Connection Planner Manager

dentsu; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 180,000,000 - 520,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentsu invites a Connection Planning Manager to join our Jakarta team, shaping integrated communication strategies that connect consumer behavior with business objectives. You will partner with senior clients and cross-functional teams to translate insights into growth-focused plans, mentor junior planners, and help brands stay relevant in a fast-evolving media landscape.

The role sits at the intersection of strategy, media, data and technology, offering you opportunities to influence regional

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Communications Planning, Connection Planning or Media Strategy.
• Strong ability to translate insights into strategies that drive growth.
• Confident in influencing senior stakeholders with data-backed recommendations.
• Curious about AI, emerging media, and evolving consumer behaviours.
• Collaborative leader, capable of coaching others and raising planning quality.

Responsibilities

• Develop insight-led communication strategies across the customer journey.
• Partner with senior clients to translate briefs into impactful plans.
• Collaborate with Strategy, Investment, Performance, Data, and Creative teams.
• Lead strategic presentations and planning workshops for clients.
• Mentor planners and champion planning excellence.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder influence

Cross-team collaboration

Mentoring

Job description

Job Description:

People don’t experience brands through media channels; they experience them through moments. A creator they trust. A search at exactly the right time. A conversation that stays with them.

As a Connection Planning Manager , you’ll uncover the human behaviors behind those moments and transform them into integrated communication strategies that help brands stay relevant, earn attention, and drive meaningful business growth.

At dentsu Media, you’ll work at the intersection of strategy, media, creativity, commerce, data, and technology, partnering with multidisciplinary specialists to solve business challenges that can’t be answered by media alone. You’ll influence senior clients, shape strategic thinking across the customer journey, and help some of the region’s most ambitious brands build stronger, more meaningful connections with people.

If you’re ready to move beyond planning campaigns and become the strategic voice clients trust, this is where you’ll thrive.

About Dentsu

Led by Dentsu Group Inc. (Tokyo: 4324; ISIN: JP3551520004), a pure holding company established on January 1, 2020, the Dentsu Group encompasses two operational networks: dentsu japan network, which oversees Dentsu’s agency operations in Japan, and dentsu international, its international business headquarters in London, which oversees Dentsu’s agency operations outside of Japan.

With a strong presence in approximately 145 countries and regions across five continents and with 65,000 dedicated professionals, the Dentsu Group provides a comprehensive range of client-centric integrated communications, media and digital services through its five leadership brands—Carat, dentsu X, iProspect, Dentsu Creative, and Merkle as well as through Dentsu Japan Network companies, including Dentsu Inc., the world’s largest single brand agency with a history of innovation. The Group is also active in the production and marketing of sports and entertainment content on a global scale.

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What You’ll Do

• Develop insight-led communication strategies that connect consumer behavior, culture, media, and business objectives into integrated plans that drive growth.

• Partner with senior clients to challenge briefs, influence strategic decisions, and translate business ambitions into impactful communications.

• Collaborate across Strategy, Investment, Performance, Commerce, Data, and Creative teams to deliver connected solutions across the customer journey.

• Lead strategic presentations and planning workshops, turning complex insights into clear, compelling recommendations clients can act on.

• Mentor and develop planners while championing curiosity, innovation, and planning excellence across the team.

A Bit About You

• At least 5 years of experience in Communications Planning, Connection Planning, Media Strategy, or Integrated Planning within a media agency.

• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate consumer, category, and cultural insights into communication strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes.

• Confident influencing senior stakeholders through compelling storytelling, commercial acumen, and data-backed recommendations.

• Naturally curious about people, culture, AI, emerging media, and evolving consumer behaviors, with a passion for continuous learning.

• A collaborative leader who enjoys coaching others, challenging conventional thinking, and raising the quality of strategic work.

Dentsu Values

Will live the dentsu 8 Ways at all times:We Dream Loud, We Inspire Change, We Team Without Limits, We All Lead, We Make It Real, We Climb High, We Choose Excitement, We Are A Force For Good

Inclusion and Diversity

We’re proud to be different and that starts with our people. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone. We won’t define people by their race, gender, sexual-orientation, age or disability. Individuality is what makes us great, we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing. That’s what we care about.

So, whether you’re joining us, or looking to move to a different part of the business, we work hard to make sure we create equal opportunities for everyone.

Location:

Jakarta

Brand:

Iprospect

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent