Planning Account Manager in Edinburgh

We’re Freethinkers – working with clients for the past 12 years to deliver media effectiveness and manage transformation. Born in the digital age, we are one of the fastest growing media agencies in the UK. With offices in Manchester and Edinburgh, Republic of Media is an agency with an emphasis on creativity combined with commercial focus. We specialise in communication planning, media buying, brand building, digital media and innovation.

We plan and buy advertising space on behalf of clients such as bet365, Skipton Building Society, The Scottish Government, Magners Cider, Highland Spring, Scotrail, Landsec and many others. We are looking for a Communications Planning Manager to join our team in Edinburgh. The role includes senior client contact, where you will support the Business Director in delivering exceptional media solutions. The role includes independently leading accounts in the team, managing junior members of the team in the process.

You will be a passionate and enthusiastic person who loves working in an agency and media planning role. You will have a good understanding of digital media channels and the role they play in getting to client outcomes, as well as a solid understanding of broadcast channels, including AV and OOH. You will love building relationships, both with the clients you work with and fellow agency colleagues. You will have gained prior experience in your career so far working on fast paced accounts that require speed of thought and action.

As well as salary, you’ll be part of a profit-linked company bonus scheme that has paid out at least 2 weeks salary in each of the last 10 years. Pension (after 3 months’ service, with the company matching your contribution, resulting in 10% of your basic salary being saved into the Pension scheme) · 33 days holiday inclusive of flexible Public Holidays & the seasonal office closure (pro rata if part time) · Enhanced parental leave · Holiday purchase scheme · Private medical insurance (opt-in) plus Vitality Wellbeing at Work for all · Fruit, snacks and great coffee · Long service awards and a great social programme.

Key Responsibilities:

• Taking briefs from clients and getting to know their businesses challenges inside out.
• Using a number of tools and systems crucial to the media planning and buying process such as Touchpoints, Ad Intel, TGI and/or YouGov Profiles.
• Analysis of data from multiple sources to generate insights that feed into media planning decisions and strategies.
• Creating client media schedules and proposals, managing campaign delivery and performance reporting.
• Confident and daily use of media planning tools and systems which successfully create insight that leads into media strategies.
• Successful time management of multiple tasks and adhering to set/agreed deadlines.
• Successful management of client campaigns including delivery of activity and reporting.
• Analytical, you will be comfortable dealing with large amounts of data and turning it into useful insights.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement: Republic of Media is an equal opportunities employer, committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.