Connections Planning Manager

**We’re currently seeking a Connections Planning Manager to join one of our established teams.**

**About WPP Media**

WPP Media serves as the parent to WPP media agencies including **Mindshare**, **EssenceMediacom** and **Wavemaker**, each with leading market positions in their own right.

With 800 people based in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane, WPP Media’s primary purpose is to maximise performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. WPP Media’s focus is to deliver unrivalled marketplace advantage to its clients, stakeholders and people.

**About Mindshare**

A Leading WPP Media Brand, Mindshare delivers Good Growth for its clients. As “Growth Architects", we drive growth that benefits all stakeholders — better for people, planet, and business — by using media with intention. This approach creates more meaningful connections with consumers, increases consumer trust in the brand, and delivers better outcomes for all stakeholders.

**YOUR TEAM**

The Connections Planning team at Mindshare bridges the gap between our Strategy and Investment teams. We turn insightful strategies into actionable media plans that deliver Good Growth for our clients.

Our ambition is to deliver market leading campaigns that balance proven media channels with innovative and disruptive solutions to accelerate growth.

**YOUR ROLE**
- This role will directly contribute to regional growth in APAC, aligning with our global strategy of innovation and excellence. With 12,000+ employees spanning 16 culturally diverse markets, we thrive on the strength of local expertise, unified by a global vision, to deliver impactful solutions for our clients_

Location: Sydney

Connections Planners think big picture, collaborating with multiple teams, stakeholders and agencies to ensure campaigns are fully integrated. You will work closely with client partners and clients to ensure solutions are measurable back to both business and communications objectives;
- Build strong **relationships** with media lead clients.
- ** Collaborate** with the agency village to deliver integrated campaigns across paid, owned, earned, and owned touchpoints.
- Lead or assist with internal and external **brainstorms** to generate campaign ideas that align to the comms framework.
- Utilise client and/or platform data to uncover **insights** to inform planning.
- Build templates for all client **presentations**, including implementation responses and PCRs.

**YOUR IDEAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE**

You feel empowered to bring your authentic self to work, and contribute to great teamwork, knowing your individual ideas and thoughts will be welcome.

To thrive in this role, you’ll bring your can-do attitude and proactive work ethic to a well-established team and client, as well as;
- Robust media planning/buying knowledge and skills with ability to utilise agency and industry tools to support planning recommendation.
- An understanding of how brand and performance media can collaborate to deliver overall objectives.
- A drive to find innovative and disruptive solutions to creatively solve client challenges.
- Proven ability to deliver complex media campaigns with multiple stakeholders.

**What is your pathway for Good Growth?**

We’d love to hear what your ambitions are to achieve personal growth, and how we can help you realise them with us

**What We Offer**

At Mindshare ANZ, we offer a competitive salary package, with 20 days holiday increasing with service to a maximum of 25 days, with the option to purchase extra leave of up to 4 weeks per year. We also offer a flexible working environment, paid parental leave, flexible public holidays, birthday leave and early finishes during the summer months. These are just some of the great perks you can utilise.

Based in North Sydney / Melbourne Southbank, our office has 180 degree views of Sydney Harbour/Melbourne Skyline and is a great space to hang out with colleagues and friends

We have a culture of learning where **we invest in your career growth and development** through a range of learning and development opportunities. We offer a supportive and inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and collaboration and we provide mental wellness support via our Employee Assistance Program.

**Our Values**

Our values of **Energy**, **Empathy** and **Impact** not only align with our Good Growth ambition but represent our commitment and dedication to our people, helping them grow their careers, fostering creativity, embracing humanity, and changing the world. At Mindshare we are open to different. We believe in being open and supportive of our people and all their differences to help them succeed.

Be different at Mindshare and use your difference to shape the world through media.

**What We Value The Most**
- Being ‘open to different’
- Living our values of empathy, ene