About Us

IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). Mediabrands manages approximately $40 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients and provides strategic services and solutions across its award-winning, full-service agency networks UM and Initiative and through its innovative marketing specialist companies Kinesso, Magna, Orion, Rapport, Healix, Mediabrands Content Studio and the IPG Media Lab. Mediabrands clients include many of the world’s most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors. The company employs more than 13,000 marketing experts in more than 130 countries representing the full diversity of humanity. For more information, please visit our website: www.ipgmediabrands.com.

Role Description

This role will primarily be focused on supporting, enabling, and maximising media value tracking and delivery for a portfolio of clients. This role is about collecting, processing, and interpreting data to ensure that media value is being delivered in line with our client commitments. You will be responsible for ensuring a high quality of accountability work from across the Investment team. The Associate Director, Investment, will report directly into the Head of Accountability who will support and guide their development. This role will have the support of the Investment Craft and the Magna Global Value team, all based in London.

Key Responsibilities

Assisting in managing value delivery across all clients and media in scope:

• Assisting in the creation and management of project plans to deliver client commitments as efficiently as possible
• Responsibility for managing data delivery in line with client and internal deadlines
• Working alongside Magna Value Team to align media delivery positions against both cost and quality commitments as well as client expectations
• Clearly articulating price and quality goals and methodology to Investment Craft
• Ensuring accuracy of all calculations
• Ensuring internal systems are up to date and accurate
• Assisting in forecasting media pricing and communicating developments across all media

Manage auditor relationships

• Create project plans to successfully deliver required data as per client contracts
• Assist in issue resolution
• Support for audit and client meetings

Internal relationships

• Report on key client status to Head of Accountability
• Ensure client account teams are fully informed on status and you are integrated into the client team.
• Support with ad hoc investment and accountability requests

New business

• Support new business efforts when required.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience in a media role, ideally from an auditor or agency accountability / investment team
• Analytically sophisticated with a keen eye for attention to detail
• A strong understanding and working experience of Microsoft Excel
• Experience of client management and a confident and articulate presenter
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with clients, colleagues and vendors
• Independent, self-motivated, hardworking, good time-keeping
• An ability to see outside the spreadsheet, and to add context to results