Planning Manager

Overview

In this Planning Manager role, you support the Planning Director and Planning Executive to ensure optimal media backing for clients, translating strategy into effective media experiences. You bridge day-to-day planning with specialist capabilities across Dreams, Hyundai, and Viatris, coordinating cross-channel activity (AV, OOH, Audio, Social, OLV) to deliver joined-up campaigns. You will drive media planning and activation, working with clients and internal teams to align with business objectives. This is a hybrid, growth-focused opportunity within a collaborative agency culture.

Pay / Benefits

• remote work up to 4 weeks per calendar year
• generous holiday allocation
• mental health days (quarterly)
• Parental Life at Havas policy
• Rental Deposit Loan
• season ticket loan

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-channel media plans across AV, OOH, Audio, Social and OLV
• Support day-to-day planning and client servicing to deliver on briefs
• Own relationships with key media owners and clients
• Manage billing accuracy and reconciliation for campaigns
• Develop incremental business proposals with a Director
• Define target audiences using relevant tools and insights
• Support delivery of the overall planning process and strategy
• Create channel briefs with support
• Collaborate with internal teams and European colleagues to balance client relationships

Key requirements

• collaborative mindset
• proactive with a can-do attitude
• strong communication of results and tests
• Telmar
• Touchpoints
• Hitwise

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