Planning & Trading Manager (FTC)

About the role

Publicis Groupe is looking for a Planning & Trading Manager in Melbourne to support the Planning & Trading Director in turning strategy into media delivery. The role is weighted towards hands-on implementation, with exposure to planning, optimisation, client management and developing a junior team member. It centres on a large automotive account across Australia and New Zealand, alongside a smaller agricultural account.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Director in developing and delivering integrated media plans linking consumer insight, channel strategy and implementation.
• Own hands-on implementation and trading across offline channels (TV, out-of-home, radio) and coordinate direct digital activity and partner inputs.
• Manage campaign budgets, phasing, financial processes, forecasts, billing and delivery.
• Keep fast-moving workstreams on track across Australia and New Zealand, including changing timelines, assets and market requirements.
• Build relationships with clients, media partners, publishers and creative agencies and follow up on what is needed to keep delivery moving.
• Turn media recommendations into a clear, unified story and provide accurate reporting with analysis and learnings.
• Coach and develop an Executive or Assistant, checking work quality and supporting growth across tools, systems and channels.

Required profile

• Experience in media planning, trading or implementation within an agency environment; around three to five years is a useful guide.
• Strong offline implementation experience and a working understanding of how traditional and digital channels combine.
• Sound commercial and numerical judgement, able to manage budgets and spot trends, risks and opportunities.
• Clear communication in writing, conversation and presentation, and the ability to manage deadlines and take initiative.
• An interest in mentoring junior team members.

Required skills

• Media planning, research and buying tools; experience with Spectra, Roy Morgan, MOVE, Audiology or TV MAP is valuable but not required.

What we offer

• Wholeself wellbeing program and access to the Global AI Platform Marcel for career mobility.
• Learning and development through more than 15,000 online programs.
• Career Conversations, open feedback and a diversity, equality and inclusion strategy.
• Birthday leave, flexible public holidays and an extra 5 days of leave after 2 years.
• Work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks per year and parental leave of up to 18 weeks.
• Access to counsellors and psychologists through Sonder.