Digital Manager

PT iProspect Merkle Indonesia; Melawai; On-site; IDR 180,000,000 - 300,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentsu, Jakarta-based, is looking for a Digital Planning Manager to lead a team of planners and shape client strategies across a diverse brand portfolio. You will drive integrated digital plans that go beyond mere campaign performance, leveraging insights, data, and emerging platforms to deliver measurable growth.

As a senior partner to clients, you will present strategic recommendations, mentor junior planners, and help evolve the planning function within a fast-moving agency environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in Digital Planning, Communications Planning, Media Strategy or Integrated Planning in a media agency or digital marketing environment.
• Strong understanding of the digital media ecosystem, consumer behavior, and how data, technology and creativity drive business outcomes.
• Commercially minded with ability to translate insights into measurable impact for clients while supporting business growth.
• Confident presenting strategic recommendations and influencing internal stakeholders and senior clients.
• Collaborative, resilient, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-moving agency environment.
• Proven experience leading, coaching, or mentoring planning teams while balancing multiple client priorities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior clients to understand business ambitions and develop digital strategies that drive growth beyond campaign performance.
• Translate consumer insights, data, market trends, and objectives into integrated digital strategies with real business impact.
• Collaborate across Strategy, Creative, Performance, Data, and Client teams to create connected solutions that solve complex challenges.
• Guide the development of strategic media recommendations, ensuring plans are insight-led and commercially sound.
• Identify opportunities to improve effectiveness through innovation and emerging platforms.
• Build trusted client relationships by presenting strategic recommendations and facilitating discussions.
• Mentor talent, improve ways of working, and foster a high-performing team culture.

Job description

Job Description

At dentsu, we're looking for a Digital Planning Manager who wants to do more than manage campaigns. This is an opportunity to lead strategy, shape client thinking, and grow a team of talented planners while partnering with some of Indonesia's most recognized brands to solve complex marketing challenges. You'll lead a team of Digital Planners, working across a diverse portfolio of brands where no two business problems are ever the same. One day you might be helping an established brand rethink its digital ecosystem. The next, you'll be identifying new growth opportunities through audience insights, emerging platforms, or innovative media solutions. If you're energized by solving meaningful business challenges, influencing clients, and developing the next generation of planners, you'll feel right at home here.

What You'll Do

• Partner with senior clients to understand their business ambitions, challenge conventional thinking, and develop digital strategies that drive measurable business growth; not just campaign performance.
• Translate consumer insights, data, market trends, and business objectives into integrated digital communication strategies that deliver real commercial impact.
• Work collaboratively across Strategy, Creative, Performance, Commerce, Data, and Client teams to create connected solutions that solve complex business challenges.
• Guide the development of strategic media recommendations, ensuring every plan is insight-led, commercially sound, and aligned with client objectives.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve effectiveness through innovation, emerging platforms, new technologies, and evolving consumer behaviors.
• Build trusted relationships with clients by confidently presenting strategic recommendations, facilitating discussions, and becoming a valued business partner.
• Raise the bar for planning excellence by mentoring talent, improving ways of working, and fostering a high-performing team culture.

A Bit About You

• At least 4 years of experience in Digital Planning, Communications Planning, Media Strategy, or Integrated Planning within a media agency or digital marketing environment.
• Strong understanding of the digital media ecosystem, consumer behavior, and how data, technology, and creativity work together to drive business outcomes.
• Commercially minded; you understand that great planning creates measurable impact for clients while supporting sustainable business growth.
• Confident presenting strategic recommendations and influencing both internal stakeholders and senior clients.
• Collaborative, resilient, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-moving agency environment.
• Proven experience leading, coaching, or mentoring planning teams while balancing multiple client priorities.

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 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.

Keeping connected

Please visit our website to find out more and connect with us on social. www.dentsu.com

**We regret that only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Location: Jakarta

Brand: Iprospect

Time Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

About Dentsu

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. www.dentsu.com

About dentsu

For over 120 years, innovation has been a core tenet of our offering – exploring new ways to reach, engage and nurture relationships with audiences. Together we drive a multiplier effect for clients at a global scale, through the development of Integrated Growth Solutions that are underpinned by our promise to clients: innovating to impact.

We're leading the way - helping to build a more sustainable planet.

Dream loud. In this moment of transformation, we need our people to be fearless, embracing change and ambiguity, driven by the love for their work and excitement for the future.

Team without limits. We create opportunities for connection and collaboration between our colleagues and clients, building a sense of belonging and having some fun along the way.

Find out more about us. Who we are. Our Social Impact Our work.