Planning Manager

  • Full-time

Company Description

We help brands make BOLD MOVES

Nowadays, brands want rapid, spectacular growth and they expect media to deliver it.

Clients used to give us media briefs that said “deliver 80% awareness” or “give me an impactful Christmas campaign.”

Now we hear

“Take me from 4th to 1st in my category”

“Help me grow 10% in a market declining 10%”

“Make me the most loved brand in my industry”

These are huge asks of media, that can’t be met through tweaking the media plan of two years ago.

Decades of advertising research prove that without a big change, large brands stay large and small brands stay small.

This is why Zenith help brands make BOLD MOVES.

Bold moves are big, brave changes to media strategy, delivering more impact for brands and more value for consumers.

Bold moves are backed up with a solid forecast – they are a better path to growth.

Bold moves build a partnership – we believe in this approach so much we link our growth to your success.

Bold Moves bring bigger ROI

This approach works for our clients, our people and consumers – it’s why we are recognised as the UK’s best media agency.

Job Description

The Role
As a Planning Manager at Zenith, you will be working on 2 clients in a close-knit and dynamic team.​​​​​​

Molson Coors, is an ambitious client that wants to unlock a stronger relationship with its consumer. Their ambition is to be first choice for consumers and customers; which sits at the heart of everything we do.
Within the portfolio we have lighthouse brands such as Carling (the # 1 UK beer) & Coors, through to World Beers such as Pravha & Staropramen and Ciders including Rekorderlig & Aspall. These are all truly gaining momentum in UK drinks landscape. It is an exciting time to be part of the journey to help shape the nations’ drinking habits. 
Recent work includes the Carling x CALM campaign as well as the Coors sponsorship on c4 as they anchor themselves in Comedy and humour. Both receiving accolades at Industry recognised Awards.

Reckitt is one of Zenith UK’s largest clients and is a leading producer of health, hygiene and home products. Reckitt's brands include the antiseptic brand Dettol, the sore throat medicine Strepsils, the hair removal brand Veet, and the indigestion remedy Gaviscon. This opportunity is for a Planning Manager to work within the Reckitt team at Zenith, with responsibility across a group of market-leading Hygiene brands (Finish, Calgon, Cillit Bang & Harpic). The brands are all part of a fast paced team who know their markets and products inside out - so it’s imperative we behave as an extension to their team, giving them the best media solutions and media market updates available.

Reckitt is a constantly evolving and challenging account that will enable a Planning Manager to work across a number of market-leading brands, lead client conversations, deliver innovative media solutions and great ideas to our clients.

Responsibilities
You will be reporting into a Planning Director, with line management of 1 Planning Executive. Other responsibilities include:

  • Support Planning Director to deliver outstanding work every time
  • Be go-to person for day-to-day running of the team and campaign delivery
  • Be the lead for smaller responses to client briefs
  • Look for proactive media opportunities to share with your client

Qualifications

Requirements
We are looking for an ambitious, self-starting planner who can work autonomously on projects if needed, but also enjoys working within a team with a strong, collaborative working ethos. The client’s business will require us to work at a fast pace and alongside multiple stakeholders, so we’re looking for a positive, can-do attitude from someone joining the team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to really own client meetings and work independently with creative agencies too. FMCG experience would be ideal but is not compulsory – just a passion for our brands.

Additional Information

At Zenith UK, we believe that fostering an inclusive culture where all talent can thrive makes our company stronger. It enables a greater idea exchange, which fosters innovation and creativity, and enriches our perspective. We are committed to Publicis Groupe’s wide variety of talent engagement and inclusion programming, and encourage our people to take an active role in continuing to drive positive change within our agency.

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