Job Description

WPP Media

Overview of job

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com

About Mindshare: A Leading WPP Media Brand

Mindshare delivers Good Growth for its clients. As “Growth Architects," we drive growth that benefits all stakeholders — better for people, planet, and business — by using media with intention. This approach creates more meaningful connections with consumers, increases consumer trust in the brand, and delivers better outcomes for all stakeholders.

We are currently looking for a Planner to join us. In this role, you will be responsible as a supporting role in delivering integrated planning recommendations and ensuring smooth account coordination internally and externally with our clients. 

Reporting of the role

This role reports to: Associate Director
 

3 best things about the job:

1. You will work on various accounts which will challenge your critical thinking & creative ideations.
2. Having fun whilst learning on the job from best people in the industry.
3. Dare to be different to stand out from the crowd & strive to succeed.

In this role, your goals will be:
In three months:

• You should be familiar with our proprietary tools & standard industry tools and team/account process.
• You should be able to come up with media recommendations, in consultation with the Business Director / Planning Director and handle day-to-day client queries on the media recommendations.
• You should understand and be able to handle the internal processes in WPP Media in terms of planning, invoicing, and activations etc…

In six months:

• You should have master client reporting and tracking of booked media.
• You would have confidently presented media recommendations to clients face-to-face.
• You should have met all the clients that you work with, gained a fair knowledge of your clients’ businesses, and understand how they work.
• You should have built a comfortable rapport with your team members and your clients.

In 12 months:

• You should have gained full knowledge/overview on your clients’ businesses and know what works in order to achieve the clients’ business objectives.
• You should be able to handle clients’ day-to-day activities and be able to propose ideas and challenge the briefs/requests.
• You should have participated in new business pitches.

What your day job looks like at Mindshare:

• Day-to-day client servicing and relationship management.
• Work with various teams internally to support the client’s requests and manage campaign executions.
• Offline campaign planning, including Print, OOH, to support entire campaign recommendation.
• Digital & social display campaign planning, implementation, and optimisation, along with integration with the wider comms.
• Deployment of best-in-market targeting & tracking tools.
• Extract, report & analyse clients’ digital campaign performance.

Minimum qualifications:

• Graduate degree relating to business/marketing/communication.
• 2 years’ experience in media planning/digital media, preferably in a media agency.
• Excellent in spoken and written English & Chinese. (both Cantonese & Mandarin)
• Experience and knowledge on SEM are a plus.
• Experience with industry tools such admanGO.
• Rigorous & comfortable with numbers.
• Sensitive to numbers and great knowledge of Excel & PowerPoint.
• Comfortable with meeting clients & great presentation skills.
• A strong and genuine interest in media and an appreciation of the part it plays in advertising is vital.
• You are a team player with good interpersonal skills, and you thrive in an energetic and fast paced environment.
• Candidates with less experience will consider as Media Executive.

Skills and Experience

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.  

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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