Media Planning Manager

Job Description

Job title: Media Planning Manager

Company: Stopgap

Job description: Salary: £35000 Location: Greater London,Central London Job Type: Permanent Fab opportunity for an experienced media planner to join top advertising agency!

THE COMPANY Shortlisted for Campaign’s 2023 ‘Best Integrated Agency’ category this agency is one of the leading advertising agencies in the UK.

An integrated agency set up in 2002 they now work with a broad spectrum of top Global brands across all channels- along with very senior strategic planning. A unique culture of collaboration, entrepreneurial spirit, honesty, open-minded and challenger mind-set. Central London offices.

THE ROLE This is a client facing role where you’ll be working as a Media Planning Manager across multiple media disciplines on some of the agency’s largest clients.

With the support of our Planning Director’s, you will manage the accounts on a day-to-day basis, being the central point of contact for all clients, so building a strong
working relationship with them is key to the success of this role. You will be expected to deliver strong cross-channel planning alongside excellent client service through brilliant basics, whilst also managing the output of the investment teams, making sure the team are on strategy for all media responses to briefs and reporting.

Responsibilities include:
? Work closely with the strategy team to set the direction of travel, develop the
media plan and brief for channel experts as well as being the day to day lead for clients.
? Responsible for delivering client KPI’s, results and targets (with the PD) and delivering the highest level of account management (meeting deadlines,
accuracy, project management)
? Autonomy over clients with smaller spending budgets as required (with the PD
having final responsibility)
? Developing cross-media plans as per approved strategy and ensure post
campaign analysis is in place.
? Present recommended implementation plans to clients (alongside strategists)
? Researching new media ideas and opportunities
? Learn and improve from campaigns on an ongoing basis and advise re.
optimisations across all media
? Detailed and up to date knowledge of the client’s business, objectives, key
personnel, structure, changes, market etc and strong understanding of the client business and category
? Overseeing the management of the team support Planning Execs
? Invoice queries and resolving accounts queries

Clients include: Krispy Kreme, Bestinvest, Violife, Go Daddy and many more

YOU You will be a smart and energetic planning manager who is confident in front of clients, has a proven media planning background with a strong knowledge in digital, as well as all offline media, and who can manage multi-stake holder clients.

To be successful in this role you will have:
? Experience in a client facing account role
? Superb working knowledge of Industry sector research tools and systems e.g.
Mintel Reports,
? Nielsen AdIntel (previously Addynamix), DDS etc.
? Strong presentation skills
? Numerate (budgeting, forecasting etc…) and analytical capabilities
? Multi-media disciplined – can talk competently about all media
? A good level of digital knowledge, with the ability to talk about digital partners,
plans, optimisations and audiences fluently
? Exceptional client handling and relationship building skills
? Commercial acumen

In return, the agency offer hybrid and flexible working; 3 days in the office (Tues/Wed/Thurs) and the rest from home.

Benefits include: Private Medical Health care, Life Assurance, Enhanced Mat/Pat policies, 25 days holiday (+bank holiday+ Christmas closure)

Please apply now if you’re interested!

Please only apply for this role if you are eligible to work in the UK.

Gemma Russell

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Expected salary: £35000 per year

Location: United Kingdom

Job date: Sun, 03 Dec 2023 06:58:39 GMT

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