Senior Media Planner

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About Mindshare : A Leading WPP Media Brand A Leading WPP Media Brand, Mindshare delivers Good Growth for its clients. As “Growth Architects,” we drive growth that benefits all stakeholders — better for people, planet, and business — by using media with intention. This approach creates more meaningful connections with consumers, increases consumer trust in the brand, and delivers better outcomes for all stakeholders.

Role Summary And Impact Mindshare is a brand of WPP Media, the world’s largest media investment company and is a part of WPP. We are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for a Senior Media Planner to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for all tasks and client service activities associated with an assigned brand / account. You will act as a steward of the entire communications planning process by providing pillars for media plans, executing plan changes, and maintaining media plans.

Reporting of the role This role reports to : Associate Business Director

3 Best Things About The Job

A competitive yet fun environment that combines the best of being excellent media planners with creative media thinking and being part of the largest media company in the world.

Opportunity to learn and create leading work, working alongside specialist departments who are evolving experts in the field.

Be an expert hybrid planner in both traditional and digital mediums.

In Three Months

Being up to speed with cutting edge proprietary planning tools as well as able to extract and analyze important data; validating our recommendations.

You would have a pulse of the business category & knowledge of the competitive frame.

Worked on moderately scaled live campaigns.

Have initiated contact with key media partners and understood the baseline of their offerings particularly digital.

Connected with internal specialist & external stakeholder units to integrate solutions.

In Six Months

Being able to comprehend and apply our proprietary planning framework model in key campaigns.

You would have landed live larger scaled campaigns.

You will have started to build relationships with the key decision makers within the current client portfolio.

Master a flawless media execution process, working alongside various stakeholders.

In 12 Months

Develop a strong category acumen - from a media and business point of view.

Identify a pipeline of commercially viable solutions to support our client’s goals.

Create and execute a pipeline of exciting business building ideas which could potentially be industry award winning.

What Your Day Job Looks Like At Mindshare

Develop strategy for brands including annual phasing and budgeting to achieve brand KPI's.

Assist CH / BM to maintain responsive working relationships with brand teams to identify potential opportunities.

Troubleshooting and resolving any issues with media / account teams and media vendors.

Assist CH / BM in developing brand KPI's.

Analyze data to provide client with recommendations for optimizations.

Maintain relationships with media suppliers, internal teams and brand teams.

Prepare Quarterly / Semi Annual & Annual media reviews and way forward.

Responsible for timely deliverables of deadlines for e.g. Annual Media Strategy Presentations, monthly post buys & any other requirement from client on an ad hoc basis.

Resolve billing related issues.

Work cross‑functionally with Client management team and Account Directors as needed.

Work with cross‑function departments / teams as part of the media management process.

Showcasing of launches & presentations to the brand team after launch.

Assisting CH / BM in participating in regional award is mandatory with at least once in a quarter.

Train Assistant Planner / Media Planner on media basics.

What You’ll Bring

Must have strong organizational and numeracy skills.

Flexibility and able to work under pressure.

Proficient in MS Excel.

Excellent personal / organizational management.

Able to set and meet multiple demands within challenging deadlines.

Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to communicate effectively at all levels, internally and externally, formally & informally.

Minimum Qualifications

Must be a BBA / MBA from a reputable university of equivalent.

Must have an experience of at least 3+ years in media / digital / marketing experience.

Life At WPP Media & Benefits Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, employee wellbeing facilities, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

We believe the best work happens when we’re together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That’s why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

Seniority level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Marketing and Sales

Industries Advertising Services

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