent and attentive to detail; able to follow through on projects and/or issues.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Great analytical skills and confidence in making information based decisions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Computer literate with basic spreadsheet and powerpoint skills.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/p&gt;

Media Activation Senior Executive - Video

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Media Planning Coordinator is responsible for providing support to the planning team across all aspects of the discipline as it pertains to clients. Job responsibilities include the usage of tools and data to help support plan decisions; collaborating amongst the team to offer up appropriate support for all planning assignments and special projects; assisting in the maintenance of plan activity; and, resolving discrepancies related to plan options and/or buy delivery.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Utilize and understand proprietary and syndicated research tools used for planning and reporting purposes &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Study demographic data and consumer profiles to identify desired target audiences for specific media vehicles, including lifestyles and psychographics&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Utilize syndicated research to help analyze the competitive landscape for monthly, quarterly and annual competitive analysis&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Assist in development of media plans that specify which forms of media will be used to effectively reach the target audience&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Assist in maintaining flowcharts/plans and developing media delivery analysis&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Assist in maintaining budget updates and spreadsheets&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Develop agency point of views (POVs) on media opportunities for submission to the client&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Input data into Donovan and Ad Serving platforms&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Assist in trafficking, tracking and reporting of online campaigns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Resolve discrepancies within the billing process&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Self-Starter/Demonstrates Initiative&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Solutions oriented, knowing when to consult others&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to manage multiple projects &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;High energy and ability to produce high volume of work quickly&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Demonstrates accuracy and attention to detail&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to communicate concisely and clearly both orally and in writing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Thrives in fast paced environment&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Demonstrates aptitude to work with numbers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Relevant Internships&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proficiency in Microsoft Office Software (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Media Planning Coordinator

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, Nando&#39;s and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,600 people strong, manages over $3.6B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 71 markets via its global offices throughout North America, EMEA and APAC. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Visit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://essenceglobal.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;essenceglobal.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Accountable for brand planning our aim is to build deeper connections with audiences that go beyond the banner. We transform our clients’ business objectives and product strategy into insight-rooted plans. We build and maintain strong relationships with media owners to ensure that our plans are the most innovative in the industry. We manage all reservation based media activity to ensure delivery against campaign objectives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;To be the planning lead for designated clients/campaigns, defining contextual layers and precision of budgets across channels, and to help evolve best practice, including pushing the adoption of emerging technologies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Develop and sustain a planning tool to define optimal budget splits between channels (inc offline).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Set regular learning sessions with the wider teams to educate on planning guidelines.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Define the most effective research tools through scorecards and regular market assessments - direct the roadmap for scorecarding across the year.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Pushing adoption of emerging techs/platforms.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Work with Client Services, Strategy and Analytics to ensure media strategy ladders up to business objectives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Continually strive for improvement and innovation by sourcing and developing new partnerships with media partners and spearheading stream two process.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Partner with Client Service and Account Management team to strengthen existing client relationships throughout the planning process.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Keep current on new market technologies and innovative solutions for clients.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Champion and inspire thought leadership across the team.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Mentor up to 6 junior agency members as part of Essence Mentor Program.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Bachelor&#39;s &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Degree from a top-tier College&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;8 - 10 years experience in a media agency, minimum 4 years planning experience.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Exceptional verbal &amp;amp; written communication skills - ability to think on your feet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong analytical skills - ability to analyze raw data, identify true insight and develop actionable recommendations. A natural affinity with numbers is a must.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A passion to help and develop people – making yourself readily available to answer questions and offer support, and the ability to motivate people to succeed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong work ethic – highly organized, diligent and attentive to detail.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Media Planning Director

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Accountable for brand planning our aim is to build deeper connections with audiences that go beyond the banner. We transform our clients’ business objectives and product strategy into insight-rooted plans. We build and maintain strong relationships with media owners to ensure that our plans are the most innovative in the industry. We manage all reservation based media activity to ensure delivery against campaign objectives.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To lead the planning process and oversee the buying &amp;amp; implementation of campaigns, coordinating internal resource, setting best practice and working on planning frameworks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support Planning Director with campaign strategy inputs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Create our planning approach as a result of the Strategic framework&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lead planning work; Receive, interpret briefs and oversee media plans that excite the client and deliver against their objectives&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Coordinate briefings and review responses from external partners and internal specialists&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Oversee creation of final media plans ensuring absolute accuracy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set and communicate the campaign budget level splits across channel with relevant internal stakeholders&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Input into campaign measurement plans with Analytics&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Continually strive for improvement and innovation by sourcing and developing new partnerships with media partners and leading all stream two processes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Input into post campaign reviews - produce insightful analysis, demonstrating the effectiveness of our planning&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bachelor&#39;s Degree preferred&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Likely 5 - 7 years experience in a digital media agency including experience in a planning role&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to work in a team environment that promotes collaboration; but also capable of working independently when needed&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Exceptional verbal &amp;amp; written communication skills - ability to think on your feet&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Adept at communicating effectively across all levels&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong analytical skills - ability to analyze raw data, identify true insight and develop actionable recommendations. A natural affinity with numbers is a must.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A passion to help and develop people – making yourself readily available to answer questions and offer support, and the ability to motivate people to succeed&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong work ethic – highly organized, diligent and attentive to detail&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Media Planning Supervisor

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;As the Senior Analyst, you will help the Analytics team in being accountable for quantifying and measuring the success of our executions and for delivering insights that enable us to innovate the work we deliver at Essence.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Build a deep understanding of marketing plans and their objectives to help account teams build comprehensive measurement, and test &amp;amp; learn plans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Play an instrumental role in evolving and designing new, innovative measurement tools. Managing the process through to delivery and take ownership of global roll out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Recruit, manage and mentor analytical resource, ensuring the efficient flow of work through the team, the timely delivery of high-quality outputs and their continuing development as professionals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Lead the creation of clear, robust and thought-provoking campaign reviews and insights&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Work with Account teams to help define the correct questions to get under the skin of campaign performance and then interrogate data sources to deliver the answers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;To help deliver “best in class” analytical capabilities across the agency with the wider analytics team, including the use of new methods, techniques, tools and systems&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Develop innovative marketing campaigns and assist clients to define objectives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Bachelor&#39;s degree preferred&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;1-3 years of experience working in a data based role&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience managing a team and ability to delegate effectively&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proficiency with systems such as SQL, Python, and ‘R’&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Exposed to measurement of both Direct Response and Brand Awareness campaigns&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Excellent at presenting data in a visually engaging and insightful manner that cuts through the noise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong organizational and project management skills&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong understanding of what data points can be collected and analyzed in a digital campaign, and how each data point should be analyzed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Established and professional communication, presentation, and motivational skills&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. &amp;nbsp;We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. &amp;nbsp;It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. &amp;nbsp;As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. &amp;nbsp;We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Senior Analyst

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L&#39;Oreal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,800 people strong, manages $4B in annualized media spend and deploys campaigns in 106 markets via 20 offices in APAC, EMEA and North America.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The Senior Media Planning Manager is responsible for ensuring that budget is used optimally through the lens of campaign objectives and the universe of available inventory, both during tactical planning, and ongoing cross-channel optimizations. The Senior Media Planning Manager will also have responsibility for the day-to-day management of the tactical media plan and its proper implementation, working to implement the brand&#39;s overall media strategy in the context of changing marketplace conditions and opportunities. This role is responsible for demonstrating a strong working knowledge of the media space and available media research.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;This role represents a marked progression in Media Planning capability depth and breadth, and therefore will take on tasks within the realm of both a Media Planning Manager and Director, based on the skills, knowledge, and experience required and the complexity and size of a given campaign.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the things we’d like you to do:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Support Senior Director in resource management&amp;nbsp; by managing tasks in the pods&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Completion of Tactical Plans, Performance Reports, and Post-Campaign Analysis as directed by the Associate Director or Director, across all digital inventory (from search to video) for the campaigns within their scope&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Responsible for expressing the rationale behind media investment decisions and evidencing the performance vs. expected outcomes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Development multiple case studies throughout the course of the year to be leveraged in internal training/on-boarding as well as in new business&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Accountable for the completion of and adherence to Campaign Analysts Plans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Responsible for the quality of reporting and insights within assigned campaigns.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Host client 1-1 meetings and sync-ups&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Contributes content to and present at Media Planning Milestone Meetings such as tactical presentations and post campaign analysis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Deliver quarterly, semi-annual, or annual updates on work quality as it relates to workstreams (Quarterly business review, Learning Agenda, Platform Evaluations)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Identify new vendors/partners while maintaining a POV on them&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Drives how syndicated and first party data is used within the campaign lifecycle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Support global alignment and collaboration at the Client Pod level&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ensure successful onboarding of new Essentials by creating onboarding plans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Manage 2-4 direct media planning reports to support career growth/development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit about yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;At least 4-6 years’ experience in the Digital Media or Advertising field&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Solid understanding of media concepts/terms, creative and budget requirements&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Solid grasp of digital marketing, especially a deep knowledge of digital media&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to forecast outcomes of brand/DR campaigns and manage spend&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience with Media Research Tools (Comscore, GWI, TGI, YouGov) Preferred&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong written and verbal communication skills including the desire to progress&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong organizational skills, detail-oriented and capable of multi-tasking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proven problem solving skills and ability to think outside of the box Ability to work independently and collaborate in a team environment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you can expect from Essence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world.&amp;nbsp; We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape.&amp;nbsp; It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful.&amp;nbsp; As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging.&amp;nbsp; We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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