Manager, Media Planning

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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.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

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.

In this role you will be responsible for all aspects of media planning for all media and are the main day-to-day client contact. Working with cross-functional teams to access all Essence Mediacom services, you will ensure the strategic delivery of client goals and business objectives.

You will provide leadership and maintain a broad level of involvement in all accounts in the group, encouraging the highest quality media product and client satisfaction. You will also play an active role coaching, training, and mentoring juniors.

• Responsible for day-to-day client engagement, and account management.
• Partner with Senior staff to develop and implement full cycle media plans.
• Develop and maintain client and agency partner relationships.
• Supervise and coach junior staff on the day to day running of the account, ensuring that tasks are completed on time, project status is monitored and client requests are handled in a timely manner.
• Ensure financial reporting and budget controls/forecasts are issued accurately and on time.
• Responsible for the development of client specific media plans across all channels.
• Participate in client plan presentations.
• Responsible to client for carrying out requests and projects for the group.
• Develop media plans and presentations in conjunction with more senior staff.
• Works with all internal resources including Investment Team, Finance and Strategy in carrying out the development of their plans and client service requirements.
• Complete plans and projects on behalf of clients; with assistance of juniors.
• Develop buy brief content and conduct buy brief meetings with internal groups.
• Monitor status and manage project to ensure on time completion.
• Assist with and oversee all media administrative duties including campaign set‑up and maintenance, and issue accurate client financial reports i.e. BCRs, with a high degree of accuracy.

• Experience with full cycle development and planning – high proficiency implementing media plans, with thorough understanding of the media process, using cross‑functional teams.
• Solid understanding of online and offline planning.
• Full familiarity with research tools and planning software programs needed to complete planning tasks at all levels.
• Be conversant with interpretation of client briefs and writing strategic plans, establish strategies to meet objectives.
• Resourcefulness, able to tap into company resources across cross‑functional groups and demonstrate best use of resources.
• Able to convincingly and methodically build solutions to client’s problems.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal…