Senior Planner

at  EssenceMediaCom

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ROLE DESCRIPTION GLOBAL SENIOR PLANNER

This role is to work on Mars Pet Nutrition Europe on a Central Deployment Team (CDT) for 8+ Mars Petcare brands across 4 markets (UK/FR/DE/PL).
CDT team’s main role is to work with EssenceMediaCom European Brand Leads who define the strategy for the brands, craft this into an appropriate media plan for each of our markets and deliver that brief to the local investment teams for deployment, supporting them in seeing that through to successful execution.

A key client facing position that requires;

• Strong relationships and communication skills
• A communications planner who has experience across all media channels, particularly TV/Online Video which is a key growth driver for the Mars business along with strong digital focus.
• Coms planning experience and strategic thinking capability: the candidate should be motivated by creating smart and forward thinking connected digital communications plans to help solve problems.
• Skills to ensure global strategic guidelines are appropriately applied in local plans, while local nuances are reflected across plans.

The Senior Planner will have direct client contact and is responsible for working coordination with other Sr. Planners & team Exec. The Senior Planners report into the Global Manager and work closely with SPOC for Buying Teams on the planning processes from brief to execution to reporting for the clients in each market.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ROLE

• Be part of the European Mega Pet Care Team within the biggest client team at EssenceMediaCom
• Work across the blueprint markets and gain experience on cross-market portfolio management
• Work on brand communications gapping the bridge between strategists and local media implementation experts & our partner digital agency Essence and expand your experience across both strategic and tactical media
• Opportunity to work cross-channel, both ATL and digital.
• Be part of the digital transformation MARS are undergoing – learn more on the value of paid media by use of data, precision, working through the pet owner journey across different objectives and different channels/vendors
• As part of the global team, have access to learning and growth opportunities delivered through trainings and on the job experience such as workshops and pitches
• As part of the wider MARS team have access to opportunity for growth and invest in yourself towards your career goals
• Have leadership that mentors/coaches to help you ask the right questions and choose the right path in your journey
• Be part of a flexible, fun team that rely on High Support, High Demand principles; we trust each other, support each other and as a result, expect brilliant performance
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