Manager, Planning, Global Client Solutions

This role is a key player in the One Ford Media team, supporting Ford's brand electrification vision through integrated media planning and client management. The manager partners with cross-functional teams to ensure best-in-class media support, manages stakeholder relationships, and supports budget management and risk identification. Requires strong planning expertise, client relationship skills, and the ability to lead junior team members.

This role is a media planning manager position at Wavemaker UK, responsible for developing cross-channel media campaigns and managing day-to-day client relationships. The manager will oversee campaign execution, mentor planning executives, and ensure financial processes are met, while leveraging industry planning tools and best practices.

This role develops cross-channel media planning campaigns at Wavemaker UK, owning campaign activity from briefing teams to managing client deliverables and ensuring financial management processes. The Manager requires skilled knowledge of media planning tools and industry best practices, and involves becoming a trusted day-to-day contact for junior clients while mentoring Planning Executives. Success includes developing a proactive problem-solving mindset and effectively communicating with internal and external stakeholders.

This Planning Director role at Wavemaker UK drives media planning across specific clients, acting as a media planning expert. The role involves developing advanced understanding of media channels, overseeing campaign management, and leading planning presentations and brainstorm sessions. Requires skilled problem-solving, stakeholder relationship management, and advanced campaign management capabilities.

This senior role leads programmatic media planning and activation for clients, leveraging data and technology to optimize campaign performance. It requires deep expertise in programmatic buying, audience targeting, and measurement, and involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver best-in-class media solutions.

Als Expert Lead Data Strategy (Mensch) übernimmst du eine herausgehobene Expertenrolle und hilfst Kunden, komplexe Business-, Marketing- und Media-Herausforderungen in klare, umsetzbare Datenstrategien zu übersetzen – von der Fragestellung über Use Cases und Technologie-Roadmaps bis zur Anwendung. Du berätst Senior- und C-Level-Entscheider, konzipierst Audience-First-Strategien über First-, Second- und Third-Party-Daten und etablierst Data-Kollaborationen sowie Private Data Networks. Zudem bewertest und gestaltest du den Einsatz von Data Clean Rooms, CDPs und DSPs und verbindest Kunden-Roadmaps mit globalen Lösungen wie WPP Open, Open Intelligence und InfoSum.

This role develops and executes social media strategies for clients, managing budgets, KPIs, and paid social campaigns across platforms like Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Snapchat. It involves data-driven decision-making, AI tool utilization, reporting, and mentoring junior team members.