Senior Associate, Media Planning

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.

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You will play a key role as a Senior Media Planner, working within a dynamic and multicultural team dedicated to delivering best-in-class campaigns. You will collaborate closely with fellow team members to support one of the world's most respected premium brands — contributing to integrated media strategies that dri...

Develop and maintain relationships with clients, agency partners, and media partners.
Work with the Manager on strategy development and idea generation for campaigns.
Develop and present media plans/documents incorporating goals, recommendations, rationale, ideas, implementation, planning costs, and budget splits.
Manage and deliver the day-to-day needs of the accounts.
Develop and deliver necessary reports like media flowchart updates, budget updates, contact reports, competitive, post-campaign reports, in a timely manner.
Manage negotiation, evaluation, and recommendation of media campaign proposals
Work with the finance department to ensure all finance processes are adhered to and relevant data is updated.

Minimally 2-3 years of media planning experience, preferably in a media agency.
Experienced in client facing role.
Keeps up to date with industry changes and latest practices and procedures.
Builds meaningful relationships with team members, stakeholders and partners/publishers.
Excellent administrative and organization skills mandatory.
Strong attention to detail with high levels of accuracy mandatory.
A good work ethic, problem-solving, and proficient time management skills.
Looking for a new challenge and a step up in career.
Positive attitude can take guidance and pro-active. And calm under pressure.
Working knowledge of all Microsoft Office software.
Comfortable using Microsoft Excel and manipulating dashboards – an analytical mind that is creative as well as data-driven to identify trends/patterns and insights.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrate genuine curiosity and proactiveness in the business
Knowledge on digital tools and social/search media platforms
Plus point – Proficient in excel formulas & pivot tables