Media Partnerships Manager

The Media Partnerships team leads on designing and building bespoke activations for LEGO to engage and excite audiences, both Adults and Kids. We input into annual planning with innovative partnership recommendations, handle global activation from design and build through to delivery and reporting and support LEGO as the brand pilots new platforms and approaches. Responsibilities Key Role Responsibilities: You will work under the Global Head of Partnerships & Partnerships Director to bring Media Partnerships to life for LEGO audiences:

• Input into annual planning with "big idea" partnership recommendations that fit the brief and adhere to overarching media strategy.
• Interface with Global Media Partners/ Vendors to identify innovative solutions & how they could fit into LEGO's wider plans.
• End-to-end activation of global partnerships including working with media vendor to project manage design, build, approval process, assess market appetite and support on questions, work up timelines & keep project to deadlines, negotiate with media vendor to ensure best possible value for LEGO, deliver campaign & produce a campaign wrap up including recommending improvements to ways of working.
• Work closely with key LEGO Publisher & Media Partnerships Stakeholders to support with global activation/ market-specific challenges/ navigating LEGO's internal organisation.
Qualifications Deliverables Partnership Recommendations as part of Annual Planning across all LEGO brands End-to-end media partnership activation working closely with external media owners/ vendors Project management processes including owning & maintaining project timeline, supporting with doc/ asset sharing, sharing of delivery reporting, production of Post Campaign Analysis. Education/ Inspiration Workstream Support as per requested by Client

Successful delivery of Media Partnership Activations Building, strengthening & owning of media vendor relationships Ability to bring passion/ unique viewpoint & problem-solving skills to the team. Talent Capability You are passionate about designing innovative media experiences to educate and enthrall audiences. You balance being highly creative and thinking outside the box when it comes to innovating new partnership approaches, with expert organisational and client servicing skills. Creativity: You have an inquisitive nature when it comes to learning about new media platforms, a passion for gaming is an added bonus and you balance "blue sky thinking" with feasibility. You interface with media owners to help refine their initial ideas to develop winning partnership concepts and come with a point of view as to improvements that can be made at the creative review and approval stage. Thinking outside the box: You are a natural problem-solver and can bring an informed opinion to the table when needing to pivot to overcome activation challenges. You are able to approach situations with a "what is best for the client/ what works best for the target audience" mindset and evaluate potential different solutions to find the best one. As with any large client, the role will require you to think on your feet and design new processes where none currently exist. Organisational Skills: You will need to project manage media partnership activations, managing the transfer of assets, establishing a working timeline with achievable deadlines, organising relevant documentation & ensuring the project stays on track. You will also be highly skilled at handling multiple workstreams and prioritising tasks. Client Servicing Skills: You will need to be highly responsive and proactive when it comes to client communication as well as media vendor/ local Publicis team interface. You will be highly professional and respectful in this highly client-facing role and proactively manage client expectations particularly with reference to lead time for requests & expected output

With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the centre of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, we are the flagship Publicis Media agency that uses our 'Power of One' business model, with teams that span multiple disciplines across clients such as Aldi, P&G, P&O Ferries, Primark, Samsung, Stellantis, and Visa. We place a huge focus on our People and have driven flagship D&I and L&D programmes within Publicis Media; our goal is to help every individual reach their fullest potential and we encourage everyone to make "Brave Plays" in how they approach their work and their own career development. As a result, we have an exceptionally energised and committed talent base, all of us proud of our welcoming and supportive culture, as evidenced by our recognition as one of Campaign's Best Places to Work for three years in a row (2021, 2022 and 2023) and most excitingly, Media Week's Agency of the Year 2023!

Starcom has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Planswe also offer;
• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.
Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us! Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process. Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page (https://www.publicisgroupeuk.com/careers/) which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG's (Employee Action Groups).