At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive integrated communication strategies for a leading global skincare brand.
- Company: Join a dynamic global agency with a focus on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Career progression, client exposure, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Work in a vibrant environment with opportunities for continuous learning.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on campaigns while developing your planning expertise.
- Qualifications: Proven campaign execution experience and strong client management skills.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Location: 2 days p/w onsite in Southbank London
Start: ASAP (4-6 weeks onboarding time)
Interview: 1 stage process
Our client is looking for a Planning Manager to work on a leading global skincare brand, driving integrated communication strategies that enable them to achieve and exceed marketing objectives. You'll develop regional media plans, oversee campaign execution, and ensure planning excellence across key markets. Collaborating with local offline and digital teams, you'll translate client strategies into integrated campaign plans while maintaining deep engagement with campaign performance and optimisation opportunities.
This is an excellent opportunity to expand your planning expertise, develop client leadership skills, and grow into senior planning roles.
Experience- Proven track record of successful campaign execution and optimisation
- Strong client-facing experience
- Proficiency with media planning tools and platforms
- Experience with full-funnel channel planning (traditional, digital, social, emerging channels)
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop integrated, data-driven planning strategies that drive client objectives
- Media Expertise: Solid understanding of traditional (TV, radio, print, OOH) and digital channels (programmatic, social, video, CTV, BVOD)
- Client Management: Excellent communication and relationship-building skills; ability to translate client objectives into strategic recommendations
- Execution: Strong project management and attention to detail; ability to manage timelines, approvals, and deliverables
- Analysis: Numeracy skills and comfort with data analysis; ability to interpret campaign performance and identify optimisation opportunities
- Collaboration: Ability to work effectively across teams (planning, digital, offline, buying); willingness to support colleagues
- Curiosity: Innate curiosity about market trends, new technologies, and audience insights
- Ownership: Pride in delivering quality work; proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
- Strong attention to detail with high numeracy
- Positive "can-do" attitude and approach
- Willingness to share ideas and insights
- Ability to recognise when to escalate issues or seek second opinions
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development
This role offers:
- Strategic influence over regional campaign responses and client outcomes
- Hands-on execution with measurable campaign impact
- Cross-functional collaboration with digital, offline, and paid media teams
- Client exposure and relationship development
- Career progression path to senior planning roles
- Innovation opportunities with emerging channels and platforms
- Professional development within leading global agency
- Develop comprehensive integrated media planning strategies aligned with client marketing objectives and campaign KPIs
- Ensure planning excellence in timely delivery of outputs; own integrated campaign plans across regional markets
- Advise clients on channel integration and cross-channel effectiveness
- Oversee accurate campaign approvals, pacing, and scheduling from annual to tactical planning using relevant planning tools (OMNI)
- Stay close to all campaign tracking and evaluation metrics; feed insights into ongoing optimisation and future planning recommendations
- Provide regular analysis and optimisation recommendations on campaign performance.
- Ensure effective implementation of regional strategies in collaboration with local offline and digital hub teams
- Build and maintain strong client relationships; serve as primary planning contact for assigned accounts
- Present media planning documents and performance recommendations to senior client stakeholders
- Communicate clearly on channel connections and integrated strategy benefits (paid, owned, earned)
- Escalate issues proactively; seek guidance from senior colleagues when needed
- Manage client expectations and campaign timelines effectively
- Maintain regular engagement with media partners to understand new innovations and audience insights
- Stay informed on emerging channels, platforms, and planning best practices
- Contribute to wider team thought pieces and ad-hoc media projects
- Share ideas and insights with colleagues to drive continuous improvement
Planning Manager employer: YunoJuno
Join a dynamic team in Southbank, London, where as a Planning Manager, you'll not only drive innovative media strategies for a leading global skincare brand but also enjoy a collaborative work culture that prioritises professional growth and client engagement. With opportunities for career progression into senior roles and a commitment to continuous learning, this role offers a unique chance to make a measurable impact while working alongside talented colleagues in a vibrant environment.
