Media Planner and Buyer - AkzoNobel

WHO ARE WE:

We’re Mediahub, the industry’s best-kept secret. 

We bring a challenger mindset to everything we do.  Brands choose to work with us to disrupt category norms.

We offer the best of both worlds.  A start-up culture backed by Mediabrands.

Just some of the brands we work with – New Balance, Pinterest, Celebrity Cruises.

The Role 
The Media Planner and Buyer will be the day-to-day steward for an assigned client(s), including accurate budget control and flow of media activity. The person in this role will be required to maintain a strong knowledge of the clients' business to deliver against their needs and objectives. This new role has been created to work within the AkzoNobel account (Dulux and Cuprinol are just two of their UK brands), a global client run from London where they will be supporting them to deliver digital media campaigns across 20 markets as well as LiveWire, another new client to Mediahub where we work across EMEA to support the launch of the new Electric motorbike brand in Europe across all media channels.

Responsibilities 
Knowledge:

• Display a mastery of media fundamentals across all channels.
• Show a keen interest in and knowledge of emerging trends across the media landscape.
• Demonstrate proficiency with industry systems/tools (TGI, GWI, Nielsen etc.)
• Support ideation, meet regularly with Media Owners and keep up to date with industry news, so that you are abreast of developments and can talk confidently to clients about new, innovative solutions and in doing so, continue to push the boundaries of their marketing so that we are consistently delivering the most effective solutions for them

Strategic thinking:

• Understand the client’s business, the industry in which they operate, their business and campaign objectives and the difference between those two. Understand how to build stories to deliver insights in an effective and convincing way to drive media recommendations.

Planning:

• Understand the media mix, phasing, targeting, key partners, and the detail behind media.

Relationships:

• Build trustworthy relationships internally, with agency partners and with clients and appropriately respond to client needs. Create insightful PCAs and ensure that their learnings follow through into future campaigns.

Buying:

• Comfortable with using booking systems and billing processes so that invoices are sent out and paid on time. Should also have an eye on commercial opportunities, from barter to short term offers, in order to leverage maximum value for both the client and the business.

Ideation:

• Thinking a little differently when it comes to problem-solving, to design innovative, creative solutions and delivering them to clients in an engaging and coherent way.

Team building:

• Supervise, mentor and grow Executive Planners and Apprentices.

Skills & Requirements

• Media planning experience required across digital & offline media.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills required.
• Strong Communication and presentation skills
• High Attention to detail
• Impeccable organisational skills, comfortable with multitasking and working across multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience planning, negotiating and executing across all channels
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders, e.g. suppliers, advertising/marketing agencies, media owners and internal specialist resources.
• Passionate, love to get your hands dirty and a hunger to learn continuously
• Experience working with a team internationally is useful although certainly not a mandatory.

About You
We are looking for people who:

• Get excited by the solution, Have ideas and are passionate about finding insights in data that make a real difference to client businesses
• Believe in their ideas and have the business acumen to stand by them and back them up
• Look forward to growing with an agency and taking on board the responsibility that comes with that growth
• Are entrepreneurial at heart, ready to challenge the norm and innovate
• Are committed to delivering excellent service to clients
• Want to work in a more agile, nimble way not possible at bigger more rigid media agencies
• Feel it’s time for a change and are ready for their next challenge

At Mediahub we believe that people are what make great places to work. We believe in meritocracy, and that hard work and star quality should be rewarded. 

You will need to be ready to hit the ground running and be looking to deliver the best work of your career to date. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear more. 

Employee Transparency 

At IPG Mediabrands, we celebrate differences and believe this makes us stronger. IPG Mediabrands are equal-opportunity employers committed to championing an inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging for all our employees. We do not discriminate against any applicant based on age, disability, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, belief, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law. 

Please reach out to our Talent Inclusion Specialist Jess at [email protected] if you would like to have a confidential conversation regarding any adjustments that would ensure our recruitment process is accessible for you. Please note requesting a reasonable adjustment will not affect your application. 

The Perks 

We aim to provide all our people with a supportive and fun work environment where you can develop your full potential and benefit from the broad range of opportunities within the agency. When you join us, we want to make sure you feel valued – and that you are rewarded for your fantastic work. So, we also offer a range of benefits: 

• Flexi–leave, with 25 days annual leave to be taken as minimum. In addition to your holiday entitlement, the office usually closes between Christmas & New Year 
• Free breakfast and free lunch
• Early finish Fridays 
• Core Hours (Mon-Thurs, flexible start/finish times)  
• Retail discounts 
• Wellbeing programme 
• Interest free season ticket loan 
• Paid time off for Volunteering 
• Group Income Protection 
• Life Assurance 
• Private Medical Insurance or Health Cash Plan (dependent on level) 
• Group Personal Pension Plan with matched contributions from 3-6% 
• Generous Parental Leave & Pay  
• Independent mortgage advice 
• Financial education 
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• Free eye tests 
• Flexible benefits including Dental, Travel insurance, Cycle to Work, Gym Discounts and many more!