Senior Media Planning Manager | GMASCO | Al Futtaim Group Dubai, UAE

The Role

GMASCO (http://www.gmasco.com/) enjoys an enviable reputation as the Gulf’s most diverse full service communications, marketing and advertising agency in an industry typified by current decline, over-specialisation and lack of integration in other markets. Our Dubai location positions us in a still growing market at the hub of business in the northern hemisphere with a client base operating in more than 15 countries across the Middle East, Europe, the Sub Continent and Asia. Our offerings include every aspect of communications, advertising and marketing in traditional and new media formats.The Senior Media Planning Manager’s role is to overlook a team of media planners who execute media planning jobs ensuring a seamless flow of work. To do so, the Senior Media Planning Manager should be able to contain issues, be a quick problem solver and able to plan and anticipate upcoming workloads for his team.The Media Planner’s role is to act as a media consultant as opposed to a media supplier. He/She lives the brand by thinking in media terms and advises clients about media related issues with a judgment backed by both scientific intelligence and common sense.This role is a specialty in itself. To be successful in this role, it requires a thinker, a creative mind with strong command of media techniques, sharp attention to detail and excellent presentation and figure crunching skills, it also requires a good relationship with clients and media suppliers coupled with the ability to maintain a positive attitude under pressure.Common traits of a Media Planning Manager include the ability to multi-task, be detail oriented and be crucially organized.

Requirements

To be considered for this role you need to have the following skills and qualifications :* Minimum 4+ years in media planning roles in ad agency media departments or media agencies.* Extensive hands on media experience required in the Middle East.* Operational experience required with up to 2+ years.* Thorough understanding of all media planning techniques, media research interpretation and media tools.* Supervisory skills leading a small team of media planners.* Proficient computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Dolphin and/or Neosys, TGI, STATEX, Xplan, Zplan)* Communication skills.* Time management and problem solving skills* Proficiency in managing numbers.

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