EMEA Planning Associate – Media & Strategy

Initiative Nederland | Part of Omnicom Media; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days off per year

Hybrid and flexible working

Learning & development support

International collaboration & exposure

Free lunch & catering

Job summary

Initiative Nederland, Nike's and Jordan brands' media agency of record for EMEA, is seeking a Planning Associate to support integrated planning across 34 countries. You will work with managers to shape plans, manage budgets, and deliver campaign reporting.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 1+ years in integrated planning in a media agency, and strong MS Office and communication skills. Collaboration with Strategy and other SBUs is key to bringing creative ideas to life.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in related field.
• 1+ years in integrated planning role in media agency.
• Basic knowledge of media planning tools and digital reporting.
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the managers to develop the RFP to develop the best possible plan for the communications idea.
• Manage aggregation of media plans and budgets across all markets for distribution to EMEA HQ.
• Manage budget forecasting from annual to weekly, inclusive of delivery metrics forecast.
• Input into the production of audience and communications data and intelligence for the development of the communications plan.
• Contribute to the ideation team sessions with Strategy and SBU to generate connections ideas.
• Responsible for timely completion and aggregation of finance tasks throughout campaign cycle (IO/PO tracking, reconciliation).
• Delivery of key reporting asks including weekly commentary, end-of-campaign wrap-ups, and ad-hoc reports.
• Lead POC with the client for campaign production, coordinating format specs, delivery from creative agency, and go-live process.
• Timely, accurate delivery of day-to-day requests from the team.
• Regular trend identification and competitive analysis for the client.

Skills

Media planning tools

Digital analytics

MS Office

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent in related field

Tools

Media planning tools

Digital analytics tools

MS Office

Job description

Initiative Nederland, Nike's and Jordan brands' media agency of record for EMEA, is seeking a Planning Associate to support integrated planning across 34 countries. You will work with managers to shape plans, manage budgets, and deliver campaign reporting.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 1+ years in integrated planning in a media agency, and strong MS Office and communication skills. Collaboration with Strategy and other SBUs is key to bringing creative ideas to life.