Manager, Planning

PHD; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom's New York office is seeking a seasoned media professional to lead planning and management of digital campaigns across display, video, and audio formats.

You will collaborate with Directors and cross‑functional teams, oversee budgets, ensure accuracy, and mentor junior planners while maintaining client relationships and delivering results for major brands.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 to 4 years of media planning experience; integrated experience desired.
• Proven skills in analytical and strategic thinking, project management, presenting, communication, and digital activation.
• Clear understanding of the media process and digital landscape.
• Experience with media, syndicated research, and proprietary analytics tools (e.g., MRI, Nielsen Adviews, eTelmar, DCM, Prisma, Comscore).
• Action‑oriented – ability to identify issues and solutions as well as anticipate consequences.

Responsibilities

• Media Planning: establish media objectives and plans, delegate work, ensure accuracy and detail, stay on top of trends.
• Campaign Management: lead digital campaigns from planning to activation to optimization across display, video, and audio.
• Team Management: manage up to Directors, develop Strategist(s) and Assistant(s), foster collaboration.
• Client Management: main point of contact, manage day‑to‑day responsibilities for smooth operations.
• Cross‑Team Alignment: work across multiple teams; develop and present documents that deliver outcomes.

Skills

Media Planning

Campaign Management

Team Management

Client Management

Cross‑Team Alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MRI

Nielsen Adviews

eTelmar

DCM

Prisma

Comscore

Job description

Job Description

PHD is a global communications planning and media buying agency network delivering smart strategic thinking and creative innovation for the world’s leading brands. Brilliant media thinking is in our DNA. A culture of thought‑leadership, creativity and innovation has seen us grow from a challenger agency in the UK to a global leader with over 6,000 employees in over 100 offices worldwide. We combine the latest industry insight with the best creative minds to produce planning innovation and create award‑winning work for some of the world’s largest advertisers. Finding a better way is our ethos and sums up how we approach everything – from a new client brief to the way we work.

Agency

PHd

Job Function

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Responsibilities

• Media Planning: work with and assist the Associate Director and Director to establish media objectives, plans, and troubleshooting. Delegate work across planners and assistants, ensure accuracy, and a strong level of detail. Know the ins and outs of the plan and strategy to answer questions that may arise. Stay on top of trends and industry news – share with relevant team members and clients.
• Campaign Management: lead and manage digital campaigns from planning to activation to optimizations. Cover standard display banners, video, and digital audio.
• Team Management: manage-up with Directors on account status and handling team workload, while managing and developing the Strategist(s) and Assistant(s). Foster positive morale and emphasize the importance of working together to get things done in a way that allows your team to feel passionate about their roles.
• Client Management: be a main point of client contact, versed on and managing day‑to‑day responsibilities to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
• Cross‑Team Alignment: work across multiple teams; account teams, published media, marketing sciences, and externally with creative agency and partners. Develop and present documents that deliver results for our clients.

Qualifications

You’ll deliver media planning and services, including plan and budget maintenance, with accuracy. You will also be responsible for planning, activation, managing, and optimizing digital campaigns. You’ll establish effective client relationships – managing day‑to‑day questions. You’ll explore alternative media solutions with an original point of view. You’ll demonstrate strategic thinking, creativity, and solid decision‑making.

• Minimum of 3 to 4 years of media planning experience; integrated experience desired, bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Proven skills in analytical and strategic thinking, project management, presenting, communication, and digital activation.
• Clear understanding of the media process and digital landscape.
• Experience with media, syndicated research, and proprietary analytics tools (e.g., MRI, Nielsen Adviews, eTelmar, DCM, Prisma, Comscore).
• Action‑oriented – ability to identify issues and solutions as well as anticipate consequences.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team, delegate and manage the workloads of others.
• Location: New York, Salary: $50,000.00–$95,000.00.

Policy & Equal Opportunity

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in‑office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in‑office attendance.

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