Account Manager - Comms Planning

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Essence Mediacom is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights and powered by data & technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world’s best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy — built on data & technology, built for people & algorithms, built around diverse schools of thought, built to test & learn at scale, and, crucially, built to evolve.

We are looking for a knowledgeable and committed media planner to run the day‑to‑day management of the Coca‑Cola account, working closely with the Account Director to deliver creative, innovative and integrated campaigns across a range of channels. This includes ‘digital‑first’ audience insight, competitive and market reviews and campaign performance analysis.

We are proud to be the global partner for TCCC. A client with whom we share both values and ambition.

In what has been called the “the biggest advertising pitch in history”, WPP was chosen to connect our talent and skills in a truly borderless way to create an open platform that will multiply the power of creativity for one of the world’s largest and beloved brands.

Welcome to OpenX, our transformational approach that marries WPP with iconic Coca‑Cola valued at 71 billion dollars and with a portfolio of brands that includes Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Fanta, Dasani, Smartwater, Minute Maid and Powerade amongst others.

Within this role you will be involved in end‑to‑end media planning, from annual planning to econometrics debriefs, lead a budding team, and deliver idea‑first media solutions within an accommodating, fair and friendly client team. You should also have an established knowledge of the UK digital landscape and experience using insights and planning tools to ensure our plans are digital‑first, founded in insight and set‑up to test & learn.

If you have a passion for media planning across multiple channels, this role will give you the support and tools needed to excel!

As a Comms Planning specialist for EMC, you’ll have the chance to input heavily into the strategic planning and delivery of multiple multichannel campaigns. Aside from this, you'll be part of an extremely supportive team who always strive to deliver brilliant planning work, pushing industry boundaries whilst maximising returns for our clients’ businesses, so this is an excellent team to learn and develop in if you are looking to take that next, important step in your career.

We are looking for a conscientious and inquisitive person to join our team for this exciting, blended role. You must be able to operate as part of a team and demonstrate a willingness to learn and try new things.

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust
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• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth
  and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise
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• To be passionate about Communications Planning with an appetite to learn and develop, and demonstrate this by participating in planning initiatives, sharing knowledge and reaching out to others to proactively upskill yourself
• An ambition to work as part of a tight‑knit team and to contribute to the team culture of open communication, to enable learning and…