Senior Associate, Media Planning, UK

This role focuses on media planning for GCS (GroupM Client Solutions), developing strategic media plans and overseeing execution. The senior associate will analyze market data, collaborate with buying teams, and ensure plans meet client objectives. Requires strong analytical skills and experience in media planning.

This role drives day-to-day tactical planning for media campaigns, including audience research, media plan matrix management, and financial reconciliation. The Senior Associate ensures operational accuracy and collaborates with cross-functional teams. Requires 1-2+ years of media agency experience, proficiency in planning tools, and strong analytical skills.

This role manages the entire integrated media planning process at Mindshare, from briefing to billing, for both offline and digital campaigns. The Senior Media Planner will create tactical media plans, manage media partner relationships, and brief programmatic and PPC teams. Requires 5+ years of media agency experience with strong knowledge of offline and digital channels, including YouTube, PPC, and programmatic.

This role develops and implements media planning best practices, setting KPIs and measurement methodologies for campaigns. The senior associate guides a small team on planning, operations, and optimization, and collaborates with internal stakeholders for smooth implementation. Requires 4-5 years of media agency experience and leadership track record.

This senior manager client role develops brand, media, and communication strategies, managing client projects and campaigns across offline media channels. The position involves client advisory, budget management, project coordination, and mentoring junior team members. Requires media consulting/planning experience, strategic media knowledge, and fluent German and English.

This account manager role within the Connections Planning team in the UK focuses on developing media plans for award-winning campaigns, defining audience targeting approaches, and designing connections ecosystems across all touchpoints. The position involves day-to-day campaign management as a liaison between clients and channel specialists, as well as designing measurement and testing frameworks, requiring strong knowledge of audience planning tools and all media channels.

This role leads media planning output for key clients in the UK, driving strategic thinking and storytelling to create award-winning work. The director manages a planning team, builds senior client relationships, and develops innovative planning approaches, requiring advanced media planning expertise and strong stakeholder management.