Associate, Planning, UK

WPP 650 is looking for a Planning Executive to join our growing planning team, to support the planning team and give 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 government clients.

Responsibilities

Develop a baseline of media planning knowledge across channels; Learn and use media systems and tools including Open, TGI, Pathmatics, and AdIntel; Run and analyse reports including audience insights; Learn the fundamentals of 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; Assist in the development of communications frameworks and cross-media strategy; Support data reporting, audience intelligence, and production of client-facing presentations

Requirements

Basic understanding and competence in MS Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel; Awareness and curiosity about the media and marketing industry, including trends and challenges; Ability to research wider industry and summarise information into findings; Basic understanding of industry tools such as TGI, Adintel, and Pathmatics; Ability to run simple tasks independently and present to clients or package for the wider team; Asks questions and performs routine or basic analysis to define problems; 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 to simplify complex information; Demonstrates ability to manage several tasks and meet deliverables with minimal error; Basic understanding of media channel dynamics; Right to work in the United Kingdom

Benefits

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