About the company
Publicis Groupe is now the largest communications group in the world, operating across creativity, media, data, and technology to support business transformation in a platform-driven world. Through The Power of One, we bring together expertise across markets and disciplines, enabling teams to work as one connected platform and deliver impact at scale.
With nearly 100 years of heritage, Publicis Groupe is entering its second century, driven by a spirit of resilience that has shaped every transformation along the way.
About the role
We're looking for an experienced Senior Planning Manager to lead client relationships and drive strategic media campaigns. You'll be the primary contact for clients, developing and executing integrated media plans across a wide range of traditional and digital channels. This role requires strong skills in strategic planning, hands-on campaign execution and optimization, and team leadership.
We're seeking a proactive individual with 6-7 years of media agency experience who can manage dynamic workloads, mentor a junior team, and build lasting relationships with both clients and media partners.
Responsibilities
Client & Relationship Management:
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring consistent, transparent, and professional communication.
- Gain and maintain client trust by delivering well-thought-out solutions, strong critical thinking, and attention to detail.
- Build confidence with clients through compelling presentations that align media strategies to their unique challenges and objectives.
- Show adaptability and an open mindset to understand and respect differences between client needs and the candidate's previous experience.
Strategic Media Planning
- Develop and implement integrated media strategies across traditional and digital channels to drive client business growth.
- Deliver data-driven recommendations based on analytics, audience insights, and market research.
- Lead campaign workflows from planning to execution, ensuring seamless collaboration with creative teams, media partners, and internal stakeholders.
Campaign Execution & Optimization
- Oversee platform-based campaigns, ensuring proper strategy, monitoring, and optimization.
- Ensure alignment of tracking, web analytics, trafficking, and best practices for campaign success.
Team Leadership & Mentoring
- Mentor and develop junior team members, providing clear guidance and fostering a collaborative, supportive environment.
- Effectively delegate tasks while balancing workloads and supporting individual growth within the team.
Media Partner Management
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with media partners, ensuring high-quality collaboration and innovative solutions to meet client goals.
- Work closely with vendors to negotiate placements, secure value, and optimize campaign performance.
Workload Flexibility
- Adapt to shifting workload demands and client priorities, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality outputs.
- Maintain a proactive approach to problem-solving in a fast-paced environment, balancing strategic priorities and client expectations.
Qualifications
- 6-7 years of experience in a media agency environment.
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving abilities to address client challenges with tailored solutions.
- Strong presentation skills with the ability to communicate insights and strategies clearly and persuasively.
- Open mindset to adapt to client differences and provide customized solutions that align with their needs.
- Proven ability to manage and mentor junior team members.
- Experience in managing media vendor relationships with a collaborative and results-driven approach.
- Ability to work with flexibility under dynamic workloads and evolving client demands.
- Attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and a focus on delivering measurable results.
Ready to take the next step and be one of our Lions
Apply via LinkedIn.
We review applications on a rolling basis, so early submissions are strongly encouraged. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
