Senior Planning Executive — Media & Client Strategy

Goodstuff Communications; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodstuff Communications in London is seeking a Planning Senior Executive to support the planning team in delivering excellence across media planning and client servicing. You will work closely with the team and agency colleagues to assist throughout the planning process and help produce great work that delights clients.

The role emphasizes developing strong client relationships, keeping financials accurate, managing workloads, and coordinating status meetings while maintaining timely reports.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a client-facing role, managing day to day communication with clients.
• Good knowledge of the fundamentals of media best practice with experience across main media channels in planning.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment with a detail-orientated approach.
• An eagerness to provide exceptional client servicing and comfortable managing stakeholders across a range of brands.
• Truly collaborative and adept at building relationships with internal teams (investment, insight and data).
• An excellent communicator with sound presentation skills (both written and oral).
• A strategic and creative mindset with the ability to address client objectives in an inventive way.
• A passion for all things media and communications.
• Naturally curious with the desire to continually learn and develop your planning and client servicing skills.
• A can-do attitude and positive approach, even in challenging situations.
• Creative, analytical and numerical ability

Responsibilities

• Support throughout the planning process, with a focus on the research stage.
• Produce insightful competitive reviews and target audience analysis.
• Seamlessly manage media plans with direct from line manager.
• Demonstrate an active interest in the media and communications industry.
• Engage and build rapport with relevant media owners.
• Support the planning team in the smooth day to day running of client business.
• Demonstrate good understanding of your clients’ challenges category and competitors.
• Lead responses to smaller client briefs, with senior support.
• Coordinate client status meetings and support team to maintain accurate and timely status reports.
• Build collaborative relationships with Goodstuffers.
• Effectively manage workload, expectations and meet deadlines.
• Develop ability to delegate and be delegated to with clear communication.
• Proactively support the team, developing an ability to adapt to changing daily demands.
• Maintain financial accuracy across all clients.
• Get bookings on the system promptly and accurately.
• Ensure efficient management of POs, timely invoicing and quick resolution of finance queries.
• Accurate and consistent weekly completion of timesheets

Skills

Client-facing

Media planning

Communication skills

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Numerical ability

Job description

Goodstuff Communications in London is seeking a Planning Senior Executive to support the planning team in delivering excellence across media planning and client servicing. You will work closely with the team and agency colleagues to assist throughout the planning process and help produce great work that delights clients.

The role emphasizes developing strong client relationships, keeping financials accurate, managing workloads, and coordinating status meetings while maintaining timely reports.