Media Planning Manager

CompanyHarnham

LocationHemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom

Posted At12/1/2025

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Advertising and marketing associate professionals

Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled

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£41,700 (£21.38 per hour)

Standard minimum applies

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Description

Media Planning Manager (12-Month FTC - Maternity Cover)

📍 Hemel Hempstead - 3 days per week onsite
💰 Up to £50,000 + 15% Bonus

We're working with a well-established, consumer-facing leisure and hospitality brand backed by a major private equity group. With strong performance, significant investment and a fast-paced, data-driven marketing function, this is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on media planner to step into a role with real ownership and impact.

The Role

Sitting within the Performance Marketing team, you will manage multichannel campaign planning across online and offline channels, ensuring campaigns are delivered efficiently, effectively and with maximum commercial return.

You'll also oversee and optimise relationships with key third-party partners, ensuring strong performance and value from all external activity.

Key responsibilities:

Day-to-day planning across digital and traditional media channels

Managing and coordinating 3rd party vendors and media partners

Supporting ongoing marketing campaigns, optimising for commercial performance

Cross-functional collaboration with brand, CRM, PPC, programmatic and SEO teams

Using performance data to analyse campaigns and drive continuous improvement

Contributing to annual and seasonal planning cycles

What We're Looking For

Strong multichannel campaign experience (digital + offline)

Proficient in Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables)

Experience managing agencies or third-party partners

Ability to analyse campaign results and turn insights into action

Confident communicator with solid stakeholder management skills

Ideal for someone currently in an Account Manager role or an in-house Media Planner looking to step up

Team & Reporting

You'll report directly into the Media Planning Lead and work closely with:

Heads of Programmatic, PPC & SEO

CRM team

Brand Marketing team

This role offers a high level of ownership, with support available when needed.

Interview Process

First stage - interview with Media Planning Lead

Final stage - interview with senior stakeholders

Why Apply?

Opportunity to step up into a more senior planning role

Work with a strong, well-resourced marketing team

Highly visible role with cross-functional exposure

Immediate impact on performance and commercial outcomes

Find out more and apply via the link below.