We are OMD, Adweek’s Global Media Agency of the Year in 2020. We are the world’s largest media network with more than 12,000 people working in over 100 countries. As the world grows with opportunities, the key is reacting to them, by making better decisions, faster - combining innovation, creativity, empathy and evidence to help them move faster, reach further and take smarter risks every day.
We pride ourselves on being a people-obsessed, outcomes-focused business that applies evidence and data-based solutions, married with the practice of empathy, to drive performance and growth. When working with our clients, we put ourselves in the shoes of the consumer in order to see the world through their eyes. We focus on finding greater empathy with the consumer so as to uncover insights and opportunities that deliver more valued and valuable connections.
What You Can Expect:
Our success is underwritten by our core principles:
- Dynamic diversity. Bringing diversity of perspective, skillset, and background, as well as the mix of ages, genders, ethnicities, skillsets & backgrounds.
- Radical collaboration. Connecting a diverse group of people through instinctive structures, skills and mindsets.
- Rapid prototyping. Fostering a mindset of curiosity in which our people are always building, testing, evolving and retesting hypotheses. All of which is underpinned by a commitment to total transparency.
Overview:
The Accountability Manager will support the Accountability team (Managing Director, Associate Director) across all areas of the practice. They will be responsible for day-to-day management of reporting deliverables as well as completion of analyses across all media channels. The Accountability Manager must be a self-starter who can proactively lead cross-functional teams. Must demonstrate very strong time and project management skills and be able to work independently with ability to clearly and concisely convey information back to team members, account teams, and management.
A high level of success is required in each of the following core competencies: Opportunity Focused; Problem Solver; Decisive; Adaptable; Self Starter.
Desired Skills & Experience
- Self-starter with the ability to effectively manage multiple deliverables across numerous clients, demonstrating effective project management from start to finish
- 3-5 years’ experience in media/marketing services, including analytical expertise. Understanding of overall media landscape and basic media terminology are key
- Strong understanding and interest in media measurement metrics, KPIs and market pricing dynamics
- Demonstrated success establishing communications and reporting templates and setting and meeting deliverable dates
- Excellent attention to detail & well established organizational and analytical skills
- Very strong knowledge of and skill using Excel; familiarity with and/or able to develop reports and recaps of multiple data streams; interest in and comfort working with large sets of data quickly and accurately
- Good listener with excellent written and oral communication skills, able to convey ideas and decisions in a concise and appropriate manner and explain complicated concepts with clarity
- Self-solver who is comfortable proposing solutions and new ways of thinking to both clients and internal teams
Your principal responsibilities will include:
- Manage reporting calendar and ensure deliverables are being met
- Manage processes, design reporting templates and be the expert on deliverables, targets, methodology, value optimization and delivery
- Liaise with Procurement clients, consultants, and 3rd party auditors on materials, status reports, timelines and reporting
- Brief teams and manage data collection process utilizing collaborative tools (Teams, etc.)
- Analyze data, resolve discrepancies, and address outliers to evaluate performance against goal
- Act as project manager to global team in London, including managing meetings, reporting timeline, and analyses
- Become an expert across all channels relating to Accountability methodology and savings metrics. Show aptitude and interest in trading dynamics across all media and OMG solutions
- Support full Accountability team on ad hoc projects and those requiring immediate attention
You will be part of a unique team within OMD and will have exposure across all channels/clients, working with key agency stakeholders on a daily basis.
