Global Planner

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About EssenceMediacom: A Leading WPP Media Brand

EssenceMediacom is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights and powered by data & technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world’s best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy — built on data & technology, built for people & algorithms, built around diverse schools of thought, built to test & learn at scale, and, crucially, built to evolve.

Role Summary and Impact

Global Account Planner – Worldwide/EMEA

The role is focused within one team, with responsibilities across 3 of the agency’s important international client assignments. It offers the opportunity to work with high profile, iconic brands in and gain experience across categories and varying client challenges.

Reports to Business Director on AkzoNobel, Klarna and 3M clients

Accountabilities associated with the role include:

Client Account Management:

• Help manage and build the client/agency relationship
• Strong attention to detail to make sure all work delivered is accurate
• Tenacity to ensure any work that is briefed out comes back within deadline
• Ability to multi-task and work across more than one project at a time
• Be the project lead and key client contact for certain particular briefs
• Add value: Be curious, ask yourself the questions your client or manager would ask about your deliverables before they do
• Be willing to react to change or suggest it where you see opportunities to improve
• Identify bigger picture media topics that are pertinent to/would add interest and value to challenges on your clients

Data Analysis / Reporting:

• Develop a strong understanding of our competitive sets, their spending patterns and assumed media strategy
• Assist in analysis of research to support strategic projects, and develop clear, accurate and informative presentations to show key insights and data
• Ability to review and generate an understanding of activated solutions:
  • Summarize key takeouts to team members and clients, or questions outliers
  • Create and present post campaign analyses to clients
  • Be able to identify opportunities, threats and recommendations

Operating & Technical Skills:

• Work closely with internal teams to manage briefs that come in from the client and establish SLA’s and timelines
• Apply a working knowledge of media planning skills in support of our mission to drive integrated and effective media solutions
• Assist the senior team leaders in the day-to-day management of Global projects
• Support the wider team, helping provide support collateral for key meetings. 
• Actively look to improve established processes to improve efficiencies across the account

Market Co-ordination:

• Build strong relationships with the local EssenceMediacom teams
• Be adept at managing timely delivery of input information from multiple contacts
• Collection and assessment of communication plans and investment data
• Consolidation and analysis of relevant information across all the markets – i.e. media landscape information, brand tracking, consolidating client-specific data and generating learnings.

Skills and Experience

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.
• Experience in planning roles within a media agency
• Media know-how, terminology, media math and media plan execution (e.g., reach, frequency, universe, rating, CPM)
• Experience in managing client stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills
• Ideally experience of working in multi-market teams
• Strong quantitative & analytical skills, able to utilize media and insight data
• Excellent computer skills: Especially Excel & PowerPoint

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.  

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

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