Project Manager with Dutch

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Please note this role requires the successful applicant to be able to converse in fluent Dutch

In the highly competitive world of sports, it's critical to use effective media and advertising strategies to communicate offerings to a mass audience. Media Solutions provides essential services to clients, helping them to measure, analyse, and interpret the effectiveness of their advertising and investments, and to make sound economic decisions.

As a Media Project Manager, you'll use Nielsen Sports analysis to advise clients on the exposure of their brands or platforms in media and to identify areas for improvement. You'll work closely with your clients to understand their specific needs and requirements and use this information to create detailed analyses, combining data from different sources in the Nielsen Sports product portfolio.

In addition to your analytical skills, you'll have excellent communication and presentation skills, and be able to turn your analysis results into compelling stories that deliver meaningful insights and added value to our clients. You'll also have the ability to collaborate with other Solutions groups, Revenue and Sales Enablement teams to drive growth initiatives

Responsibilities

• Building strong relationships with our Benelux & French clients whilst providing comprehensive client service
• Act as a liaison, managing programs, products and clients projects and internally coordinating with diverse media services to offer clients solutions.
• Understanding our clients' challenges and developing appropriate solutions to meet their needs
• Analysing information and presenting findings to clients independently or in collaboration with other associates
• Mastering Nielsen Sports tools and the product portfolio, continuously expanding knowledge on clients, the sports business landscape, media and advertising industry
• Mastering project planning tools to implement and track your projects, such as the Nielsen internal specification systems, project management, capacity planning tools, and other systems
• Collaborating with media operations teams at Nielsen Sports to align client projects and meet service-level agreements
• Managing reactive/inbound sales support, identifying solutions in collaboration with the revenue team
• Collaborating on projects with other solutions groups, where applicable
• Training and coaching junior team members to enhance their skills
• Actively contributing to business process improvement of existing media solutions and products, as well as the development of new products and services
• Monitoring the profitability of programs and projects and ensuring the profitability of your projects
• Taking responsibility for a Nielsen Sports product/program under supervision and managing projects/programs of any complexity
• Providing scope, cost calculations, and feasibility checks for projects of any complexity
• Mentoring and supervision of new team members




Overall, you will work closely with clients, revenue teams, and media operations teams to drive business growth, ensure client satisfaction, and maintain profitability. You will also contribute to the continuous improvement of our services and products by adopting the automation of our processes and services.

Skills & Compentencies

• Fluent in Dutch
• An analytical mindset and an ability to identify client needs
• Knowledge and prior experience in media and sponsorship is ideal; at least 2-3 years media/sports industry experience.
• Digitally literate, a driver for automation and standardisation
• Proven ability maintaining an internal and external network; coordinating ongoing client projects
• Active learner; an ability to expand your knowledge of client business issues and needs, Nielsen Sports products, and the media and advertising industry!

Diversity

Here at Nielsen, we believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Nielsen is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from people that are excited to work for us, regardless of their background - so please get in touch!

Nielsen provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to any protected characteristics under local law.

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