Media Planning Lead: Data-Driven Campaigns & Growth

Havas Market UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Havas Market UK in Manchester is seeking a Manager to bridge day-to-day planning with specialist capabilities, ensuring data-driven decisions elevate media delivery from planning through activation and reporting.

You’ll work with senior team members and channel experts to turn briefs into compelling, integrated campaigns while guiding junior staff and maintaining high-quality client deliverables.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3+ years' experience within a media agency environment.
• Strong media planning experience with exposure to integrated campaigns.
• Experience working with digital channels including Paid Search, Paid Social and Programmatic.
• Ability to take client briefs and develop media recommendations independently.
• Strong understanding of campaign delivery, budgeting and reporting processes.
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships and coordinating multiple workstreams.
• Comfortable mentoring and developing junior team members.
• Strong analytical and commercial thinking.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day media planning and campaign delivery across a portfolio of activity.
• Interpret client briefs and develop effective media recommendations.
• Coordinate campaign activation across specialist media teams.
• Manage project timelines and workflows to ensure smooth delivery.
• Build strong relationships with clients, media owners and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee campaign bookings, billing and reconciliation processes.
• Monitor campaign performance and identify optimisation opportunities.
• Support and coach Executives and Senior Executives.
• Ensure consistently high standards across all client deliverables.
• Contribute to campaign planning, reporting and strategic discussions.

Skills

Media planning

Campaign delivery

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Analytical thinking

Job description

Havas Market UK in Manchester is seeking a Manager to bridge day-to-day planning with specialist capabilities, ensuring data-driven decisions elevate media delivery from planning through activation and reporting.

You’ll work with senior team members and channel experts to turn briefs into compelling, integrated campaigns while guiding junior staff and maintaining high-quality client deliverables.