Associate, Planning, UK

WPP 650 is looking for a Planning Executive to join the growing planning team and support the planning team while giving your career a flying start in the media industry. WPP 650 is a bespoke agency unit within WPP dedicated to serving the communications needs of UK government clients. The planning team are the central conduits to all specialists at WPP 650.

Responsibilities

Develop a baseline of media planning knowledge across channels; Learn and use media systems and tools such as Open, TGI, Pathmatics and AdIntel; Run and analyse reports including audience insights; Learn the fundamentals of effective campaign management, including updating schematics, providing media plans to clients and chasing creative; Assist with financial processes such as PO trackers, bookings, reconciliations and queries; Work closely with activation teams to deliver responses and tactical plans; Update internal and external status reports; Coordinate regular meetings with the client and creative agency and collate meeting documents; Work with your line manager to deliver objectives and goals

Requirements

Basic understanding and competence in MS Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel; Develops awareness and curiosity about the media and marketing industry; Can run simple tasks independently and either present to clients directly or package for the wider team; Asks questions and performs routine or basic analysis to define problems; Has a good understanding of how the agency operates and works with its clients; Responds to stakeholder requests in an accurate, timely and professional manner; Provides accurate information and learns how to simplify complex information; Learns and demonstrates concern for accuracy and thoroughness; Demonstrates ability to manage several tasks and meet deliverables with minimal error; Demonstrates curiosity and asks questions around communication frameworks, plans, approaches, trends and innovations; Has basic understanding of media channel dynamics; Right to work in the UK

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