Mx Manager in Manchester

Havas Media Network (HMN) employs over 950 people in the UK & Ireland. We are passionate about helping our clients create more Meaningful Brands through the creation and delivery of more valuable experiences. Our mission is to make a meaningful difference to the brands, the businesses, and the lives of the people we work with.

HMN UK spans London, Leeds, Manchester & Edinburgh, servicing our clients brilliantly through our agencies including Ledger Bennett, Havas Market, Havas Media, Arena Media, DMPG and Havas Play Network. Our ambition is to create Meaningful Media that drives growth for the world’s most ambitious brands. Guided by our values—Human at Heart, Head for Rigour, and Mind for Flair—we embed genuine human insight, data-driven discipline and creative daring into everything we do.

This role sits at the heart of that promise, bridging day-to-day planning with specialist capabilities to ensure data-driven thinking enhances every stage of media delivery. The MX Client Planning Manager is focused on helping MX Account Directors to ensure clients have the optimal media support in place. Working directly alongside your MX Director, the role is centred around supporting the media planning process and managing the activation of advertising campaigns in various media channels like TV, radio, online, and social media.

The Role

Be the engine of the team’s delivery! Turn learning into action; you know the basics and now you’re making things happen. Own your part of the process, support junior team members, and keep things running smoothly! Step up, communicate, and help turn plans into reality while still building your expertise. This role is to work across the BBC account, within the Client Planning team. The account is fast-paced, spanning across a range of BBC brands – the right candidate will be able to manage multiple tasks at once and thrive in a busy environment. The account offers great opportunity to plan and manage omni-channel campaigns, across a range of BBC properties.

What Behaviours We Need From You

As a Mx Manager, you are the heartbeat of the agency and your team at Havas. You will be a positive, motivated individual with a can-do attitude and you’ll be continuing to build out your media understanding and learning.

Core Responsibilities

• Support the MX Associate Director and Account Executive in day-to-day media planning, activation, and campaign delivery
• Coordinate and manage campaign workflows and timelines to ensure smooth delivery
• Own and manage relationships with key media owners and internal teams
• Ensure campaign billing, booking and reconciliation processes are accurate and timely
• Train and coach Executives, helping to develop their skills and supporting them to understand media fundamentals
• Communication responsibilities, both written and oral, across both client and internal teams
• Responsibility for quality and accuracy of all deliveries

Key Goals And Objectives

• Consistently deliver client work to brief, on time, and with high accuracy
• Contribute towards daily-weekly-monthly goals through supporting other team members
• Take responsibility for quality control across all outputs
• Contribute towards department growth by mentoring and supporting juniors

Technical Skills & Competencies:

• Good understanding of media planning and activation processes
• Able to use key industry and agency tools
• Ability to brief and manage financial processes
• Data literacy – can analyse and communicate campaign performance