AV Planner

Description

Position at EssenceMediacom

AV Planner

About WPP Media

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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

About EssenceMediacom: A Leading WPP Media Brand

EssenceMediacom is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights and powered by data & technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world’s best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy — built on data & technology, built for people & algorithms, built around diverse schools of thought, built to test & learn at scale, and, crucially, built to evolve.

Role Summary and Impact

We are looking for a diligent AV planner with at least one year of planning experience to work in the business unit 12 AV team. Clients include but are not limited to TUI. In this role you will be responsible for the entire planning process within AV, where you will make a recommendation to the client founded in insight and evidence, with audit guarantees in mind.

Ideally we would like to see some form of knowledge across AV, such as Online Video, Addressable TV, OOH TV, Cinema or Radio. This is to ensure you have a foundation to build on, eventually planning all facets of AV within an industry leading team.

This role reports directly into the AV Manager on the account, along with the relevant Trading Heads regarding value management, quality and channel coordination.

• Planning all facets of AV (inc TV, BVOD, Cinema, Audio, partnerships).
• Working within a full media team to deliver response to briefs.
• Post campaign reporting to ascertain if you executed recommendations.
• Admin and budget management with commercial targets in mind.

Skills and Experience

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 .
• Some form of AV planning or buying knowledge
• Pro-actively forge relationships with media owners
• Ability to extract and filter relevant insights / research to support planning decisions
• Ability to tell compelling implementation stories (with the aim to interweave roles, flighting, weights, formats of different media and how they interrelate)
• Ability to sell (consultative selling)
• Good communicator
• Genuine interest in industry research and new ways of working
• Strive to deliver award winning work and industry leading innovation
• Collaboration
• Good leadership skills and talent management
• Excellent presentation skills
• Positive drive for innovation

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 particular 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.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. 

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