Planning Manager at Zenith UK | London, UK

Zenith UK

Planning Manager

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own media planning delivery for food brands and translate client challenges into clear campaigns across UK and Ireland, while coaching a planning team and spotting market trends for fresh ideas.

Media strategy ownership: turn business questions into campaigns and measurement with strong client partnerships.
Team leadership: mentor Planning Executives and serve as primary client contact across markets.
Opportunity discovery: scan trends and bring ideas to lift campaign performance and ROI.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Leading the day-to-day delivery of media planning across established household brands in the food category
Acting as a trusted point of contact for clients, building strong partnerships across UK and Ireland markets
Turning business challenges into clear, effective media strategies that support brand growth
Managing and developing Planning Executives, supporting their progression and performance
Identifying proactive opportunities by spotting market trends and bringing fresh ideas to clients
Ensuring campaigns are delivered accurately, including financial processes and planning quality
Collaborating with internal teams, partners and media specialists to create integrated, high-impact campaigns

Requirements

Experience in media planning or a similar strategic role, with understanding of campaign delivery
Confident communication skills and ability to present ideas clearly to a range of audiences
Strong organisational and project management skills, with attention to detail
Analytical mindset, able to interpret data and translate it into actionable insight
Collaborative approach, building strong working relationships across teams and clients
Proactive attitude, with curiosity to explore new opportunities and improve outcomes
Passion for delivering high-quality work and creating meaningful client impact

Preferred

Benefits

Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover
Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave
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Zenith UK

Welcome to Zenith – the ROI agency.Nowadays, brands want rapid, spectacular growth and they expect media to deliver it. Clients used to give us media briefs that said “deliver 80% awareness” or “give me an impactful Christmas campaign”. Now we hear: “take me from 4th to 1st in my category”, “help me grow 10% in a market declining 10%” or “make me the most loved brand in my industry”.These are huge asks of media, that can’t be met through tweaking the media plan of two years ago. Decades of advertising research prove that without a big change, large brands stay large and small brands stay small.This is why Zenith help brands make bold moves.Bold moves are big, brave changes to media strategy, delivering more impact for brands and more value for consumers. Bold moves are backed up with a solid forecast – they are a better path to growth. Bold moves build a partnership – we believe in this approach so much we link our growth to your success.Bold moves bring bigger ROI.This approach works for our clients, our people and consumers – it’s why we are recognised as the UK’s best media agency. Campaign's Best Places to Work 2023 and The Sunday Times Best Places to work 2024. On the podium for Campaign's Agency of the Year for the last three years and most awarded agency at the Campaign Media Awards for 2023 and 2024.

Founded in 1988

London, England, GBR

145 employees (11 in marketing)

www.zenithmedia.co.uk