Manager, Planning

About the Role

This is a pivotal and exciting role working on one of our agency's newest skincare clients. This is an amazing opportunity to join a newly formed team tasked with driving best in class planning campaigns across markets, focused on communication planning. The role is responsible for helping to drive the agenda for this global brand and ensure that media plans are delivered through excellent implementation planning in local markets.

Responsibilities

• Build comms planning strategies that will enable the client to achieve (and exceed) marketing objectives for specific campaigns.
• Ensure effective delivery of the strategy across key markets, collaborating closely with local offline and digital hub teams to develop and own integrated campaign plans.
• Be comfortable writing and presenting media planning documents to senior stakeholders.
• Understand and be close to all campaign tracking and evaluation, feeding insight into ongoing optimisation and future planning.
• Be the implementation planning expert who understands and can advise on the best use of full funnel channels across paid media.
• Be comfortable talking to clients about the connection between channels across paid, owned & earned media.
• Manage accurate and documented client campaign approvals and pacing from annual to tactical planning via OMNI tools and WoW.
• Support wider team on ad hoc media projects and thought pieces.
• Be regularly in touch with media partners to understand new innovations in the market and receive new audience insights.

Interpersonal & Attitudinal Skills

• Have an innate curiosity and a willingness to share ideas, thoughts & insights with the wider team.
• Develop a strong working relationship with colleagues & nurture positive team spirit.
• Take pride in everything you do and really care about delivering great work.
• Recognise when to elevate a potential issue to senior colleagues or seek a second opinion.
• Great attention to detail and a high level of numeracy - spot it first!
• A positive 'can do' attitude and approach.

About the Agency

At OMD EMEA, we strive to deliver on our promise of "better decisions, faster" for our clients, partners and all 6,000+ OMDers across our region every day.