Digital Media Strategist needed at Havas South Africa

Job Description Summary : 

• The Media Development Expert is responsible for developing and deploying best practices for media experiences specifically for global clients.  
• The role sits between Strategy and Activation and is the point where Strategy is translated into Media Experiences for global clients.

Job Description :

Mission & Responsibilities 

• Contribute to champion Havas unique approach for global clients to ‘media planning +’ in the form of Mx – emphasizing media experience versus media planning which includes connection, context and content 
• Be instrumental in the Mx excellence and design optimal Mx guidelines for global clients across Havas countries 
• Work closely with data and strategy communities as well as client leadership and specialists’ teams 
• Build relationships with creative / content stakeholders and key media owners to ensure optimized and innovative Mx recommendations for our global clients 
• Ensure optimal Mx delivery for global clients in the countries in liaise with relevant internal specialist teams and make sure processes are respected for local implementation 
• Ensure audience planning and data integration from Mx brief to Mx measurement 
• Ensure quality control on plan recommendation against Mx delivery 
• Provide insightful post campaign optimization 
• Contribute to the client satisfaction 

Previous Experience & Industry Background 

• 8+ years professional experience in strategic planning 
• Media, Brand 

Qualifications & Languages: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Marketing or Advertising 
• Languages: English (Intermediate) 

Soft skills & Competencies 

• Managing execution 
• Being authentic and open 
• Being flexible and adaptable 
• Media and media planning  
• Mx Expert (Connection, Context, Content) 
• Omnichannel 
• Strong knowledge of partners and suppliers (Media / Tech / Data / Content) 
• Advanced Programmatic 
• OSEP 

Technical skills 

• Media planning tools  
• Advertising technologies 
• Business intelligence software (i.e. Tableau, Datorama) 
• Office software