Planning Manager - 12 month FTC

Wavemaker 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'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 to ensure they are on track with daily tasks; Start to develop a proactive problem-solving mindset

Requirements

Skilled knowledge of Wavemaker and industry media planning tools and 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; Practice Area Knowledge - Skilled; Problem Solving - Fundamental; Stakeholder Relationships - Fundamental; Effective Communications - Skilled; Campaign Management - Skilled; Compelling Storytelling - Skilled; Ideas Creation - Skilled; Comms Planning - Skilled; Embrace WPP & WPP Media shared core values; 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