Manager, Planning
- Full-time
Company Description
Mindshare is a global media agency network dedicated to forging a competitive marketing advantage for businesses and their brands. 116 offices in 86 countries - opportunities at any stage in your career, anywhere in the world. Mindshare is part of GroupM, which oversees the media investment management sector for WPP, the world’s leading communications services group.
Our role in this world is to help clients grow their business and to become their lead business partner and we achieve this through a culture of original thinking driven by speed, teamwork and provocation
Job Description
We are looking for a media professional who is flexible, collaborative and able to work independently. This project planning resource is a key position at Mindshare to support the agencies client teams as we deliver leading media solutions.
Qualifications
Responsibilities and Duties
• Stewardship of the media strategy across investment teams and ensuring executional excellence
• Manage and delegate the day-to-day media responsibilities to ensure adherence to deadlines (i.e media plan changes, Buy Specs, Blocking Charts, etc.)
• Primary owner of annual media budgets, billing, and actualizations
• Define key program metrics and build insights and optimizations
• Provide informed points of view on new media opportunities and / or partners and their role in media strategies
• Develop a thorough, up-to-date knowledge of the clients business and the media landscape
Skills, Knowledge, Attributes & Experience:
• Minimum of 3-4 years of Media Planning experience is preferred
• Developing media knowledge that spans across disciplines and channels with a growing depth in digital
• Proactive and solution oriented
• Ability to confidently share a point-of-view and support it using insights and data
• Strong time management and organization skills
• Awareness of client business issues, industry/consumer trends, market status and competition
• College Diploma in Advertising or University Degree in a related field
Additional Information
Read more up on us at: www.mindshareintheloop.com
Mindshare encourages applications from all qualified candidates and accommodates persons with disabilities. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process, or would like more information, please call 416 987 5100.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.