Digital Planning Manager

Job SummaryDrive business impact, develop strong digital and technology and continuously elevate output to deliver best in class solutions for clients and agencyReporting line Direct reporting line Digital Director/ Business DirectorHigher reporting line COOTasks & responsibilityManagement and development of relationships with your clients.Quality control of the output of your group in the creation of plans that reflect the insights and the ideas shaped from themThe identification, recruitment, management and development of people within your team, including their adherence and delivery of our beliefs, principles and vision.Networking within the marketing and digital community in a manner than drives and distinguishes our position.Understanding our recommendations are grounded in consumer insights and that these insights should lead to communications recommendations not just traditional media plans. 1. Client relationship management Total quality control for all output delivered to the client.2. Strategic media development Involvement of insights and creative communications solutionsApproval of strategic product3. Leadership of the plan creation processInspire team to evolve the core media idea at the plan creation stage.Ensure quality of product delivery from start to finish4. Client ProfitabilityEnsuring existence of updated client contractSell through of appropriate solutions to client business5. Leading your team and the specialist relationshipsDevelopment and direction of your team.Application of career development process and direction on training needs.Pre-campaign, On Booking, Campaign Commencement, During campaign and post campaignEnsure the teams’ accountability regarding the loading, invoicing and resolution of finance related issues6. Protecting agency’s high standardsEnsure that any work that leaves the agency is of the highest standardBe part of producing ideas that inspire, motivate, engage and create commercial actionBe part of producing award winning work7. Integration Think like a solutions providerEnsure you encourage the use of other group agency servicesSkill requirementAbility to engage manage complex campaignsBe diplomatic as a way of getting things doneSit at the table for strategic discussions around the big issues, both business and communications strategyStrong Breadth of knowledge across all digital platformSenior enough to be able to stand up to client or creative agency using appropriate & diplomatic judgments to get the right resultHave ability to understand and account for multiple stakeholders and their issuesDeliver broad business thinking as well as having the ability to deliver against processes and attention to detail that come with accounts of this scaleBring innovative ideas/approach to clients