Assistant Media Planner

About WPP Media WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working. For more information, visit wppmedia.com . About WPP Media WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com. WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values: Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity. Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust . Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise . Reporting of the role This role reports to Business Manager 3 best things about the job: A competitive yet fun environment that combines the best of being excellent media planners of creative media thinking and at the same time being part of the largest media company in the world Opportunity to learn and create leading work, working alongside specialist departments, who are evolving experts in the field Be an expert hybrid planner in both traditional and digital mediums In this role, your goals will be: In three months: Been up to speed with cutting edge proprietary planning tools as well as being able to extract and analyze important data; validating our recommendations You would have a pulse of the business category & knowledge of competitive frame Worked on moderate scaled live campaigns Have initiated contact with key media partners and understood the baseline of their offerings particularly digital and traditional Connected with internal specialist & external stakeholders’ units to integrate solutions In six months: Been able to comprehend and apply our proprietary planning framework model in key campaigns You would have landed live; larger scaled campaigns You will have started to build relationships with the key decision makers within the current client portfolio Master a flawless media execution process, working alongside various stakeholders In 12 months: Develop a strong category acumen - from a media and business point of view Identify a pipeline of commercially viable solutions to support our client’s goals Create and execute a pipeline of exciting business building ideas which could potentially be industry award winning What your day job looks like at Mindshare: Work closely with Media Planner to develop and maintain media plans Prepare and update purchase orders within the execution framework Manage Tracking of Client and Competition. Facilitate timely and accurate campaign launches including troubleshooting and resolving any issues with media/account teams and media vendors Analyze data to provide client with recommendations for optimizations. Maintain relationships with media suppliers and internal teams Prepare and update media flowcharts for Media Planner’s assistance. Take ownership over client reporting responsibilities, incorporating a variety of resources, from media companies and third-party resources Monitor client billing; resol…