Digital Media Planning - Manager

WPP; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical benefits

Retirement plans

Vision and dental insurance

Significant paid time off

Partner discounts

Mental health awareness days

Job summary

WPP Media is seeking a Manager – Implementation Planning to oversee junior staff, ensure quality in end-to-end media planning, and drive cross-market collaboration. You will train teams, supervise planning accuracy, and optimize campaigns across brands.

The role blends strategic oversight with hands-on execution in a hybrid setup. The ideal candidate combines strong media planning expertise with solid Excel and presentation skills, excellent communication, and a collaborative mindset in a

Qualifications

• Media planners own cross-channel plans, budgeting, optimization and reporting.
• Basic spreadsheet skills (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables) required.
• Strong presentation design skills.
• Excellent written communication.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong client relationship management.
• Problem solving and decision making.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Quantitative reasoning.
• Experience planning activity across multiple markets is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Oversee junior team, train and monitor work quality with regular feedback.
• QA all end-to-end media planning tasks across brands to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Train and execute on olives, trafficking, creative management, launch and in-flight optimization.
• Mentor and motivate team members, providing timely feedback for growth.
• Communicate effectively across all levels and expand issues to managers when needed.

Skills

Media planning

Excel

Presentation design

Written communication

Organization & detail

Deadline adherence

Client relationship management

Problem solving

Independent & team work

Quantitative reasoning

Planning across markets

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Description:

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by ourpioneeringagentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.

WPP Media is WPPs AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.

For more information, visit wppmedia.com.

About WPP Media

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

Role Summary and Impact

As part of the Global Operations Centre (GOC), you will work closely with teams across the United States, Europe, and Asia to deliver high-impact solutions in a collaborative, multicultural environment. We are looking for a Manager – Implementation Planning who will:

• Responsible for oversight of the junior roles, this includes training and ongoing work quality. Regular two-way feedback is needed with onshore planning and pod leads covering workload and team performance.
• Planning Managers are responsible for the QA of all E2E media planning tasks across brand and performance media to ensure work is being delivered consistently accurately & on time.
• Operationally responsible for training and execution of olives, trafficking, creative management, launch and in-flight optimization management.
• Motivate junior team members, leading by example while teaching new skills.
• Provide timely and actionable feedback to aid in team development and improvement.
• Communicate effective across all levels of the team.
• Understand when to expand issues to managers.
• Provide awareness and recognition for jobs well done.

Skills and Experience

• Media Planning are experts on the paid media landscape and how consumers interact with it. We architect and steward holistic media plans throughout their lifecycle, owning the creation of overall plans, cross-channel budget allocation, in flight cross-channel optimization & reporting and post-campaign analysis. We are our clients’ key contacts for a unified view across all aspects of their campaigns, narrating the story of the campaign from planning recommendations through to PCA.
• Basic spreadsheet capabilities (VLOOKUP, Pivot Table) are a must.
• Superior presentation design skills, in slides or document format.
• Sound written and and advance.
• Excellent organizational skills, close attention to detail and ability to quality control work.
• Ability to adhere to deadlines.
• Superb client relationship and management skills.
• Proven problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work independently and to collaborate in a team environment.
• Skilled in quantitative reasoning.
• Experience with planning activity across multiple markets is beneficial

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

We believe the best work happens when were together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. Thats why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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