WHO WE ARE
With $43billion in media billings worldwide, MAGNA is the multi-platform strategic media investment unit of Mediabrands, the entity created by holding company IPG – a global provider of advertising and marketing solutions - to manage all its global media-related assets. MAGNA is responsible for forecasts, insights, negotiation strategy, and value creation across all media platforms. The Global Value team’s primary focus is on delivering value for our key Global clients.
We are dynamic, empowered, and entrepreneurial.
We pride ourselves in being an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion is at the heart of what we believe in. IPG Mediabrands are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications regardless of gender identity, race, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or belief.
THE ROLE
This role sits within the Global Value function and is tasked with identifying, measuring, and reporting all areas of value delivered by Mediabrands to our clients with a particular focus on new business pitches. You will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of individuals across our global network on a daily basis, analysing media buying across all of the media types available in each marketplace. The Senior Analyst will report directly into the Group Growth Director.
This role will develop media knowledge across all media types (TV, Digital, Social, Retail, OOH, Print & Radio) across multiple geographies including Europe, APAC, LATAM and North America.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
The Senior Analyst will develop and maintain close relationships with the following stakeholders.
- Senior Global Value team members; the Group Growth Director and Managing Director, Global Value
- Peers across the broader Global Value team
- Country Trading leads
- Magna Regional & Global hub teams
THE RESPONSIBILITIES
Pitch Value Management
- Manage pitch cost tracking and reporting across multi-market clients including, briefing of pricing templates to local teams, checking data for accuracy, analysing results, and working with the local teams to assess pitch value.
- Act as a first point of identification of any template pricing issues which impact pitch delivery, escalating and supporting the Group Growth Director where appropriate.
- Assist the Group Growth Director in delivering regular summary pitch reporting against tight deadlines, whilst maintaining a high degree of accuracy.
- Querying country buying teams on pricing submissions and help to summarise to senior members of the team.
- Understand how to pricing submissions work back to our commitments and delivery and be able to identify areas of strengths and weakness.
- Be able to assess auditor reports for cross analysis vs our system/reports.
- Share best practices across local markets and support the Group Growth Director in roll out of key learnings and ways of working.
- Update and maintain pitch pricing and inflation database.
- Act as the in-house system expert for the specific team, ensuring the systems are kept up to date with relevant and correct information.
Internal & External Client engagement
- Help Group Growth Director prepare data & templates to share with auditor for submission and validation.
- Work with local agency trading teams, acting in a consultant capacity to ensure they fully understand pricing templates, commitment structures and how to optimise delivery.
- Support Group Growth Director in preparing for internal leadership presentations.
- Contribute to Global Value meetings and be able to coach/train junior members of the team where needed.
ABOUT YOU
- Independent, self-motivated, and hardworking
- You want to learn more about media and the client’s business
- Team player with a sense of humour
- Accurate and analytically sophisticated with strong attention to detail
- Able to keep calm when working to tight deadlines and ensure these are met
- Good communication and articulation skills
- Able to work across cultural boundaries in an articulate and sensitive manner
- Ability to present data clearly and succinctly
- Able to use initiative and problem-solving skills to adhoc tasks and requests
- Ability to build professional relationships with client and colleagues.
- Good written and spoken English
Employee Transparency
At IPG Mediabrands, we celebrate differences and believe this makes us stronger. IPG Mediabrands are equal-opportunity employers committed to championing an inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging for all our employees. We do not discriminate against any applicant based on age, disability, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, belief, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Please reach out to our Talent Inclusion Specialist Jess at [email protected] if you would like to have a confidential conversation regarding any adjustments that would ensure our recruitment process is accessible for you. Please note requesting a reasonable adjustment will not affect your application.
THE PERKS
We aim to provide all our people with a supportive and fun work environment where you can develop your full potential and benefit from the broad range of opportunities within the agency. When you join us, we want to make sure you feel valued – and that you are rewarded for your fantastic work. So, we also offer a range of benefits:
Flexi–leave, with 25 days annual leave to be taken as minimum. In addition to your holiday entitlement, the office usually closes between Christmas & New Year
- Free breakfast and free lunch
- Early finish Fridays
- Core Hours (Mon-Thurs, flexible start/finish times)
- Retail discounts
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme, including Headspace & flu jabs
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Paid time off for Volunteering
- Group Income Protection
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical Insurance or Health Cash Plan (dependent on level)
- Group Personal Pension Plan with matched contributions from 3-6%
- Generous Parental Leave & Pay
- Independent mortgage advice
- Financial education
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free eye tests
- Flexible benefits including Dental, Travel insurance, Cycle to Work, Gym Discounts and many more!
