TV & Connectivity Media Planning Manager

Location: London, with hybrid working based at the Osterley office three days per week. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not available.

Company

Leading media and entertainment business delivering entertainment, sports, news, and arts through products and services.

What you will do

• Support insight-led omnichannel media plans across TV and connectivity marketing.
• Coordinate with the media agency, in-house digital and social teams, Marketing, and Media Strategy.
• Evaluate new opportunities, drive innovation, and improve media planning best practices.
• Oversee the cross-vertical annual media laydown, tracking budgets and campaigns across Marketing teams.
• Manage and develop a graduate team member during their Media Planning rotation.
• Support the transition to a new media agency by refining processes and embedding effective ways of working.

Requirements

• Detailed knowledge of online and offline media channels, campaign development, measurement, and optimization.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to gain trust and engagement from key stakeholders.
• Successful experience managing complex and evolving media laydowns across multiple brands and priorities.
• Ability to manage multiple media campaigns, prioritize effectively, and deliver high-quality work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to set up, analyze, and interpret media measurement studies and apply the findings to future campaigns.
• Appropriate right to work in the UK.

Nice to have

• 5+ years of planning experience in a media agency, media owner, or client-side media specialist role.
• Experience mentoring or managing junior team members.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with three days per week in the office and time working from home.
• Inclusive workplace committed to diversity, accessibility, and reasonable adjustments.
• Osterley campus with subsidized restaurants and cafes, a gym, cinema, beauty salon, and free onsite parking.
• Free shuttle buses are available from Osterley, Gunnersbury, and Ealing Broadway stations.