Manager, Planning

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. We are looking for a Planning Manager to join our growing planning team, to create impactful cross channel campaigns and build your media planning skills.

Responsibilities

Develop an in-depth understanding of media channels including where, when and how to use them based on the client brief; Have a skilled knowledge of Wavemaker and industry media planning tools and be able to train other team members; Have a skilled understanding of industry best practices and planning theory; Develop a fundamental knowledge of Wavemaker Purchase Journey thinking and Provocative Planning Philosophy; Own campaign activity, including briefing teams, collating response, managing client 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, learning their business and ways of working; Support in managing Planning Executives, keeping them on track, mentoring and challenging them with new projects; Develop a proactive problem-solving mindset and know when to flag issues to the Planning Director

Requirements

Develop an in-depth understanding of media channels, including where, when and how to use them based on the client brief; Skilled knowledge of Wavemaker and industry media planning tools, with the ability to train other team members; Skilled understanding of industry best practices and planning theory; Fundamental knowledge of Wavemaker Purchase Journey thinking and Provocative Planning Philosophy; Ownership of campaign activity, including briefing teams, collating responses, managing client deliverables and ensuring accuracy across all workstreams; Ability to manage financial processes accurately and on time; Ability to act as a trusted day-to-day contact for junior clients; Ability to support and mentor Planning Executives; Comfortable presenting media platform outputs and data-driven stories to clients; Can confidently answer client questions and liaise with internal teams on solutions; Skilled communication with internal and external stakeholders, including clients and media partners; Accountability for ongoing management of campaign budgets, including finance reconciliations; Skilled at building persuasive stories and recommendations using media ecosystem and industry trend knowledge; Skilled at developing multi-media communication plans with clear measurement

Benefits

Competitive medical insurance; Group retirement plans; Vision insurance; Dental insurance; Significant paid time off; Preferential partner discounts; Employee mental health awareness days; Access to global WPP Media and WPP networks; Employee resource groups; In-office events