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1. Media Manager – Nigeria Franchise Recruitment
at Coca-Cola Company
Aug 8th, 2015 – by Job Poster Sabina
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world’s largest beverage company,
refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Led by Coca-Cola,
the world’s most valuable brand, our Company’s portfolio features 15 billion dollar
brands including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater, Powerade,
Minute Maid, Simply, Georgia and Del Valle. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of
sparkling beverages, ready-to-drink coffees, and juices and juice drinks. Through the
world’s largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries
enjoy our beverages at a rate of 1.7 billion servings a day. Together with our bottling
partners, we rank among the world’s top 10 private employers with more than 700,000
system employees.
At The Coca-Cola Company you can cultivate your career in a challenging and dynamic
environment. We are the largest manufacturer and distributor of nonalcoholic drinks in
the world-selling more than 1 billion drinks a day. Unlock your full potential with a future-
focused company that is known and respected throughout the world.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Media Manager – Nigeria Franchise
Job ID: 32481
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time
Travel Requirements: 30 %
Position Overview
 The Media Manager will be instrumental in furthering Integrated Marketing Communications
team capability, in line with the WMO strategy for TCCC in Nigeria.
 The position, in conjunction with the media agency AOR partners and other IMC team members, is
expected to deliver brilliant results in all Core Creative Idea amplification and impactful
Connection Planning & and full IMC plan execution, with emphasis on media (paid, owned, and
earned).
 The role will assist the CEWA BU in the stewardship of the total portfolio management approach,
as it relates specifically to media planning/buying (works with IMC and Franchise managers)
 Ensuring media strategies are aligned with brand objectives -track against milestones and manage
budgets for all media related activities within key initiatives/programs in line with BP and brand
priorities.

2. Key Duties/Responsibilities
Prioritized Responsibilities:
 Regional Integrated Marketing Communication Development: partner with local media agency
partner to amplify the Core Creative Idea into key connection points with emphasis on media (paid,
owned, earned). Apply best media practices from global/regional sources and implement emerging
media frameworks (paid, free, and owned media).
 Media / Asset Strategy Development: partner with Brand teams, Franchise teams, IMC teams and
agency partners to optimize media investment strategies and plans. Analyse media impact on core
brand & business metrics; develop and implement media strategy, ultimately generating greater
effectiveness and efficiencies of our IMC plans
 Agency Relationship Management: Lead media agency relationship, managing resource allocation
and quality control (timing, cost, creative delivery). Maintains contacts within the media industry.
Participate in the negotiation and maintains relationship with media suppliers.
 IMC Plan Execution: Lead to full execution of media plans within IMC plans – ensuring clear links
to CCI and leveraging brand strategies. Manage clear processes/routines with key partners (e.g.
bottler, agencies, etc.) to ensure plans are executed on time/ in-budget and coordinated across key
constituents as needed. Manage clear execution and related “post-mortems”.
Communication Complexities
Local Brand Team:
 Lead media plan development by leveraging local media insights and ensure that brand messages
are activated through targeted, relevant, and strategically-aligned media contact points to build
brand values and drive profitable volume
Local Agency Team:
 Lead and provide direction to the media agency (based on the approved IMC Plan), and manage
day-to-day requirements with the media agency based on agreed protocol and processes for fast
turnaround of requirements.
 Actively participate in annual assessment process and remuneration / contract negotiations with the
Media Agency-of-Record.
Internal Support / Process Management:
 Brand, IMC, Commercial, Bottler, PAC, Agencies.
 KO Finance – Manage day-to-day media financial processes to ensure accuracy of media
documents, prompt payment to the media, etc
Industry Representation:
 Helps in establishing and maintaining contacts within the media industry. Maintains relationship
with various media suppliers.
 Active role to during media rate negotiations.
Global and Regional KO IMC / Media Representation:
 Functionally reports and manages requirements from BU IMC manager and Global Media
Director.
 Attend and actively participate in KO Regional Media Meetings / Conference.

3.  Evaluate and adapt best practices from new media learning, guidelines, and other countries to
enhance media effectiveness, efficiency, and creativity.
Analysis:
 Proficient-Expert level in media analytics to identify and optimize media investment strategies and
plans to connect with our consumers. Analyse media impact on core brand metrics and business
metrics.
 Proficient-Expert level in leveraging financial rigor to prioritize and allocate resources effectively.
 Proficient-Expert level in measuring financial and equity impact of investments and
institutionalizes learnings.
Judgment and Decision Making:
 Lead development, judgement and ability to evaluate the Media Plan
 Decision-making accountability impacting 50-60% of total Franchise DME (based on % allocated
to Media). Critical judgement on day-to-day requirements with the agency based on agreed
protocol and processes.
Innovation:
 Expected to re-apply best media practices from global/regional sources and implement emerging
media frameworks (paid, free and owned media)
Supervisory Responsibilities:
 Direct Reports: None. Extensive project management and general coaching and mentoring within
team expected. Direct management media agency.
 Decision Making: Accountability over media critical investments within specific programs.
Qualifications / Competencies / Skills
Educational Requirements:
 Bachelor’s Degree. Experience in Media, Agency will be an added advantage.
Functional Competencies
 Media Planning Process
 Media Analytics
 Media Assets+Properties
 Agency management
 Financial process
 Productivity
 IMC Innovation (70-20-10 framework)
Leadership Behaviors: Leader of Others
 Drive Innovation – Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our
business (encompassing everything from continuous improvement to new product and package
innovation)
 Collaborate with the System, Customers and Key Stakeholders – Develop and leverage
relationships with stakeholders to appropriately stretch and impact the System (Company and
Bottler)
 Act Like an Owner – Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and
key stakeholders

4.  Inspire Others – Inspire people to deliver our mission and 2020 Vision, demonstrate passion for the
business and give people a reason to believe anything is possible
 Develop Self and Other – Develop self and support others’ development to achieve full potential
Builds Brand Love
 Seeks understanding of fundamental human needs and behaviours
 Pursues innovation and change with a mind-set of continuous improvement
 Balances intuition and fact to distil complex thought into compelling ideas
 Anticipates future trends to engage and delight consumers
Technical Skills
 Consulting / Specialist Support
 Establishing Strategic Direction For Specialist Area
 Pursuing Innovation
 Negotiation
 Develop And Maintain Supplier Relationships
Cultural Diversity
 Ability to deal with multiple cultural environments.
Application Closing Date
19th August, 2015
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online