Location: 
Manchester
Salary: £30k – £35k Pro Rata
Type of work: Short-term maternity cover contract, 6-12 months

Description:

We are looking for a Digital Media Manager, or Digital Account Manager, with around 3-6 years experience of strategic and implementational digital media planning, buying and optimisation across predominantly online display advertising, along with a solid understanding of search and emerging trends within social media.

We need someone experienced at putting together exciting and inspiring responses to brief, good project managers, able to present persuasively to clients and develop junior staff. You must be self-motivated, hardworking and ambitious, with sound knowledge of digital planning and buying tools and the ability to inspire those around you to use digital innovatively.

You will be good at communicating with others, proactive and be good at time management, and have experience of selling digital solutions to clients who have not used digital before.

Digital Media Manager Responsibilities and Experience:

* Day-to-day digital media  strategic planning and buying across existing clients
* Creativity and innovation as well as sound digital media knowledge
* Proactively building opportunities to grow the digital department
* Identify strategic role for digital and put together implementational digital plans in response to client briefs
* Negotiating and buying digital media for clients
* See projects through to completion – from initial plans through to tracking, results and optimisation
* Building digital knowledge and understanding across the planning team
* Good communication skills and ability to present persuasively to clients
* Build relationships with PHD London key personnel
* Build strong relationships with media owners
* Sound knowledge / experience of planning, reporting and optimisation tools

Please note this is a short-term maternity cover contract role for a Digital Media Manager/Digital Account Manager commencing in August/Sept for 6-12 months.

If you are interested in the advertised position please apply by contacting Sharpe Recruitment

Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations