Senior Account Executive

Mediahub is a full-service media agency with a unique structure and client offer. We believe media’s strongest growth lever is innovation. AI and algorithms are useful for efficiency but lead brands to say similar things in similar places to similar audiences. Effectiveness comes from innovation, and innovation comes from creativity. At Mediahub, our positioning, More Pilot, Less Auto, offers clients an antidote to the ‘mindless media’ that results from automation, bringing active stewardship to deliver media effectiveness.

We offer the best of both worlds: an entrepreneurial culture backed by the global scale of Mediabrands. You’ll join an agency that’s full of energy, experimentation and ambition. We’re a home for pilots, not passengers. We live by our values:

• Anticipate Tomorrow. We don’t wait for the future, we build it.
• Perform with Pride. Excellence isn’t an outcome, it’s a mindset.
• Turn No into Next. Rejection doesn’t stop us, it sharpens us.
• Question What Others Won’t. We challenge the comfortable, embrace experiments, and ask questions without fear of failure.
• Fight Inertia. Momentum comes from openness.
• Be Brave. The riskiest thing is playing it safe.

About the role: The Media Planner and Buyer will be the day-to-day steward for New Balance across EMEA. The person in this role will be required to maintain a strong knowledge of the clients' business to deliver against their needs and objectives. You will help craft and execute innovative multi-channel media campaigns that deliver against New Balance’s core objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Display a mastery of media fundamentals across all channels both online and offline such as TV, OOH, CTV, Digital Display and Social.
• Show a keen interest in and knowledge of emerging trends across the media landscape.
• Demonstrate proficiency with industry systems/tools (TGI, GWI, YouGov Audience Console, Nielsen etc).
• Support ideation, meet regularly with Media Owners and keep up to date with industry news.
• Strategic thinking: Understand the client’s business, the industry in which they operate, their business and campaign objectives.
• Planning: Understand the media mix, phasing, targeting, key partners, and the detail behind media.
• Relationships: Build trustworthy relationships internally, with agency partners and with clients.
• Buying: Comfortable with using booking systems (Prisma and MX) and billing processes.
• Ideation: Thinking differently when it comes to problem-solving.
• Team building: Supervise, mentor and grow Executive Planners and Apprentices.

Skills & Requirements:

• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills required.
• Strong Communication and Presentation skills.
• High Attention to detail.
• Impeccable organisational skills, comfortable with multitasking and working across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience planning, negotiating and executing across all channels.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience working with a team internationally is useful although certainly not mandatory.

Employee Transparency: At IPG Mediabrands, we celebrate differences and believe this makes us stronger. IPG Mediabrands are an equal-opportunity employer committed to championing an inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging for all our employees.

The Perks: We aim to provide all our people with a supportive and fun work environment where you can develop your full potential and benefit from the broad range of opportunities within the agency. When you join us, we want to make sure you feel valued – and that you are rewarded for your fantastic work. So, we also offer a range of benefits:

• Flexi–leave, with 25 days annual leave to be taken as minimum.
• Free breakfast and free lunch.
• Early finish Fridays.
• Core Hours (Mon-Thurs, flexible start/finish times).
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifices car scheme.
• Interest free season ticket loan.
• Paid time off for Volunteering.
• Group Income Protection.
• Life Assurance.
• Private Medical Insurance or Health Cash Plan (dependent on level).
• Group Personal Pension Plan with matched contributions from 3-6%.
• Generous Parental Leave & Pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free eye tests.
• Flexible benefits including Dental, Travel insurance, Cycle to Work, Gym Discounts and many more!