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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

The Media Planner 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 into new plans.​

They collaborate closely with Activation and Ad Operations to traffic and launch campaigns and ensure plans are billed correctly. Media Planner 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

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. 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 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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