Job Description

Description
Position at EssenceMediaCom
Job Specification
Title: Content & Innovation Manager
Overview of Job:
EssenceMediacom is looking for a Content & Innovation Manager. The candidate should possess good communication and team management skills as the work demands inter-team & partner communication and liaison. The candidate should have worked on brands, branded -content properties and someone who can pitch and close content deals. A good knowledge of PPT making skills is a must along with the power of story-telling.
3 best things about the job:

• A role where there are no limits to good ideas & partnership opportunities
• Client that supports and encourages innovative and exciting work
• Interacting with the best partners across domain and getting to suggest IPs, digital content to various clients

In three months:

• You would be overseeing execution of content campaigns
• Engaging with partners across categories to suggest different relevant content opportunities to client
• Adapt to the client requirements & timelines given and efficiently deliver on the same

In six months:

• You will be responsible in pitching to the existing clients apart from the ongoing work
• Establish good relations with the Client, media houses and internal Group M agencies and partners

In 12 months:

• Independently work on the client requirements along with recommendations
• Learning and experience across social, influencers and branded content recommendations
• Working on end-to-end award-winning solutions
• Train and mentor new recruits

What your day job looks like:

• Engage with internal teams and clients to understand briefs, engage on newer briefs.
• Engage with partners to get different IPs & Digital Content Properties to pitch to the clients
• Ideating & pitching content campaigns end-to-end
• Making dynamic client pitch presentations and selling the idea

What you will need:

• 4-5 years of relevant experience
• A passion for storytelling to sell an idea to the client
• An understanding of brand fitment and brand ask
• Good relationship with partners and vendors
• Good presentation skills
• A knack for problem solving and crisis management

About EssenceMediacom:
We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 influencers help our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth. EssenceMediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients\' businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability.
EssenceMediacom understands that our people are tasked with big goals: building breakthrough growth for brands and leading with breakthrough thinking in our industry. Our people are at the heart of this work because their ideas will enable us to decode the intersections of people, content, and technology to bring our aspirations to life. Our success is down to our eclectic, diverse, and talented people. EssenceMediacom is a place for us to grow our careers and expand our horizons. EssenceMediacom is committed to building an agency culture that supports our people, puts diversity at the forefront of our operations, and creates opportunity for all. This collective culture will be our new power where ideas are freely exchanged, and collaboration is actively encouraged in a place where you can innovate in our hyperconnected world.
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.
About India:
2020 brought opportunities for brands to innovate because of which we saw an evolving media stack. The growth of digital is set to soar high because of changing consumer habits. With approximately 500 million smartphone users, low-priced data plans, 45 to 50 million e-commerce shoppers, approximately 60 OTT offerings and a young population, India is a mobile-first internet market. It is also one of the top 10 ad spend markets in the world and is set to climb the ranks. Global big tech corporations have made considerable investments in top e-commerce/retail ventures and Indian start-ups, blurring the lines between social media, e-commerce and mobile payments, resulting in disruption on an unimaginable scale.
At GroupM India, there's never a dull moment between juggling client requests, managing vendor partners and having fun with your team. We believe in tackling challenges head-on and getting things done.
GroupM is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity - it's about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and that's what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.