Manager Digital Media Planning

WPP Media; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee resource groups

Wellness programs

Paid time off

Mental health awareness initiatives

Job summary

A leading creative agency is seeking a Manager for Digital Media Planning. The role involves overseeing planning and execution of media tasks, guiding junior staff, and ensuring high-quality media outcomes. Candidates should possess media planning expertise, strong organizational skills, and effective communication abilities. A hybrid work approach is practiced with opportunities for growth and employee benefits included.

Qualifications

• Experience in media planning in the paid media landscape.
• Ability to create holistic plans and optimize campaigns.
• Close attention to detail and quality control.

Responsibilities

• Oversee junior roles and provide feedback.
• Ensure quality in end-to-end media planning tasks.
• Motivate and develop junior team members.

Skills

Media Planning expertise

Basic spreadsheet capabilities (VLOOKUP, Pivot Table)

Superior presentation design skills

Strong client relationships and management skills

Sound written and verbal communication skills

Excellent organizational skills

Proven problem solving skills

Ability to work independently and in a team

Job description

Overview

Manager – Digital Media Planning, GOC at 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.

Role

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:

• Oversee junior roles, including training and ongoing work quality. Provide regular two-way feedback with onshore planning and pod leads covering workload and team performance.
• QA all end-to-end (E2E) media planning tasks across brand and performance media to ensure work is delivered consistently, accurately, and on time.
• Be operationally responsible for training and execution of olives, trafficking, creative management, launch and in-flight optimization management.
• Motivate junior team members, lead by example, and teach new skills.
• Provide timely and actionable feedback to aid in team development and improvement.
• Communicate effectively across all levels of the team.
• Escalate issues to managers when appropriate.
• Provide awareness and recognition for jobs well done.

Skills And Experience

• Media Planning experts on the paid media landscape, owning the creation of holistic plans, cross-channel budget allocation, in-flight cross-channel optimization & reporting, and post-campaign analysis. Serve as client’s key contacts for a unified view across all aspects of campaigns.
• Basic spreadsheet capabilities (VLOOKUP, Pivot Table) are a must.
• Superior presentation design skills, in slides or document format.
• Sound written and verbal communication skills, with the desire to learn and advance.
• Excellent organizational skills, close attention to detail and ability to quality control work.
• Ability to adhere to deadlines.
• Strong client relationships 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

We invest in our employees and provide opportunities for growth. WPP Media employees can access the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We offer a variety of employee resource groups, in-office events, learning platforms, certifications, training, life insurance, wellness programs, paid time off, partner discounts, mental health awareness, and more.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we foster a diverse and inclusive work environment free of discrimination, harassment or bullying. We encourage all applicants. We practice a hybrid work approach, with office presence most weeks; accommodations or flexibility can be discussed with the hiring team during the interview process.

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