Planning Manager
2 days ago
City of London
THE BIGGER PICTURE: VCCP is the global challenger network for challenger brands. With more than 1,500 people across 13 offices in North America, EMEA and APAC, we challenge conventions to deliver value for the world’s most ambitious organisations. We believe transformation happens when everything works together. That’s why we bring specialists from every discipline - strategy, AI, data, media, digital, experience, branding, creativity, production, PR, CX, CRM, employee engagement and beyond - into one fully integrated network. We were founded on the principles of simplicity, collaboration and un-preciousness, and we’ve grown by staying true to them. VCCP has topped the AAR’s annual new business ranking in 13 of the last 14 years and holds multiple Agency of the Year titles. Across every company and every capability, we share the same ambition: to challenge ourselves, challenge our clients and challenge the industry for the better. Bring it on. ABOUT VCCP MEDIA VCCP Media is our full service media agency, using media smarts to help brands populate culture and unlock growth. We specialise in communications planning and activation that integrates creative with media and so much more. Our strategy and planning teams include specialists from SEO, social, PPC, data, technology, creative partnerships, and media, to name a few. Some might say we are a full-service media agency but we go much further. We are the only media agency whose strategists and planners incorporate insights from behavioural science, production, creative, PR, brand design, UX and beyond. From the first search right through to post-purchase management of data, we make everything compelling, coherent and cohesive. That’s how we transform a client’s business. We do media. We just do it differently. ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for a smart and energetic Planning Manager to join a vibrant client team. You will support a Group Planning Director (who is one half of the leadership team of your client group or ‘Pod’, the other being a Strategy Director - we call them our ‘dynamic duos’) to deliver exceptional, effective ‘Challenger’ work, in line with our principles of creativity and integration. You’ll be a key contact for our day to day clients, crafting connections plans, brilliant ideas and helping them drive business forward. The work will be fast-paced, and varied, and give you direct access to a broader set of experts from across the VCCP partnership.. Your heart will race, your brain will whirr and you’ll laugh… a lot…. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Lead day-to-day contact with mid-level clients, • Become an expert in our new agency tool suite ‘VCCP Brand OS’, • Develop the Communications plan for your clients and brief channel experts for detailed media execution., • Develop ideas that can populate culture in partnership with the Creative Partnership team and your strategy leads/CSO., • Responsible for delivering client KPI’s, results and targets (with the PD), • Delivering the highest level of account management (meeting deadlines, accuracy, project management) to ensure VCCP Media are a joy to work with., • Autonomy over clients with smaller spending budgets as required (with the Planning Director having final responsibility), these will be yours to showcase your smarts and leadership skills., • Present recommended Comms and implementation plans to clients RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED ... • Researching new media ideas and opportunities including growing your own network of trusted media owners, • Learn and improve from campaigns on an ongoing basis and advise re. optimisations across all media, • Detailed and up to date knowledge of the client’s business, objectives, key personnel, structure, changes, market etc., • Supporting the Group Planning Director in cross selling additional products and services to ensure your client has an innovative and exciting growth plan., • Organising weekly (or agreed regular) reporting for all campaigns, • Overseeing the management of the team, supporting Planning Exec development, • Invoice queries and resolving accounts queries SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: • Experience in a client facing account role, • A good level of digital knowledge, with the ability to talk about digital partners, plans, optimisations and audiences fluently, • Multi-media disciplined – can talk competently about all media, • Strong presentation skills, • Exceptional client handling and relationship building skills, • Nielsen AdIntel (previously Addynamix), DDS etc., • Numerate (budgeting, forecasting etc…) and analytical capabilities, • Commercial acumen, • Strong understanding of the client business and category, • Ability to go the extra mile – to contribute to the development of the agency thinking broader than just the clients business e.g. innovations challenge ATTITUDE: • A passion for all things media and advertising, • Thrive on working in a high energy and fast paced environment, where no two days are the same, • Be proactive with a can-do attitude - be eager to get your sleeves rolled up and learn, • Strive for excellence - be proud of your work and have meticulous attention to detail, • Friendly and approachable, • Builds rapport and able to quickly establish excellent working relationships, • Live and breathe the agency’s values, • Team player VCCP DE&I STATEMENT We believe that DE&I is about creating a strong culture of inclusion within our agency, where everyone can thrive and be their authentic self. VCCP is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or ethnicity. If you require any adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know via . CRIMINAL RECORDS INFORMATION As part of our onboarding process, you will be required to complete a Criminal Records Declaration regarding any unspent convictions. For roles in finance, HR, Legal, IT or senior management, we may be required to verify your declaration with a basic DBS check, as well as an Adverse Finance and ID check. Please note, we try to respond to as many applications as possible but, if you do not hear from us within two weeks of submitting your application, please assume we are unable to proceed with your application for this specific role. Thank you for your interest in VCCP