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Rana Hassan- Media Manager

Dubai

Summary

Talented Media Manager experienced in supporting and enhancing offline and online media strategies. Well-organized with excellent project management skills and a self-directed nature. Looking to bring four and half years of related experience to a challenging new role.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Media Manager- Reckitt Benckiser

UM
09.2022 - Current
  • Working closely with the client and internal teams to develop marketing strategies that meet the client’s goal.
  • Managing a full team to ensure campaigns performances are meeting the desired deliverables.
  • Driving campaigns from planning to execution and beyond to meet key performance metrics across offline and online channels such as TV, social, display, etc.
  • Coordinating client data and utilizing planning tools for optimized forecasting.
  • Developing automation- and performance-based campaigns through strategic stakeholder partnerships.
  • Monitoring media industry trends to remain ahead of developments and competitors.
  • Interpreting and delivering to client media objectives, requirements and targets.
  • Reconciling invoices to ensure that all billing and invoicing are on track and that our account is up to date.

Senior Media Planner on Reckitt Benckiser

UM
07.2021 - 08.2022


· I was the main point of contact for all Dettol related queries for Reckitt.

· Planning & overseeing the execution of all Dettol monthly TV and digital campaigns.

· Worked with different stakeholders, teams & departments to ensure campaigns are on track.

· Reported for both TV and digital campaigns.

· Worked on monthly and annual Competitive Analysis.

· Worked with different audience and media tools such as Euromonitor, Brand Index, Brand pulse, GWI, etc. to rationalize media plans.

· Attended regular client status calls/meetings to facilitate and align on tasks.


Agency Level contribution/support


· Supported on few Haircare & Floorcare related briefs for Dyson.

. Supported Al Shayaa on strategies occasionally

· Contributed to several agency pitches including Majid Al Futtaim Group & ViVo.

· I am an active member in the agency culture committee, supporting in the agency events planning and execution.

Media Planner

MediaCom
01.2020 - 06.2021

Client Servicing Media Planner

Worked as a client facing media planner across different cluster of clients from different industries such as Bayer, Hasbro, Group PSA, Opel and Fonterra

· Created different offline plans (OOH, Print & Radio) and digital plans (Social, Display & Programmatic).

· Worked on different brand competitives to analyze market situation and spot opportunities.

· Tackled clients briefs to provide marketing solutions.

· Coordinated with different stakeholders (Social, Performance, Programmatic teams & Suppliers) to make sure campaigns are launched on time and running smoothly.

· Main POC to all the clients and handling their day- to-day requests.

· Attended client servicing meetings to answer clients doubts and questions.

· Supported on the development of the annual media strategy for different brands (Audience segmentation, Competitive, Industry insights, etc.)

· Worked with different audience and insights tools such as Ipsos Statex, Power Bi & Brandpuls.

· Reported directly to the client managing director.

Media Buyer

MediaCom
05.2020 - 09.2020
  • Got exposed to different media suppliers and created business relationships with them.
  • Tracked budgets for different clients & worked on forecasts.
  • Managed to maximize clients & agency value during suppliers' communications and negotiations.
  • Worked on rough costing for new businesses pitches., Worked as a client facing media planner across different cluster of clients from different industries such as Bayer, Hasbro, Group PSA, Opel and Fonterra.

Media Planner on Richemont

MediaCom
01.2020 - 04.2020
  • I handled different tasks across several luxury brands including Van Cleef & Arpels and Mont Blanc
  • Got exposed to different luxury brands industry insights and media approaches
  • Spotted monthly trends and industry updates
  • Worked on annual intensive print media plans
  • Negotiated Print postilions with suppliers
  • Worked on Media Rational and Print Tittles Profiling


Media Planner Intern

PHD Media
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • Omnicom Media Group, Dubai
  • Created Media Plans for different campaigns
  • Worked on different brand competitives
  • Worked on different brands profiling
  • Extracted data using Ipsos Statex tool (offline &
  • Online)
  • Extracted data by using OpTV for traditional Media
  • Campaigns
  • Worked on Media Plans Rationals

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication (Advertising)

American University of Sharjah
Sharjah
06.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Design Management

American University of Sharjah
Sharjah
06.2019

Skills

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ownership
  • Multitasking abilities
  • Responsibility & Reliability
  • Information gathering and Analysis
  • Excellent work ethic
  • Attention to Details
  • Dedication & self motivation

Accomplishments

  • Got Featured in 2022 Campaigns ME 30 under 30 Faces to Watch.
  • Meta Media Planning Professional Certification Badge.
  • Completed the TASL leadership development program, which gave me the opportunity to get exposed to different leadership coaching sessions and real-life situations role plays that have significantly developed my managerial skills.

Timeline

Media Manager- Reckitt Benckiser

UM
09.2022 - Current

Senior Media Planner on Reckitt Benckiser

UM
07.2021 - 08.2022

Media Buyer

MediaCom
05.2020 - 09.2020

Media Planner on Richemont

MediaCom
01.2020 - 04.2020

Media Planner

MediaCom
01.2020 - 06.2021

Media Planner Intern

PHD Media
06.2018 - 08.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication (Advertising)

American University of Sharjah

Bachelor of Arts - Design Management

American University of Sharjah
Rana Hassan- Media Manager