Media Manager

At Hatched, we’re all about Goodness & Growth. Cracked Daily. The goodness at Hatched shines through in our approach to staff wellbeing and our employee value proposition. We’ve even been awarded for it by AFR Boss Best Place to Work and recognised for our People & Culture efforts by the B&T Women in Media awards. Perks of working at Hatched. Our offices in both Melbourne and Sydney are modern, fun and set up for both collaboration and quiet time. Our offices are dog friendly and close to some of the best that Windsor and the Sydney CBD has to offer; cafes, public transport, cinemas and importantly great bars and restaurants. Hatchlings get 5 paid wellbeing days per year and 2 days paid for volunteering. We offer flexibility, so you can work from anywhere, but we love to see you in the office for 3 days each week and every Tuesday for our all staff catch up. On the Thursday before payday, lunch is on us We all take a break to have lunch together in the office, then follow lunch with what we call Good Thursday, Great Talks, where a few Hatchlings take to the microphone with a mini-talk on any topic they like. We’ve had talks on everything from how to make a hot-pot to brat culture Kamala Harris. Hatched Culture: The mission of Hatched has is to always be agents of positive change in the media industry. And we encourage positive change through 4 committees dedicated to creating impact. The committees at Hatched: The Belongings and Connections Teamare dedicated to initiatives for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion The Green Teamkeep us green, sustainable and moving towards a more environmentally friendly way of working The Shadow Boardare a group of young stars who are empowered to be the voice of the agency and make recommendations for change to the executive team And lastly, the Hatched Social Committeeplan the best events for our Hatchlings to keep us connected and inspired. The Hatched Values: We truly believe that culture is everyone’s responsibility, and so all staff got together decide on the Hatched values and behaviours. Here are our five values. We live these in how we interact, how we work, our attitude and how we think. We reward people living our values every month with a Good Egg Award. Deadly Playful – We are fun. But we also take our work seriously. And we know when to make the distinction between the two. PRECISION PILOTS - We are focussed, dedicated and committed to growing client's businesses through our expertise and craft - navigating partners through their challenges along the way DESIGNATED VIBERS - Let's face it, there is no other agency you want to hang out with We take ownership of bringing people together, putting on the tunes, sharing our work, and getting social. GREAT, NOT STRAIGHT - This applies to how we think. We are proactively curious, open-minded, and adaptable. GOLDEN EGGS, LAID DAILY - We breed brilliance - everything from doubling the size of clients businesses, to finding the most fitting measurement solutionall the way through to winning awards, heck even ensuring there are no account queries At Hatched, we kick goals every day. Now that you know about us, let's tell you about the Media Manager role we're looking to fill; The purpose of the Media Manager is to lead the day-to-day client relationship as well as lead the implementation planning and activation of your clients’ campaign activity. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Craft (Planning and implementation) Own the media planning and buying across your client’s campaigns Deliver strong media implementation planning capabilities across all channels. In collaboration with the director, manage the media briefing and response evaluation process. Oversee the implementation of your campaigns end to end. Collaborate closely with the Performance and Planning Team to implement best practices and drive optimal results. Use implementation planning tools like Roy Morgan, AQX, Comms point journey & influence, Attention Planner, to identify insights that influence media planning. Maintain knowledge of all media vendor offerings, as well as monitoring and reporting to the broader team on prevailing market conditions and opportunities. Demonstrate understanding of media effective principles by completing the Media Effectiveness Training session. Client (Service & management) Demonstrate a deep understanding of your client’s business, category context and deliverables. Build and maintain strong partnership relationships with your clients at the manager or senior manager level. Ensure client expectations are managed and media delivery performance is clearly communicated. Management of the client administration including WIPs, contact reports and timeline management. People (Management & Development): Confident in managing cross functional direct reports With the support of your director, manage the workflow and quality of deliverables across the team. With support of your director manage the training and development for junior members in the team Commercial: Responsible for all campaign related financial tasks and processes This includes closing AQ’s on time, invoicing, and reporting accuracy.

Location: Prahran, AU

Posted Date: 2/3/2025