Job Description

Position Summary

This role sits within the dedicated performance media team for Amazon's AWS cloud services line of business.

The Digital Partnerships Manager uses their knowledge of the digital media space to work across developing new and emerging digital media solutions for AWS, specifically bought through Reservation or IO method (as opposed to via a Biddable Platform or Programmatically).

The position is important one within the regional team to drive digital innovation and yet be hands on across digital planning and operations.

The position will also be responsible to manage a team 2 of execs, with the aim to nurture and train team members

Key Responsibilities

You'll lead and drive the strategy, development, execution and stewardship of digital tactical planning and execution as well as other emerging media initiatives based on client requirements and needs, working within an integrated team.

• Day to day digital planning support for local markets and digital input of regional projects and initiatives.
• Strong contributor of client digital strategy with the aim to drive digital excellence and performance
• Digital partner evaluation & engagement. Develop and nurture relationships with strategic partners
• Investigate new & emerging media opportunities keeping business objectives in mind
• Sound knowledge of paid social & search in order to guide teams and client teams towards achieving KPIs across both social and search campaigns
• Train internal teams on best practices, new media & trends.

Desired Skills & Experience

• 3-5 years of digital media experience either in media agency or inhouse marketing function
• Should be familiar & experience in managing paid media campaigns from building plans, setting digital KPIs and suggesting strategies that drive overall digital performance
• Experience in managing & mentoring teams
• Ability to articulate and educate clients and team members on digital strategy, trends, challenges
• Excellent quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and math proficiency
• Hard working, positive thinking and effective problem-solving skills
• Ability to work within a team set up and contributor

About Us

Initiative is different to other media agencies.
We are not trapped by a legacy structure primarily centered on paid advertising. Instead, we are liberated by a new world structure designed to deliver highly differentiated and highly effective communications strategies for our clients.
We are the world's fastest growing media agency built upon the strongest strategic capability of any agency in the market. Core to this strategic proposition is the belief that the faster a brand can move through culture the more relevant it can become.
We call this Cultural Velocity (TM).
Our process is designed to create ideas that move through culture through unique insight, market leading analytics and strategic media brilliance.
Our new world model is comprised of "craft centers" - Client Advice and Management, Strategy, Communications Design, Partnership and Culture, Insights & Analytics.