Comms Planning Manager/Director

Comms Planning Manager/Director

Global Media Agency

6 months +

GBP350

As Comms Planning Manager/Director you will be responsible for managing most aspects of the relationship between the agency and your client who is a famous social media client. Day to day you will also manage the media planner/buyers & execs on your accounts. This role requires a strong understanding of digital and social media as well as broadcast media, particularly TV, Press and OOH.

This is an opportunity to be part of an award winning and growing Global Media Agency!

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the agency's response to media briefs, across a variety of media channels and in partnership with their comms strategy teams
• Use a variety of data sources and research techniques to develop a deep understanding of your clients' brands, competitive contexts and their target audiences' attitudes and behaviours
• Continually push the bar for more creative, innovative media solutions
• Suggest and introduce relevant marketing technologies that can help gain our clients' a competitive edge
• Set and manage expectations of client and internal teams
• Provide consistent and effective support to the Account Director, manage up and escalate issues as appropriate
• Lead meetings and discussions with clients
• Be at the forefront of media industry developments
• Continually seek and deploy better ways of working
• Work to understand your client's pressures and internal demands
• Establish a high level of trust with clients
• Ensure the agency's output is always of the highest quality
• Manage budgets, reconciliation and forecasting
• Meet commitments and complete tasks as agreed and within agreed timeframes
• Develop the skills and knowledge of the Planner Buyers and Account Executives through mentoring, supervision and continual provision feedback, as well as leading the appraisal process
• Delegate tasks and workload as appropriate

Skills & Requirements:

• Solid understanding of online and offline planning gathered from a Media Agency background
• Extensive knowledge of industry tools and research techniques
• A working knowledge of ad tech including ad-servers, bid management tools and DSPs
• A basic knowledge of big data and digital analytics tools and platforms
• Strong leadership, communication and presentation skills
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders, e.g. suppliers, advertising/marketing agencies, media owners and internal specialist resources

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