The planning team are the guardians of creating industry leading, unrivalled work at Wavemaker. We are central conduits to all specialists, striving to push boundaries and have a positive impact on consumers and brand. Wavemaker UK is looking for a Manager to join our growing team, to create impactful cross channel campaigns and build your media planning skills. This is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location.
Responsibilities
Ownership of campaign activity including briefing teams, collating response, managing client's deliverables and ensuring accuracy across all workstreams; Work closely with the planning and activation teams to ensure the day-to-day account is run efficiently and effectively; Bring in specialist teams where needed to work on briefs and client questions; Ensure financial management processes are always excellent and met in a timely manner; Become a trusted main day-to-day contact for junior clients; Support in managing Planning Executives, mentor and challenge them with new projects; Develop media channel knowledge and create impactful cross channel campaigns; Be able to train other team members on media planning tools; Ensure all client requests and queries are answered with accuracy and in a timely manner
Requirements
Demonstrates knowledge of the media landscape including future trends, best practice and challenges; Comfortable using (or briefing out) the various products, platforms and systems that comms planning use; Develops breadth and depth of industry understanding and is able to train others; Can confidently answer client questions and liaise with internal teams on best solutions; Applies focused questioning and systematic research to understand problems and wider impact; Can run simple tasks independently and either present to clients direct or package for wider team; Has a good understanding of how the agency operates and works with its clients; Knows about the client's business and who the key decision makers are; Responds to stakeholder requests in an accurate, timely and professional manner; Uses simple, clear and human language and can be technical when required; Manages and takes ownership of several projects/tasks accurately and thoroughly with minimal error; Manages campaigns from start to completion and maintains accurate pipeline and campaign information; Is accountable for the ongoing management of campaign budgets; Uses knowledge of the media ecosystem and industry trends to build persuasive stories and recommendations; Generates or facilitates new ideas, methods and creative media solutions; Applies knowledge of client, audience, channel, market and category to deliver multi-media plans
Benefits
Competitive medical insurance; Group retirement plans; Vision and dental insurance; Significant paid time off; Preferential partner discounts; Employee mental health awareness days; Access to extensive global WPP Media and WPP networks; Employee resource groups and in-office events; Hybrid working with teams in the office around four days a week
Wielka Brytania · London
