Digital Director (Freelancer)

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Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world. Founded in Paris in 1926, we are present in more than 100 countries as leaders in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation.

Over the past three years our Japan Media team has won numerous pieces of business, making us the one of the fastest growing agencies in Japan and we are now looking to expand the team. This represents a great opportunity to join a fast moving, award winning media team, that offers massive potential for career growth, the opportunity to work overseas via our Work Your World programme, a leading SGD programme and many more career and life expanding programmes.

We are looking for an experienced digital director to join our team to work on two key pieces of business for Publicis Media (Multiple Clients) In this role, you will be expected to direct the creation of digital media strategies and execution plans integrating online/offline, and implement PDCA cycle of the measures. Working closely with your digital team, as the lead you will be expected to be able to develop market leading media strategies that your team can then create media plans from, as well as teaching your team on all this media and planning.

You will also be expected to build, maintain, and improve relationships with clients, along with the early recognition of issues and lead appropriate actions

Key Responsibilities in more detail:

Leadership

• Manage a team of 3-6 people, responsible for their development and career growth.
• Create leading digital strategies and media plans with your team that meet client objectives
• Be a source of knowledge on all things digital media for Spotify and Meta and your team
• Work closely with the planning team to develop integrated media strategies for your clients
• Present confidently and knowledgeably to senior clients about key developments in the media ecosystem

Day to day Tasks & Building relationships

• Localize global strategies for local clients and provide local nuances for regional and global teams when creating global strategies
• Build strong relationships with your key clients at a senior level
• Co-ordinate your team to create integrated media strategies
• Work closely and build strong relationships with regional leads on your clients
• Manage global and regional requests
• Implement global and regional tools and processes, as well as reporting requirements

Practices / Skills :

• 15+ years in industry experience.  The variance will depend on practical skills obtained, the amount of experience in a mature market and education qualifications.
• Deep understanding the Digital Media landscape, ideally with a focus on the Japan market, so that we can grow the digital business in Beacon and support the move to digital by our clients.
• Understanding of key digital platforms i.e. FB, Google, LINE, Yahoo, Twitter, Twitch, Snap, TikTok as well as key digital tools, such as DV360, Google Ads etc
• Deep understanding of the Programmatic ecosystem as well as the changes that are happening around data and the move into the cookie less world is key
• Should have practical experience across as many platforms and digital streams as possible, key will being able to help and train the team in Programmatic and Social platforms
• The ideal candidate will be able to inspire the team and clients with their knowledge and passion for digital, be able to move quickly and to help drive change
• Ability to present to all levels clients as well as global and regional clients and internal stakeholders
• Can be fluent in either Japanese or English, but must be able to read and write English at a high standard, and ideally speak English at a presentation and business level

What Publicis Groupe can offer you 

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family - one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering: 

· Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes 

· Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year 

· A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program

· Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for advancement and collaboration with our global network 

· And many more benefits, including a range of leaves, health related support, and so forth. 

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