Paid Performance Platformer in London

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1. This role emphasises curiosity and a hunger to learn - can you share an example of a time you proactively learned a new tool, skill, or concept to improve your work or achieve better results?

2. What excites you most about working in digital media? We would love to find out more about you and your future ambitions.

3. Describe to us how taking part in this programme would benefit and impact your future goals.

At Havas Media, we are passionate about helping our clients create Meaningful Brands by reimagining valuable experiences. Our smart thinking around enhancing consumer experiences means we deliver more measurable, meaningful moments between brands and people. We call this Mx (Meaningful Media Experiences); thinking about how we connect consumers to the right brands in the right way.

Paid Performance is our specialist activation team spanning PPC, Affiliates and Retail Media. In Paid Performance, we service clients across the Network, acting as a central management function for all Havas brands, including Havas Media.

This is an exciting role working with two of the most recognisable brands in the UK - one in education and one in retail. PPC is a critical channel for both these businesses, so there are multi-million pound budgets you will be helping to manage to effectively deliver against ambitious growth targets.

We are looking for a Platformer with:

• Proficiency in MS PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• Interest in, and understanding of, digital media.
• Good numeracy skills and comfortable working in spreadsheets.
• Excellent time-management skills and the ability to prioritise workload.
• Ability to work under pressure and fastidious attention to detail.
• A strong written and verbal communicator.
• A high energy, positive, can-do person who is always looking for ways to improve what we do.
• A hunger to learn.

On the 6 month programme, you’ll be involved in:

• Create and manage Paid Performance campaigns to effectively deliver client objectives and targets.
• Ad copy creation, development, testing, optimisation, automation, and personalisation.
• Optimisation of campaigns across multiple formats, including Search, Performance Max, and possibly YouTube.
• Deliver against PPC best practice on your clients, specifically, improving the quality of campaign delivery, innovation, and automation.
• Using Search and Bid Management tools to manage and optimise campaigns.
• Managing daily spend through manual, automated and machine learning led bid optimisation, in line with targets and monthly budgets.
• Monitoring and analysing campaigns to deliver rich insight to clients and drive optimisation.
• Responsible for client reporting on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
• Monitoring and analysing competitor activity through competitor monitoring technology and partner communication to provide rich insights and trends to clients.
• In time and following training, attending client calls/meetings to discuss performance.
• Nurture and grow strong relationships with relevant day to day client stakeholders.
• Be comfortable reporting any concerns with management if you believe escalation is required.
• On-going development of your industry knowledge.

On the Platform programme, you'll benefit from:

• A dedicated Buddy
• Introductions and breakfasts with Senior Leaders
• Pastoral Support
• Free breakfast in the office
• Wellbeing and mental health support
• Yulife - wellbeing app
• Employee assistance programme
• Training and Development sessions
• Communication
• Productivity
• Goal Setting and Objectives
• Career Development
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Networking
• CV & LinkedIn
• Industry Insight sessions
• Group Project

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to a diverse workforce and a barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please let us know. We work in a hybrid working model – working in the office 3 days a week and remotely 2 days a week.

Office Location: 3 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG

Contract Type: Intern

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.