Senior Executive, Media Planning

WPP Media

Job Location:

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the worlds leading brands. With exceptional talent trusted data and intelligence and world-class partnerships all united by ourpioneeringagentic marketing platform WPP Open we help clients navigate change capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.

WPP Media is WPPs AI-driven media operating unit bringing together media data and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence clients see exactly where how and why their media investment is working.

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Role Summary and Impact

About EssenceMediacom

EssenceMediacom

Google via Media Futures Group - A little about us:

Google has consolidated its media agency partnership into WPPs GroupM building on the world class digital work that Essence has delivered for Google for over 15 years. Media Futures Group (MFG) is a bespoke team that delivers on our commitment to Google for a more strategic creative and integrated media approach established to drive better business results.

The convergence of expertise and excellence makes MFG the most progressive and exciting team in advertising and media globally. The characteristics of successful MFG team members are that they are highly collaborative intellectually curious and constantly reach for excellence.

Job Purpose

The Media Planning Senior Executive supports team deliverables across the campaign lifecycle by collating managing and analysing data from internal and external sources. They use industry and proprietary research tools to uncover insights to feed in to planning decisions and compile historical data to ensure previous campaign learning is incorporated in to new plans.
They collaborate closely with Activation and Ad Operations to traffic and launch campaigns and ensure plans are billed correctly. Media Planning Senior Executives stay close to the plan during the live phase to support the optimisation of performance in-flight. They demonstrate sound working knowledge of the overall media landscape.

What we need from you:

Support media planning managers to ensure the smooth delivery of campaigns and their performance against agreed outcomes
Conduct research and compile data to guide and support planning and optimisation recommendations
Compile and validate creative specs. Collaborate with creative agency partners to ensure deadlines are met
Develop strong relationships with Activation team to facilitate flawless execution of plans
Collaborate with Activation teams to complete the detail of the plan in Olive our finance system and help solve for any issues
Create trafficking sheet templates and collaborate with Ad Operations for campaign launch
Prepare data for reporting and analysis
Assist in the management of campaign analysis plans
Contribute to internal case studies for the sharing of learning and best practice
Meet with vendors and attend presentations to improve knowledge of the media landscape

Skills and Experience

A little bit about you:

Basic spreadsheet capability (VLOOKUP Pivot Table)
Able to create presentations in slides or document format
Understanding of industry standard media research tools (e.g. Comscore GWI TGI YouGov)
Understanding of how Activation works in different media channels
Sound written and verbal communication skills with the desire to learn and advance
Strong organizational skills close attention to detail and ability to multi-task
Ability to adhere to deadlines
Ability to work independently and to collaborate in a team environment
Able to recognise when problems could develop and know when to escalate to managers
Experience in Media Advertising or an applicable field (preferably but not exclusively in planning) at Executive level
Experience in the finance or fintech sectors or a personal interest in finance fintech or crypto-currencies is desirable
Experience in collaborating and planning across multiple markets is desirable

Life atWPP Media& Benefits

Be Extraordinary investing in our employees to inspire transformational creativity. We alsoLead Optimisticallyfirmly believingin andChampioning Growth and Developmentfor every individual. This commitment allows WPP Media employees toleveragethe extensive global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions build vital professional connections and learn at thecutting edgeof marketing and advertising.

WeCreate an Open environmentbuilt on trust and respect where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress. This inclusive culture is fostered through a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office eventsshowcasingteam wins sharing thought leadership and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment including 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 characteristics. We believe the best work happens whenweretogether fostering creativity collaboration and connection in this open and supportive a hybrid approach with teams in the office around four days a week. If yourequireaccommodations 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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About WPP MediaWPP is the trusted growth partner for the worlds leading brands. With exceptional talent trusted data and intelligence and world-class partnerships all united by ourpioneeringagentic marketing platform WPP Open we help clients navigate change capture opportunity and deliver transfor...