Planning Executive

dentsu; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media agency in Greater London is seeking a Planning Executive to support Account Managers and Directors in delivering high-performance campaigns. The role involves client management, mastering internal tools for planning, and contributing to innovative media strategies. Ideal candidates should demonstrate strong presentation skills, be able to respond timely to client needs, and work collaboratively within teams. This position provides an excellent opportunity for growth in the media field.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the client’s products and services.
• Ability to respond timely and accurately to client requests.
• Comfortable leading meetings and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of outstanding client service and build partnerships.
• Master the Dentsu CCS suite to drive innovative media plans.
• Lead weekly reporting calls and prepare for client presentations.

Skills

Client Management

Presentation Skills

Planning Expertise

Team Collaboration

Financial Acumen

Tools

Dentsu CCS

Job description

CARAT is an important part of our world‑class offering -an award‑winning media, content and branding agency that uses its peerless understanding of the passions, motivations, and behaviours of real people to bring brands and their customers together. Carat is privileged to work with some of the most eminent companies in the world.

As Planning Executive, you will provide support to the Account Managers and Account Directors whilst supporting the broader senior team. The executive will support in delivering high‑performance campaigns and will deliver innovation, and varied campaigns - alongside exceptional client servicing. The Planning Executive will help to manage administrative and campaign work.

You’ll partner with clients, external agencies, as well as internal teams within Dentsu to foster great relationships and deliver innovative, impactful, data‑driven media plans that drive brand fame.

Supported by the senior team around you, build your planning expertise by developing a grasp of media theory, the industry and consult multiple sources to develop knowledge.

Job Description

Project Management

• Client Management : Support the delivery of outstanding client service for your clients and build trusted partnerships with them. Respond in a timely and accurate manner to requests for information, and work seamlessly with internal stakeholders and colleagues across the network in order to deal with their requests.
• Specialist Management : Maintain a collaborative and respectful relationship with our specialist internal, and client inhouse teams which brings them upstream of key challenges and allows them to innovate and excel within their respective channels.
• Planning Expertise : Master the Dentsu CCS suite of tools and use them to plan, optimise and rationalise our responses to clients briefs.
• Understand our clients business : Demonstrate a strong understanding of the client’s products and services, and stay abreast of the changing dynamics within their industry and competitive set.
• Presentation : Comfortable presenting your own work, and leading meeting content both on teams and in face‑to‑face meetings, taking meeting notes, responding to questions both in the moment and as follow ups.
• Finance : Support the finance process on the account ensuring your contributions are smooth and error‑free, obtain POs in an accurate and timely manner, ensuring the PO tracker is kept up to date and that all spend commitments are adhered to by the media teams. Ensure that total invoice amounts are checked within budget at month end, and no unbilled media is built up. Support Vodafone goods receipting process alongside the team. Prioritise swift resolution of any existing issues.

Planning Responsibilities

• Work as a team with the Managers and Directors, Client Director & Strategy / Planning Partner to develop strategic recommendations that provide consumer focused solutions to client business challenges. Assist this process by mobilising appropriate resources from across the network, utilising our agency tools and insight, and applying your knowledge of our clients business.
• Lead weekly reporting calls as well as preparations ahead of time with support from AMs.
• Support briefing of all planning solutions into specialist teams both in agency and inhouse and effectively assist translation of strategic plans into strong and innovative activation.
• Supported by the senior team around you continue to build your planning expertise by developing a strong grasp of media theory, and consulting multiple sources to validate & support media recommendations.