Manager, Planning

Omnicom Media US PHD•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. The Manager, Planning will help to deliver client business objectives through bespoke and insight rooted media plans. Key to this role is the ability to steward strategic & tactical plan development and implementation, including channel allocations, flighting strategies, and budget scenarios.

Requirements

Strong Leadership and Management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a team.
Strong Analytical and strategic thinking abilities, with the capability to derive actionable insights from Data.
Exceptional Communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and build relationships with external partners.
Proficiency in Media Planning and buying tools and platforms.
Strong understanding of Project Management Methodologies and process improvement techniques.
Understanding of financial operations, Budget Management, Strategic Planning, and media activation.
Exceptional narrative skills, demonstrated ability to craft compelling stories that engage the audience, convey complex ideas clearly in order to effectively detail a strategy, problem, solution or Initiative.
Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in media operations, preferably in an agency or media organization.
Strong knowledge of media planning, buying, and optimization across various channels.
Relevant post-secondary education, training, or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

Retail/eCommerce experience

Responsibilities

Be a champion for the brands you support and continually strive to find innovative solutions that build the brand
Provides oversight and training to junior team members.
Provide excellent client service by being responsive, accountable and detail oriented
Stays up to date on Industry and consumer trends, competitive activity, best practices and opportunities across channels.
Studying demographic data and consumer profiles to identify desired target audiences
Presents recommendations and educational materials to the client and internal team
Integrating strategic planning philosophy into communication plan development
Overseeing the execution of and present media plans to clients
Helping develop planning objectives and strategies that coincide with the client’s marketing direction
Gauging media performance to determine the extent to which the original objectives and strategies are met
Maintaining budget control and ensure execution of media plans by authorizing approved media schedules and monitoring buys/schedules
Consistently utilize Omni, in order to effectively leverage our people-based marketing platform to drive targeted audience activation, develop creative channel planning ideas, analyze digital content inventory, and contribute to the overall success of our marketing efforts.