Manager, Planning

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

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; Ownership of campaign activity including briefing teams, collating response, managing client deliverables, and ensuring accuracy across all workstreams; Work closely with 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 to ensure they are on track with daily tasks, mentor and challenge them with new projects to develop their career; Start to develop a proactive problem-solving mindset but know when to flag any issues or concerns with Planning Director

Requirements

Demonstrates knowledge of the media landscape including future trends, best practices and challenges; Applies focused questioning and systematic research to understand problems and wider impact; Cultivates, nurtures and grows relationships with key clients, stakeholders and decision makers; Leads dialogues between internal and external teams; Manages and takes ownership of campaigns from start to completion; Uses knowledge of media ecosystem, industry trends and clients' business pressure points to build persuasive stories; Generates or facilitates new ideas, methods, innovation or creative media solutions; Finds solutions for client business problems using media; Requires the 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; Hybrid work approach with teams in the office around four days a week