Planning Director

Publicis Groupe; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Media seeks a UK Planning Director to oversee campaign planning for Disney Studios UK. In this role, you'll lead a team in creating impactful media campaigns for major films and series. This position demands strong leadership, strategic thinking, and a passion for entertainment marketing.

Benefits

Reflection Days

Help@Hand Benefits

Family Friendly Policies

Flexible Working, Bank Holiday Swap

Birthday Day Off

Great Local Discounts

Qualifications

• Solid UK cross channel media planning leadership experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management experience.
• Desired experience in client servicing.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day planning across the Disney Studios UK team.
• Manage planning deliverables for a team of planners.
• Transform business objectives into effective media strategies.

Skills

UK cross channel media planning leadership

Stakeholder management

Client servicing

People management

Creative thinking

Job description

Company description

Publicis Groupe, known for its world-renowned creativity, best in class technology, digital and consulting expertise, is the world’s third largest communications group in the world. With more than 80,000 people in over 100 countries, the Groupe has four Solution hubs: Creative with Publicis Communications, Media with Publicis Media, Digital business transformation with Publicis.Sapient, and Health & Wellbeing with Publicis Health.

Since 2014 and the acquisition of Sapient, Publicis Groupe has undergone a profound transformation by scaling a new model connecting data, creativity and technology. We continued on that journey with the 2019 acquisition of Epsilon and most recently the announcement of our market-leading investment in AI. We are driving towards a future where being smart, at scale, with the best Identity product in the market, will help deliver better outcomes for our clients.

Publicis Media is one of the four solutions hubs of Publicis Groupe present in more than 100 countries with over 13,500 employees worldwide. Alongside our global agency brands (Zenith, Starcom, Spark), the “Power of One” model gathers all the capabilities of the Groupe under one roof, putting clients at the core of the organisation.

About the client....

“If you can dream it, you can do it” - Walt Disney

Publicis Imagine is our “Power of One” solution for Disney, a custom-built team created with one purpose in mind – to be Disney’s most valuable partner in creating the next era of entertainment.

Like Disney, we are organised under two pillars: Disney Entertainment (Disney+, Studios, Networks) and Disney Experiences (Parks and Cruises, Consumer Products and Games).

Our London-based EMEA & UK team comprises c. 100 people, who are dedicated to Disney’s business, and supported by local teams in 27 markets across the EMEA region, who are a true extension of our team.

Overview

About the role....

Publicis Media is actively seeking a UK Planning Director to lead the day-to-day campaign planning across the Disney Studios UK team, one of Publicis Groupe’s largest assignments. In this pivotal role, you will work with a team of planning experts to deliver exciting and impactful paid media campaigns for some of the globe’s most iconic films and series.

You will be tasked with leading the media output for all six of Disney's Studios (Animation, Live Action, 20th Century Studios, Marvel, Pixar, Lucas, Searchlight) encompassing the three modes of distribution - Theatrical, Electronic Home Video, and Disney+ Studios. This broad scope allows for growth and development in all facets of film and content marketing. You’ll have the chance to show off your passion and expertise in the entertainment space to develop strategies for both films and series to ultimately deliver on Disney’s ambitious box office and viewing targets.

Responsibilities

About the work ....

• Provide clear cross channel media planning leadership and support to 6 x Planners of differing levels
• Manage 2 x Planning Associate Directors directly, supporting them in planning deliverables. Create and supervise their development plans
• Assist in transforming client's business/marketing objectives into effective media strategies
• Pinpoint the crux of each client request and provide succinct and targeted solutions
• Conduct final quality checks on all planning responses and ad hoc requests
• Consult with the Disney clients and internal teams on Digital and Non-Digital matters
• Build and strengthen key vendor relationships for Disney's benefit
• Provide exemplary client service while setting the standard for others
• Inject an energetic, positive & assertive attitude into all client and internal engagements
• Diplomatically diffuse escalated situations and provide targeted support
• Apply structure and rigor to all client meetings and engagements
• Push the team to think outside of the box and challenge the status quo
• Articulate the current UK Media Landscape and the challenges and opportunities facing the Entertainment category
• Drive strong cohesion between Publicis Imagine Investment & Planning teams
• Summarise campaign status in a succinct manner up to Publicis Imagine leadership
• Delegate across the planning team, whilst maintaining clarity on campaign status
• Maintain an organized and composed demeanour through busy periods
• Apply an efficient approach to all tasks, reviewing and suggesting process improvements to aid this

Qualifications

What you need to succeed....

• Solid UK cross channel media planning leadership experience
• Excellent stakeholder management experience
• Client servicing guru
• Solid people management experience and the desire to really empower a Team by pushing them to think outside the box
• Previous category experience

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Additional information

Publicis Imagine has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans, we also offer:

• REFLECTION DAYS- Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level.Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT.Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIESWe provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP&BIRTHDAY DAY OFFYou are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTSThis includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of ourbenefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

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