Account Manager - Planning
Havas Market UKManchester Area, United Kingdom
Added 21 Jul · still live
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Salary
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£44,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3534 is an eligible occupation, but we classified this role with low confidence (47% match). If the code is right — and Havas Market UK is a licensed sponsor — it should qualify, but double-check the occupation eligibility rules against the actual role.
About the role
About Havas Media Network
Havas Media Network (HMN) employees over 900 people in the UK & Ireland. We are passionate about helping our clients create more Meaningful Brands through the creation and delivery of more valuable experiences. Our Havas mission: To make a meaningful difference to the brands, the businesses and the lives of the people we work with.
HMN UK spans London, Leeds, Manchester & Edinburgh, servicing our clients brilliantly through our agencies including Ledger Bennett, Havas Market, Havas Media, Arena Media, DMPG and Havas Play Network.
Our Ambition
At Havas Media Network we create Meaningful Media that drives growth for the world’s most ambitious brands. Guided by our values—Human at Heart, Head for Rigour, and Mind for Flair—we embed genuine human insight, data-driven discipline and creative daring into everything we do.
This role sits at the heart of that promise, bridging day-to-day planning with specialist capabilities to ensure data-driven thinking enhances every stage of media delivery.
Snapshot
As a Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in planning, coordinating and delivering integrated media campaigns whilst supporting the development of junior team members.
This position is suited to someone with strong media planning experience who enjoys working across both strategy and execution, taking client briefs and turning them into effective, data-driven media plans.
You'll work closely with senior team members and specialist channel experts to ensure campaigns are delivered successfully from planning through to activation and reporting.
Responsibilities
Havas Media Network (HMN) employees over 900 people in the UK & Ireland. We are passionate about helping our clients create more Meaningful Brands through the creation and delivery of more valuable experiences. Our Havas mission: To make a meaningful difference to the brands, the businesses and the lives of the people we work with.
HMN UK spans London, Leeds, Manchester & Edinburgh, servicing our clients brilliantly through our agencies including Ledger Bennett, Havas Market, Havas Media, Arena Media, DMPG and Havas Play Network.
Our Ambition
At Havas Media Network we create Meaningful Media that drives growth for the world’s most ambitious brands. Guided by our values—Human at Heart, Head for Rigour, and Mind for Flair—we embed genuine human insight, data-driven discipline and creative daring into everything we do.
This role sits at the heart of that promise, bridging day-to-day planning with specialist capabilities to ensure data-driven thinking enhances every stage of media delivery.
Snapshot
As a Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in planning, coordinating and delivering integrated media campaigns whilst supporting the development of junior team members.
This position is suited to someone with strong media planning experience who enjoys working across both strategy and execution, taking client briefs and turning them into effective, data-driven media plans.
You'll work closely with senior team members and specialist channel experts to ensure campaigns are delivered successfully from planning through to activation and reporting.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day media planning and campaign delivery across a portfolio of activity.
- Interpret client briefs and develop effective media recommendations.
- Coordinate campaign activation across specialist media teams.
- Manage project timelines and workflows to ensure smooth delivery.
Who We're Looking For
- Approximately 3+ years' experience within a media agency environment.
- Strong media planning experience with exposure to integrated campaigns.
- Experience working with digital channels including Paid Search, Paid Social and Programmatic.
- Ability to take client briefs and develop media recommendations independently.
- Strong understanding of campaign delivery, budgeting and reporting processes.
- Experience managing stakeholder relationships and coordinating multiple workstreams.
- Comfortable mentoring and developing junior team members.
- Strong analytical and commercial thinking.
- E-commerce and retail sector experience.
- Experience working across both brand and performance marketing.
- Exposure to offline channels such as TV, Audio or Out of Home.
- Experience managing complex, fast-paced client accounts.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Havas Market UK, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 3534 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~123k in sampleP25 £37kP75 £61k
£30kmedian £46kgoing rate £45k£80k
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3534 going rate of £44,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.