Planning Manager
London
Job Description At iProspect, a dentsu company, we’re not just any global digital-first end-to-end media agency. We believe all advertising is about performance, and all advertising can and should build brands today, and in the future.
We apply a performance mindset to all media to accelerate brands. We identify the opportunity at the intersection between brand & performance marketing, unlocking maximum effect to ensure every penny doesn’t just drive commercial success but drives positive change for the brand too.
It’s this different perspective that makes us stand out from any other agency.
The Role
As the Planning Manager you will be responsible for one of the worlds most famous retailers, and one of our longest dentsu clients, IKEA. This core role will encompass responsibility for much of the day-to-day running of the account, from feeding into comms planning client responses, to ensuring financial process is accurately executed.
You will sit within a core client team and report into two Planning Directors, supported-by and directly line managing a Planning Executive.
Delivering a seamless experience for our clients, taking responsibility for key client deliverables, leading key elements of day-to-day activity and campaign planning.
Supporting the IKEA Planning Directors in using iProspect’s planning process to develop end to end campaign planning and liaising with our activation teams to ensure first class planning and seamless activation
The Planning Manager is involved in execution of campaigns right from the initial media planning phase all the way through to the campaign wrap up reports
Ensuring the day-to-day client deliverables & requests of our clients are met, delivering best in class service for our clients
Delivering on the critical ‘brilliant basics’ of accuracy, timeliness, and consistency for our clients in all of the outputs we deliver for them
Qualifications
You should have a strong understanding of media and advertising
Experience of working on integrated marketing campaigns, primarily across above-the-line brand and performance clients.
Experience developing and nurturing client relationships
Experience of leading planning across channel
Experienced in people management
Multi-channel planning experience
Additional information
Dentsu is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on sex, gender identity, race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disabilities or any other protected basis because we believe the come from all walks of life. We aspire to foster a community in which diversity is valued in both our employees and our ideas.