Account Manager - Comms Planning United Kingdom

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Essence Mediacom is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights and powered by data & technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world’s best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy — built on data & technology, built for people & algorithms, built around diverse schools of thought, built to test & learn at scale, and, crucially, built to evolve.

We are looking for a knowledgeable and committed media planner to run the day-to-day management of the account, working closely with the Account Director to deliver creative, innovative and integrated campaigns across a range of channels. This includes ‘digital-first’ audience insight, competitive and market reviews and campaign performance analysis.

Within this role you will be involved in end-to-end media planning, from annual planning to econometrics debriefs, lead a budding team, and deliver idea-first media solutions within an accommodating, fair and friendly client team. You should also have an established knowledge of the UK digital landscape and experience using insights and planning tools to ensure our plans are digital-first, founded in insight and set‑up to test & learn.

If you have a passion for media planning across multiple channels, this role will give you the support and tools needed to excel!

As a Comms Planning specialist for EMC, you’ll have the chance to input heavily into the strategic planning and delivery of multiple multichannel campaigns. Aside from this, you'll be part of an extremely supportive team who always strive to deliver brilliant planning work, pushing industry boundaries whilst maximising returns for our clients’ businesses, so this is an excellent team to learn and develop in if you are looking to take that next, important step in your career.

We are looking for a conscientious and inquisitive person to join our team for this exciting, blended role. You must be able to operate as part of a team and demonstrate a willingness to learn and try new things.

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be
  Extraordinary
  by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an
  Open
  environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead
  Optimistically
  by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.
• To be passionate about Communications Planning with an appetite to learn and develop, and demonstrate this by participating in planning initiatives, sharing knowledge and reaching out to others to proactively upskill yourself
• An ambition to work as part of a tight‑knit team and to contribute to the team culture of open communication, to enable learning and development of all our planning skills
• A curiosity about consumer behaviour, trends, brands, the media landscape we operate in and technology
• Self‑motivated; an ambition to make your mark on a campaign via your contribution
• Excellent organisational skills, meaning you are adept at managing a diverse workload, work at pace and are able to appropriately prioritise tasks
• To be calm under pressure
• A keen interest in understanding your client’s business and the challenges they face
• Ability to give accurate verbal and written directions, instructions and feedback
• A solution‑focussed mindset
• The ability to develop a way of storytelling through presentations
• Enjoy motivating others to do their best work by what you put into the process

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