Planning Executive

**Job Description**:
**WHAT BENEFITS DOES SPARK OFFER?**

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, one of the world's most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses, enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering:

- Taking time out - enjoy your Birthday off, additional 5 days leave after 2 years' service, inclusive leave policies such as Fertility Treatment, Menopause, Flexible Public Holidays, Gender Affirmation and Parental leave.
- Work Your World - our program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
- Diversity and Inclusion - we care about people showing up as their authentic self. Get involved in one of our Employee Resource Groups to contribute beyond your day to day.
- Wholeself - free access to Sonder, flu vaccinations and regular seminars and events supporting your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
- Grow & develop - enjoy extensive L&D opportunities through our online learning platform, Marcel, a Next Gen board, regular internal sessions, Buddy Up (our mentor program), paid study days and access to the MFA and ACA for industry learnings.
- Celebrate - we're big on celebrating and shouting out about great work. We've got informal and regular formal awards, anniversary celebrations and referral bonuses.
- Work, your way - our Publicis Liberté flexible working approach means we value your contribution, not where you're sitting

**OUR VISION**
Spark Foundry. Famously Effective. Not one or the other, both.The thrill of the idea made better still by the pride of watching it work. A magnetic combination. Attracting clients that become advocates and talent, driven to deliver. Award winning and business changing. But a vision cannot be realized without the right ingredients.

**OUR VALUES**
- Allsorts - We believe it takes Allsorts to get magical work. Diverse thinkers and diverse thinking. In what we do and who we are.
- Art and Evidence - Great ideas are only great ideas if they work. We believe it takes both Art and Evidence to thrive in the industry today. It's one thing to dream it but another to prove it and it's only great if you can do both.
- Royalty Makes Loyalty - There is a return on treating clients and partners like royalty. Nurturing clients' businesses, listening to their needs and delivering excellence at every step allows us to build lasting and rewarding relationships.
- Good Humans - Decency in everything we do. Be a Good Human, Always. No matter who you are or who you think you are.

**ROLE PURPOSE**
The role of the Planning Executive is to deliver best-in-class media planning and seamless implementation for multiple campaign activations across all channels (digital & offline). This person should be well informed in the Australian media landscape and be able to reference this knowledge in client meetings and within their team.

**WHAT YOU'LL BE INVOLVED WITH**
- Internal relationship management
- Media implementation & planning
- Campaign analysis and optimisation
- Campaign management & finance processes
- Competitor & market analysis
- Support the coordinator in the team

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Optimise and track all campaign variables to ensure all objectives are met, work to ensure all planning ideas/strategies are delivered through the activation process
- Proactively completes regular and continuous analysis of market trends, economic issues
- Campaign analysis and optimisation
- Optimise campaigns and utilise the Tracking sheet to keep the team up to date on the progress of the campaign
- Maintain accurate budget and spend management of campaigns

**YOUR SKILLS & WORK EXPERIENCE**
- Minimum 1-2 years relevant experience
- Experience of media buying/planning across offline & digital media channels in a marketing agency is beneficial
- Preferably a university degree or higher education qualifications
- Expert understanding and working knowledge of Australian media landscape
- Experience across the following Office platforms: Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- An understanding and experience using the following tools is advantageous: eTAM, Roy Morgan and AQX.

**WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR**
- Works well within a team environment, including being responsible for junior team members
- Develops and maintains professional and friendly media and client relationships
- Curious with a willingness for continuous learning and progression
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities
- Attention to detail that is second to none
- Sound planning, project management and time management skills
- Confident and engaging interpersonal, presentation and communication skills

**WHAT DOES LIFE AT SPARK LOOK LIKE?**

We offer progressive flexible working options to everyone at all levels - It's not a policy. It's behaviour led and reinforced through our values. Mental health and wellbeing is something we take seriously - It's championed by our own people inte