Job Description

We are always looking for the next generation of future leaders who have the potential to be just as passionate about media and advertising as we are!
Working at a media agency
Simply put, a media agency takes a client's messaging for their brand and looks at how best to strategically communicate it to the consumer, taking into account people's habits and behaviours (when and what they watch, read, listen to, how they buy products etc.). A media agency will typically have many departments that cover each specialist area within this process, all working together to deliver commercially successful, outstanding campaigns for the client.
Role: Digital Executive (entry-level)
Agency: MG OMD
Location: Portland House, Newcastle
Salary: 24k
Role overview
The ideal candidate will be passionate about gaining digital media experience focused on delivering programmatic campaigns across demand side platforms (DSPs) such as DV360, Amazon Audience Platform and The Trade Desk. Focusing on helping them deliver best-in-class integrated strategies and campaigns for their clients. As this is an entry level role, no experience or prior knowledge is necessary, just a passion for learning and a great attitude.
Key Responsibilities
Daily monitoring, optimisation & set up within a range of DSPs/buying platforms following all relevant quality assurance processes

• Optimisation and coordination of campaigns and accounts to ensure pacing and performance
• Brand Safety & Viewability awareness to ensure ads are run in the right environments, championing our market leading approach in this area
• Gaining an understanding of DSP technology
• Active participation in weekly and monthly department meetings
• Assisting with programmatic planning (Brand & DR), building rationales to demonstrate the role of programmatic in meeting client goals
• Assisting with the use of digital planning tools (e.g. Integral Ad Science, DV360, Trade Desk, OMG proprietary tools) to support Client/Client team requests
• Working with our with key tech vendors and publishers

The successful candidate should possess the following skills:

• Professional approach and proactive thinker
• Good interpersonal, diplomacy and relationship-management skills
• Ability to collaborate with various agency teams
• Excellent organizational and time management skills and ability to work to tight deadlines
• Effective workload management
• Ability to present confidently to peers
• A passion for learning and constantly improving yourself

Our Growing Newcastle Team
Our team in Newcastle will bring an entirely new perspective to the work we do, adding value to clients by contributing across every stage of campaign planning, activation and optimisation. Not only will you work alongside specialists in every media channel as well as areas such as data, technology and ecommerce, you'll also be working across all our agency brands in the network, giving you exposure to some of the biggest brands locally and globally. Anyone who joins our team over the next few years will get the benefit of being a founding member of this new community; building something completely from scratch and accelerating your career as our business rapidly expands in the region. All with the support of over 1,800 colleagues in our London and Manchester offices.
About the agency
MG OMD was established in 1990 as a challenger media agency (Manning Gottlieb Media) that placed craft, trust and performance at the heart of media planning and buying.
Since joining Omnicom network's OMG (Omnicom Media Group) in 1998, we have continued to retain our founding ethos of providing clients with bespoke approaches, unprecedented insight, specialism, security and transparency; helping our clients to use media to unlock their competitive advantage and deliver innovative, effective and award-winning work and campaigns that create difference that matters.
MG OMD is the second-largest media agency in the UK. We are the most awarded media agency in both the history of the IPA Effectiveness Awards and Thinkbox's TV Planning Awards and are currently Media Week's Agency Partner of the Year for the third consecutive year and Thinkbox's TV Planning Agency of the Year for the second year running.
Flexible Working
At Omnicom Media Group, we are committed to supporting flexibility for our people while fostering collaboration, innovation, and teamwork. We have a hybrid working model (three days in the office, two working remotely), to ensure that we meet the needs of both our people and our business, balancing the benefits of in-person connections with the flexibility of remote working. Our standard working hours are 9:30 - 17:30, but we offer the ability to flex around core hours of 10:30 - 16:30 to give our people flexibility on how they manage their working day, whether that's in the office or working remotely. For example, you could start work at 8:30 and finish at 16:30 or start at 10:30 and finish at 18:30.
We encourage open conversations between our people and managers to help navigate high-need periods and individual circumstances. Our goal is to create an environment where people feel genuinely supported to do their best - both in their careers and in their lives outside of work.
Be Your Best
We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at to let us know how we can support you.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at OMG
At OMG, our vision is to be an agency where difference is valued and everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment that reflects today's society, where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work, and where diverse voices and backgrounds are valued, heard, and well-represented.
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