THE OPPORTUNITY
You will be responsible for leading day-to-day client planning, campaign delivery and ongoing optimisation of multi-channel campaigns. Working with the Planning Account Director to deliver the overall strategy for several of the agencies' largest clients.
The role is focused on brand and performance media, supporting in driving vital income for some of the UK's leading charities, as well as supporting on new business pitching. You will be working closely in the client planning team reporting to the Account Director to deliver multi-channel plans and strategy.
As well as also having an established senior account executive, who you will line manage across these key accounts. The role offers somebody with some broad AV experience the opportunity to learn in the fastest growing planning and buying agency in the UK. On top of the chance for progression within the planning team as well as the chance to grow skillset such as across digital as well as broader comms planning.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
You will initially be working across two accounts, with the opportunity to broaden into others moving forwards. As a key Account Manager, you will be working closely with the client's day-to-day team to deliver innovative media strategy and best-in-class campaign activations.
The first is one of the UK's leading charities, where you will be helping them to grow their overall brand health and income generation to support people living with dementia. Their brand and fundraising programs continue to grow and evolve, offering the opportunity to work with an ambitious and forward-thinking client. They operate a large integrated marketing program, with a wide range ranging channel mix including TV, Radio, Print, Social, Display and Search, which offers lots of opportunity to broaden your knowledge and skillsets.
The second client is one of the UK's most loved animal charities, where you will be helping to deliver their key fundraising campaigns across AV and offline channels. The role provides an opportunity to support their continued growth, through optimising and developing their AV and offline activity as well as working with the wider team to develop broader channel strategy.
Essential Skills
- TV planning experience
- 2 years agency experience
- Client management experience
- Line management experience
Desirbale Skills
- Experience in planning brand and performance campaigns
- Knowledge of AV planning tools i.e. BARB, Media Ocean, Tech Edge, CFlight.
- Radio or Print planning or buying experience, desirable.
- Digital planning experience, useful.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM US:
Lots of perks including all the usual things you would expect, such as a competitive salary package, pension, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, weekly social events and big summer / end of year parties.
On top of that, we offer extra incentives which make life at Medialab even more rewarding:
- 25 days holiday, (including office closure between Christmas and New Year)
- Birthday day off
- Mental Health Awareness Day off
- Holiday buying scheme
- Hybrid working between office and home.
- Flexi-hours
- Work abroad scheme.
- Private Medical Insurance
- Health Cash Plan
- Life Assurance
- Discounted Gym Membership
- Retail discounts
- Quarterly reviews to enhance career progression.
- Continuous professional development and training - CPD Platinum accreditation by the IPA
- Internal mentoring programme
- Membership to Bloom and bespoke mentorship for female talent
- A long weekend/week away at Medialab's expense for long service
- Charity volunteering days fully paid.
- Free access to Health and Wellbeing Apps.
- Free professional counselling.
- Access to Mental Health Allies (1 in 15 employees are trained in Mental Health First Aid).
- Enhanced parental leave pay for new parents