Manager Planning

WPP Media; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global media collective based in Kuala Lumpur is looking for a skilled professional with a minimum of 5 years of media planning experience. You will manage campaigns, drive innovative media strategies, and mentor team members. Strong leadership and negotiation skills, along with excellent communication abilities, are essential for success in this role. The company offers a hybrid work environment with competitive benefits including medical insurance and paid time off.

Benefits

Competitive medical benefits

Group retirement plans

Paid time off

Employee mental health awareness days

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of media planning experience in a media or advertising agency.
• Proven record of executing and developing media strategies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage campaigns and handles all account needs.
• Drive innovative media strategies and planning.
• Mentor and train team members.

Skills

Media planning experience

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Attention to detail

Negotiation skills

Analytical abilities

Communication skills

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Word

Job description

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 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.

Responsibilities

• Managing all aspects of campaigns and day-to-day needs of the accounts, handling from briefing through reporting.
• Drive innovative media strategies.
• Responsible for planning, buying and reporting to assigned accounts.
• Develop and build strong working relationships with internal teams.
• Responsible for mentoring, training, and team building.
• Assist the Associate Director/Director in creating media plans, strategically and efficiently.
• Initiate creative and business building ideas.
• Oversee plan negotiations and media team activities.
• Magnify the buying power of every dollar spent.
• Maintain status reports to ensure efficient workflowtomeet deadlines and write reports of key meetings.
• Lead internal meetings with other departments and call on agency resources to strengthen ideas.
• Build a comprehensive media knowledge base and synthesizes information into ideas.
• Staff supervision, training and development as well as serving as a positive role model with a hard work ethic and vigorously reviewing all work to ensure high quality standard.
• Writing and presenting presentations.

What you will need

• Minimum 5 years of media planning experience in media or interactive advertising agency.
• Provenrecord of accomplishmenton the execution and development of media and digital strategies for clients.
• Strong leadership and Strategic Thinker.
• Detailed oriented.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work successfully with teams, handling multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines under pressure.
• Strong negotiating skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Strong relationship building skills which include maintaining positive client relationships.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities.
• Strong analytical abilities and quantitative skills, including math proficiency.
• Ability to effectively utilize media research and reporting resources.
• Technical proficiency, particularly with media systems and MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

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 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 we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's 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.