Implementation Planning Manager

GroupM; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

WPP Media seeks a talented Implementational Planning Manager for its OpenDoor team in London. This role focuses on enhancing media planning and campaign management, supporting Amazon's diverse businesses. The ideal candidate will foster communication, mentorship, and operational excellence in a dynamic team environment, contributing to innovative projects.

Benefits

Competitive medical, vision, and dental insurance

Significant paid time off

Preferential partner discounts

Mental health awareness days

Qualifications

• Experience in media planning across various channels.
• Strong understanding of digital tools and platforms.
• Ability to manage financial aspects of campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of media channels and optimize planning.
• Manage campaign activities and ensure deliverables.
• Act as main contact for clients ensuring timely responses.

Skills

Media planning

Campaign management

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Industry understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related field

Job description

About WPP Media WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com. WPP Media is WPPu2019s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com u00A0 About OpenDoor: A Leading WPP Media Brand At WPP, weu2019re constantly reinventing the future of creativity on an ever-broader canvas, bringing together unrivalled talent, resources and skills to provide an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce and technology. u00A0 Over the last decade, we have developed a dedicated global client practice with the mission of accelerating WPPu2019s impact for our largest clients by bringing them the best of WPP. Each team is custom-built around a clientu2019s specific needs and challenges, providing easy access to the right capabilities. And thatu2019s why weu2019ve builtu00A0OpenDooru00A0foru00A0Amazon. OpenDoor u00A0is a unique integrationu00A0ofu00A0the best ofu00A0WPP and Amazon u2013 building on their respective strengths and visions.u00A0Whetheru00A0at WPP or at Amazon, every project is an OpenDoor on new possibilities. Anything and everything can be an opportunity for our people to driveu00A0impactu00A0u2013 for them to innovate, learn, thrive, and occasionally fail too. u00A0 The unique OpenDoor partnership model is built to deliver next level Productivity, fueled by our industry-leading approach to People, Platforms, and Process.u00A0OpenDoor spans across all WPP agencies and disciplines such as media, business consultancy, communications and brand strategy, tech and commerce, public relations, and production. u00A0 OpenDooru2019s values are built from Amazonu2019s ownu00A0 16 Leadership Principles ,u00A0andu00A0WPPu2019s core values of Open, Optimistic and Extraordinary.u00A0Together, when WPPu2019s Creative Transformation meets Amazonu2019s next-levelu00A0customeru00A0centricity, our people come together to challenge and impact whatu2019s done today and build a better future. u00A0 By joining OpenDoor,u00A0not only are you joining a cross-function team partnering with one of WPPu2019s top five global clients,u00A0but youu00A0areu00A0alsou00A0taking a step to challengeu00A0yourself and the world around you every day, working in the most unusual way on some of Earthu2019s most ambitious opportunities in marketing, tech, media, business, and creativity. u00A0 ABOUT THE ROLE u00A0 u00A0 We are searching for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join our OpenDoor team as a Implementational Planning Manager. This is a full-time position based in London. The Role will report to Implementational Planning Executive and will manage a team of matrixed WPP Open team. This role plays a crucial part in supporting WPP's mission to deliver consistency, delivery excellence and best in class service for Amazon in every country across its diverse businesses, including XCM, Prime Video, and RMI. u00A0 u00A0 RESPONSIBILITIES u00A0 u00A0 Media planning: u00A0

• Develop an in-depth understanding of media channels (Social platforms, Programmatic and IO based display) including where, when and how to use them based on the client brief.
• Have a skilled knowledge of industry platform planning tools (social platforms, Prog insights, partners insights, our own reporting insights) and be able to train other team members.
• Have a skilled understanding of industry best practices and digital theory to drive digital cross channel planning and optimization
• Lead and manage the pan regional buying of multi-market IO / partnership buys I.E. twitch, yahoo, Fandom buys which canu2019t be bought programmatically and unlock a layer of value for Amazon.
• Develop a fundamental knowledge of OpenDoor Purchase Journey thinking and Provocative Planning Philosophy.
• Plan and buy directly Pan regional IO based media for multi market campaigns with pan regional partners like spotify, twitch, etc.

Campaign management: u00A0

• Ownership of campaign activity including briefing teams, collating response, managing clientu2019s deliverables, and ensuring accuracy across all workstreams.
• Run and analyse reports including day to day reporting for all digital channels, publisher reports, local market reporting to create a holistic overview of insights and actions for XCM.
• Work closely with the comms planning and activation teams to ensure the day-to-day account is run efficiently and effectively.
• Be able to bring in specialist teams where needed to work on briefs and client questions.
• Ensure financial management processes are always excellent and met in a timely manner.

Effective communication: u00A0

• Become a trusted main day-to-day contact for junior clients, learning their business and ways of working. Ensuring that all requests & queries are answered with accuracy and in a timely manner.
• Support in managing Planning Executives to ensure they are on track with daily tasks, mentor and challenge them with new projects to develop their career.
• Start to develop a proactive problem-solving mindset but know when to flag any issues or concerns with Planning Director.

u00A0 Skills and Experience At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. Itu2019s 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 Mediau2019s shared core values: u00A0

• 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.

u00A0

• Develops breadth and depth of industry understanding. Becomes confident using tools, technology, techniques and systems and is able to train others.
• Comfortable presenting both directly from platform (OS, Architect etc) and developing a story from data but delivered outside of platform (social planning tools, prog tools, publisher insights, client insights and comms planning teams insights and research) translating that into actionable activation plans.
• Can confidently answer client questions and liaise with internal teams on best solutions to use.
• Delivers accurate reports with value-added insights and actionable findings to improve campaign performance.u00A0
• Be accountable for the ongoing management of campaign budgets.u00A0 E.g finance reconciliations
• Entertainment category experience
• Multi-market experience
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment whilst maintaining a partnership focus throughout

BONUS POINTS u00A0 u00A0

• Teaches others the importance of accuracy and thoroughness so that sufficiently detailed information is logged correctly.
• Familiarity with Amazons way of working (e.g. narratives over powerpoint) and their leadership principles
• Familiarity with Amazon Ads
• Understanding of Amazon's ecosystem

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 weu2019re 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, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days. u00A0u00A0 u00A0 u00A0 WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular 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 weu2019ve 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. u00A0 Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location Please read our Privacy Notice ( https://www.wppmedia.com/pages/privacy-policy ) for more information on how we process the information you provide. u00A0 While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.u00A0 u00A0 #LI-Promoted