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VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester WaveTM Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML's specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world's largest and most awarded health agencies. VML's global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.
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MC Program:
VML Marketing Coordinator Program is a large global community of approx. 400 employees sitting at the intersection of Microsoft Marketing and agencies teams.
We coordinate campaigns across Microsoft internal stakeholders, VML global Service Delivery Hub teams, and third-party agencies. Campaigns generate sales leads Microsoft then scores and processes according to their sales strategy.
There are six major disciplines that tackle specific target audiences and/or channels:
Integrated Marketing: Commercial
Integrated Marketing: Consumer
Budget and Planning
Data and Insights
Events
Social Media
Each discipline is split into sub-disciplines, either focusing on specific area of expertise and/or specific geography (e. g. EMEA and Americas, or clusters of countries). These sub-disciplines are called pods.
The Service Pod Lead role can sit in any of these (sub-)disciplines.
Purpose of the job:
Project Execution Leads (PEL) are execution project managers aligned to client field teams. PEL has three major clusters of responsibilities:
1. Planification & set-up of marketing campaigns
2. Execution and Project Management
3. Client facing and single point of contact
Responsibilities :
1. Project Management
Supports marketers in
developing an integrated and feasible plan to connect local marketing execution (demand gen) to automated nurture streams.
organizing cadence meetings., shares meeting documentation & action points
Manages marketing execution briefing
Ensures local stakeholders are informed on progress, and resolves issues.
2. KPI & Performance Tracking
Is responsible for executing and deploying marketing campaigns within the agreed SLAs
Uses reporting to provide specific views/information to stakeholders
Reviews campaign performance dashboards to understand engine performance and lead stage conversions with increased focused on Marketing outcomes and business results.
3. Subject Matter Expertise
Acts as local champ on global commercial marketing engines, tools & services
Educates local stakeholders on modern marketing services and tool capabilities
Ensures communication flow between the team and other VML and Microsoft stakeholders
Applies learnings from modern marketing trainings (MM, BG and GDC) to improve SA execution and outcomes.
Know and apply global and local governance as identified and agreed by the GDC Global Marketing Services Organization.
Required skills & competencies
Ideally completed studies in marketing-related field.
Broad understanding of various marketing concepts, strategies and tactics, incl. marketing channels.
5+ years' experience in execution of marketing-related initiatives.
High level of ethics & compliance with company rules & processes, e. g. personal data protection or brand guidelines.
Proven process and project management skills & experience.
Some experience in account management.
Readiness to assume responsibility for track activities progress and meet critical deadlines.
Solid skills in Microsoft tools and software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams.
Solid command skills and ability to share often complex information in structured way.
Comfort in dealing with client's and third-party stakeholders.
Ability to simultaneously manage multiple events and activities, and ability to prioritize urgent and important tasks.
A strong team player with ability to establish working relations with culturally diverse internal and external partners.
Strong in problem solving skills and orientation to detail.
Fluent English is essential.
Fluent Dutch is essential.
Please note this job is based in Lisbon, Portugal.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
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