Manager, Media Planning, Pakistan

About WPP Media WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.  WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working. For more information, visit wppmedia.com . About WPP Media WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com. WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what helps us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values: • Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity. • Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust . • Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise . Role Summary and Impact: We are currently looking for a Manager, Media Planning, Pakistan to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for working closely with the Business Leaders and existing teams to devise conventional media strategies for a portfolio of brands. Reporting of the role: This role reports to: Senior Business Director 3 best things about the job: • Client that likes to be hands on and wants to learn more. • Have fun while working. • Be part of a team that works and plays together. In this role, your goals will be: In three months: • Build a rapport with the immediate team. • Establish relationships with media vendors. • Ensures all processes employed by the team are compliant. In six months: • Monthly meetings to be run and executed by you. • Has made or developed any changes that will impact any buying performance to the clients. • Clear and concise communication skills – written and verbal. In 12 months: • Having started to develop skills for the next level. • Understand and developing negotiations on behalf of the client. • Demonstrates selling skills with the ability to sell in media plans / additional internal initiatives to clients. • Achieving the given KPI's given by immediate supervisor. What your day job looks like: • Responsible for complete portfolio for media deliveries as well as company KPIs. • Act as the primary media expert for assigned clients and client service team, including planning and buying of media. Contribute to media strategy development on other client teams as needed. • Maintain and develop responsive working relationships with all the stake holders of the business to identify potential opportunities • Acquire comprehensive understanding of client overarching marketing objectives. • Review quarterly/semi annual & annual category reviews. • Ensure timely deliverables of the deadlines for e.g. Annual Media Strategy Presentations (MRG), Monthly Post Buys. • Review campaign analysis directly relevant to optimization and/or planning and buying decisions. • Analyze multiple sources of external data to assist in planning and buying decisions. Utilize both digital and tr