Media Manager - Planning & Strategy

Welcome to The Marketing Practice, where professionalism meets excitement – a hub for B2B excellence in the integrated era. We champion the ethos of hybrid working, allowing you to harness your productivity in a flexible environment. Trust is our foundation; we empower our employees to take ownership of their time, recognising that autonomy fosters innovation. At the heart of our success lies our commitment to identifying, recruiting, and nurturing talented professionals such as yourself. A career at TMP provides a unique opportunity for continuous growth, daily learning and collaboration with leading industry specialists.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate B2B media expert to join our growing EMEA media planning team. If you have a keen eye for strategic planning, and love shaping media strategies using multiple channels to drive growth for clients, we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for the strategic planning on a series of media campaigns which drive growth for our clients.
• Liaising with internal and external teams to plan campaigns, ensuring we represent the best media solutions for our clients.
• Showcase a strong understanding of regional media buying experience with a focus on core European markets alongside wider EMEA Media buying.
• Confidently negotiating with publishers to ensure our clients get the best rates possible.
• Pro-actively researching industry trends and changes to keep our clients at the forefront of change.
• Bring curiosity and a hunger for innovation to help keep us at the cutting edge within the B2B industry.
• Pro-actively solve clients' pain points and drive success for The Marketing Practice, and our clients.

Qualifications:

Who you are:

• A media buying expert.
• Hard-working, driven and curious.
• Have a problem-solving outlook.
• Detail-oriented.
• Confident communicator.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Highly analytical, results-driven and commercially minded.

What you will need:

• Minimum 2 years B2B media buying experience of both online and offline media.
• Strong understanding of the B2B space, with an emphasis on Technology & Software.
• Exposure to B2B Manufacturing, Healthcare and Fin Tech is a bonus.
• Agency or client-side media buying a must with knowledge of key channels.
• Demonstrable experience planning and buying media across a range of channels – lead generation, programmatic, search and social.
• Experience planning and executing ABM strategies within media.

Benefits:

• Generous and flexible holiday allowance (“Plentiful PTO”).
• Shutdown between Christmas and New Year.
• Private healthcare and dental insurance.
• Group income protection.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme and support on financial health through our pension provider.
• Access to Unmind, our wellbeing platform, including access to therapists and coaches.
• Parental leave – primary caregiver 12 weeks full pay + 12 weeks 50% pay, secondary caregiver 12 weeks full pay that can be spread over 12 months.
• Use our portal to access discounts and cashback at plenty of retailers.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Sustainable Future Giving, helping create a positive impact on our planet by donating to plant trees, tracking our impact, and helping to reduce emissions.
• Employee focus group, Social Impact and MOSAIC team supporting our diversity and inclusion commitments.
• Team, office and regional socials.
• Great growth opportunities (our CEO and other senior team members started out here in entry-level positions).

Don’t meet every single requirement? Don’t count yourself out just yet. Studies have shown some individuals are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Marketing Practice, we are dedicated to building a diverse workplace based on merit, great work ethics, and character. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.