“If you can dream it, you can do it”
- Walt Disney

Publicis Imagine is a bespoke team dedicated to Disney with one purpose in mind – to be Disney’s most valuable partner in creating the next era of entertainment. This newly built organisation will sit under the umbrella of Publicis Media, tapping into all areas of Publicis Groupe capability, including our newest acquisition, Epsilon. We will be dedicated to Disney’s four lines of business below and are committed to delivering excellence, innovation and creativity in everything we do:

• Disney+
• Studios
• Media networks
• Disneyland Parks and Walt Disney World 

The Publicis Imagine team has been designed to be simple, agile and connected, with access to the latest innovations in media to accelerate Disney’s growth around the world, Data is at the core of Publicis Imagine’s offering. Our data ecosystem, supercharged by Epsilon, will be the end-to-end platform focused on driving growth. We do this by uncovering data-driven insights that inform marketing, creative messaging and media decisions. We will look to connect all aspects of Disney’s business to unlock growth with each of their consumers from any line of business. 

Publicis Imagine will be active across the globe, with the hub for EMEA based here at White City in London. We are Disney fanatics and have created a unique UK and EMEA hybrid team to deliver not only excellence in market, but also be the guiding light for the region when it comes to planning. We have brought together talent from all areas of our business, client leadership, strategy, planning, data science, content, insights and execution in agile squads that will deliver for Disney’s business. 

We are excited to be building something brand new here at Publicis the best and brightest and want to come on this journey with us. 

We also too believe that if you can dream it, you can do it.

We are Publicis Imagine.

Dreaming. Doing.
 

Publicis Imagine is now looking for a planning manager to work on The Walt Disney Studios UK team, working on the development of industry beating paid media campaigns for the world’s biggest and best films.

Working on the Studios division offers a truly unique film planning experience, born out of the fact that the film IP being worked on is hugely varied because of the multiple studio subsidiaries sitting under TWDC.

You will be working on animation releases via Disney animation and Pixar, Star Wars via Lucasfilm, Marvel releases, arthouse films from Searchlight, mass reaching titles such as The Kings Man from 20th Century Studios and the biggest live action titles from Disney. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop effective, efficient and exciting cross channel media strategies, rooted in unquestionable rationale.
• Manage campaigns from Brief to PCA, with the support of a planning director and exec.
• Work collaboratively with the marketing team at Disney to take them on a journey through plan creation, whilst ensuring the plans you are working on take into consideration the latest owned and earned activations being worked on by the client.
• Presenting to clients regularly in a confident, clear and concise manner.
• Forging strong working relationships with the investment team and media vendors alike.
• Ensuring accurate & timely campaign activation.
• Maintaining financial accuracy and tracking on Studios, with the support of a planning exec.
• Supporting the development of a planning executive.
• Proactive insight generation/sharing

THE PERSON

• UK cross channel media planning experience.
• Passionate about multi-media channel planning based on data-led insights.
• Naturally interested in people, what makes them tick and how to influence their behaviours.  
• An assured presenter, confident and collected. Excellent communication skills are critical.
• A confident multitasker, comfortable in fast paced environments.
• You will continually keep up to date with market developments and embrace the new.
• Will take great pride in delivering outstanding work across every campaign.
• Previous experience working on a film client is a bonus, an interest in film is a must.

CRITICAL SKILLS

• Detail orientated, organised and able to meet deadlines.
• Experience in both on and offline channel planning.
• Team player – likes working as part of a passionate, like-minded group.
• Previous presentation experience.
• Ability to multitask and adapt to new challenges.
• Excellent English communication skills – written and spoken.
• Willing to contribute ideas and not afraid to speak up.

What You Will Get:

Free Private Healthcare for you and your family
Work Your World for up to 6 weeks a year
A very rich Family Friendly policy
Birthday Day Off
Season Ticket Loan
Work From Home Allowance
Flexible working
Volunteering Leave
Generous Pension

Publicis Media is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups.  We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background.
If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.