Planning Exec - B2B

Job Summary

Required 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.
• •Research wider industry and shows 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.
• •Asks questions and performs routine or basic analysis to define problems.
• •Generates some solutions in own area of work and suggests additional sources of information to further investigate problems.
• •Seeks a variety of perspectives and inputs and probes for more information to fully understand the problem and wider impact.
• •Provides communication support for troubleshooting issues internally and externally with third parties.
• •Has a good understanding of how the agency operates and works with their clients.
• •Knows about the client's business and who the key decision makers are there.
• •Has good understanding of agency and client and their business goals and challenges.
• •Builds a working knowledge of market trends effecting the client (and agency).
• •Responds to stakeholder requests in an accurate, timely and professional manner and seeks to have a good understanding of client needs and challenges.
• •Seeks relevant information to ensure own understanding of complex information.
• •Assists team members in the creation of routine communication materials (e.g., policies & procedures, guidelines, presentations, messages).
• •Provides accurate information and learns how to simplify complex information.
• •Adapts communication style and method to the audience.
• •Applies subject matter knowledge to answer technical questions clearly and concisely and limits jargon.
• •Learns and demonstrates a concern for what is expected regarding accuracy and thoroughness, so that sufficiently detailed information is logged correctly.
• •Manages the implementation of campaigns, including compliant approvals and finance. E.g PO and creative trackers
• •Delivers accurate reports with basic insights.
• •Assesses the relative importance of tasks and activities assigned.
• •Applies judgment to make trade-offs on time when faced with competing demands.
• •Demonstrates ability to manage several tasks and meet deliverables with minimal error.
• •Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

Desired Qualifications

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