Planning Senior Executive

About WPP

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ABOUT WPP & OPENDOOR

At WPP were constantly reinventing the future of creativity on an ever-broader canvas bringing together unrivalled talent resources and skills to provide an integrated offer of communications experience commerce and technology.

Over the last decade we have developed a dedicated global client practice with the mission of accelerating WPPs impact for our largest clients by bringing them the best of WPP. Each team is custom-built around a clients specific needs and challenges providing easy access to the right capabilities. And thats why weve builtOpenDoorforAmazon.

OpenDooris a unique integration of the best of WPP and Amazon building on their respective strengths and visions. Whether at WPP or at Amazon every project is an OpenDoor on new possibilities. Anything and everything can be an opportunity for our people to driveimpact for them to innovate learn thrive and occasionally fail too.

The unique OpenDoor partnership model is built to deliver next level Productivity fueled by our industry-leading approach to People Platforms and Process. OpenDoor spans across all WPP agencies and disciplines such as media business consultancy communications and brand strategy tech and commerce public relations and production.

OpenDoors values are built from Amazons own16 Leadership Principles and WPPs core values of Open Optimistic and Extraordinary. Together when WPPs Creative Transformation meets Amazons next-level customer centricity our people come together to challenge and impact whats done today and build a better future.

By joining OpenDoor not only are you joining a cross-function team partnering with one of WPPs top five global clients but you are also taking a step to challenge yourself and the world around you every day working in the most unusual way on some of Earths most ambitious opportunities in marketing tech media business and creativity.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are searching for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join our OpenDoor team as a Senior Planning Executive. This is a full-time position based in London. This role plays a crucial part in supporting WPPs mission to deliver consistency delivery excellence and best in class service for Amazon Prime Video.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Media planning:

• Develop a baseline of media planning knowledge across channels.
• Learn about DEI planning and carbon conscious media.
• Learn and use media systems and tools including but limited to TGI Pathmatics AdIntel Open AIetc.
• Run and analyse reports including competitive audience insights etc.
• Need an inquisitive mindset wanting to understand and learn more about media planning.
• Build your knowledge by staying on top of the latest trends and news impacting the media industry.

Campaign management:

• Learn the fundamentals of effective campaign management including updating schematics providing media plans to clients chasing creative etc.
• Assist with financial processes e.g. PO trackers bookings reconciliations queries.
• Work closely with activation teams to deliver responses and tactical plans.

Effective communication:

• Update internal and external status reports.
• Coordinate the regular meetings with the client and creative agency and collation of documents for those meetings.
• Work with your line manager to your objectives and goals in line with your role and agency vision.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Have a basic understanding and competence in MS Office PowerPoint and Excel in particular.
• Develops an awareness and curiosity about media and marketing industry including trends and challenges or concepts.
• Researches wider industry and shows an ability to summarise information into findings to be shared.
• Develops a broad understanding of industry tools technology techniques and systems as well as application. E.g TGI Adintel Pathmatics
• Can run simple tasks independently and either present to clients direct or package for wider team.

BONUS POINTS

• Demonstrates curiosity by asking questions around communication frameworks plans approaches trends and innovations.
• Demonstrates willingness to input into new projects and ideation sessions.
• Assists in the development of communications frameworks and cross media strategy.
• Supports with data reporting audience intelligence and production of client facing presentations. E.g competitives
• Has basic understanding of media channel dynamics and can discuss how each channel might add to the overall plan.

BENEFITS OF OPENDOOR

• Unparalleled Access:Gain direct experience working with one of the worlds most innovative and influential companies.
• Mentorship & Training:Receive guidance from experienced professionals at both WPP and Amazon.
• Cutting-Edge Technology:Utilize industry-leading tools and platforms including WPP Open.
• Data-Driven Environment:Develop your analytical skills and contribute to data-driven decision making.
• Global Impact:Be part of a team that is shaping the future of marketing on a global scale.

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