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
1. First stage - interview with Media Planning Lead
2. 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.