Planning Performance Manager

About Us

KINESSO is the technology-driven performance marketing agency that sits at the very heart of IPG Mediabrands, providing actionable growth for both our agency partners and clients. We turn 'action' into 'outcome' for our clients, leveraging our unique capabilities in optimization, analytics, AI, and experimentation. KINESSO has brought together the collective power of what was formerly Matterkind, Reprise, and Kinesso under one collective entity that will serve as the most powerful delivery engine in the industry. We have extensive offerings spanning performance marketing and data and technology. Fuelled by a deep understanding of consumer behaviour, we offer an end-to-end engine of planning and optimization while also delivering on data-driven strategy for social platforms, actionable growth in e-commerce, and creating curated marketplaces specific to each client's function and needs. The company has more than 6,000 employees operating in more than 60 countries. Learn more at

Role Description

You will be working with multiple members of the team, helping to deliver best-in-class performance results for our clients, across a multitude of channels and partners so flexibility in thinking and coordination of deadlines is key for the role.

Full training of channels and tools will be provided, we are more interested in a can-do attitude than having all the skills, also we are looking for proactive and opinionated people to join our team who are somewhat independent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supports Performance Director with planning and optimisation
• Delivers plans and in-flight optimisation recommendations to Performance Director to approve
• Works with Craft teams to understand maximum investment levels and point of diminishing returns by Craft to inform planning and optimisation
• Works with Craft teams to understand current performance and what is possible in terms of optimisations
• Communicates overall / cross-channel performance and optimisation recommendations to clients (Commentary / Meetings)
• Provides Performance Director with context for planning and in-flight optimisation
• Planned spend booking management
• Reconcile non-Craft media e.g. MTK / Direct Buys
• Provide regional (EMEA) financial stewardship. This includes ensuring that tasks such as budget reporting, budget management, booking authorization, and billing process needs are met in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Regular media, sector, and competitor-specific trend & insight reporting.
• Support the creation of campaign performance reports for both regional activity and the collation of these reports at a global level and present the findings confidently to clients.

Desired Skills & Responsibilities:

• Proven performance and digital media experience, incl. campaign execution and reporting.
• Ability to drive projects from conception to completion; project management experience essential.
• Experience in a global role and market coordination.
• Strong Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables, advanced formulas, formatting) and PowerPoint experience.
• Strong programmatic, trafficking and DCO experience.
• Analytical mindset and a natural affinity and competence for handling figures and data.

Employee Transparency

At IPG Mediabrands, we celebrate differences and believe this makes us stronger. IPG Mediabrands are an equal-opportunity employer committed to championing an inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging for all our employees. We do not discriminate against any applicant based on age, disability, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, belief, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please reach out to Ninette at , if you would like to have a confidential conversation regarding any adjustments that would ensure our recruitment process is accessible for you. Please note requesting a reasonable adjustment will not affect your application.

THE PERKS

We aim to provide all our people with a supportive and fun work environment where you can develop your full potential and benefit from the broad range of opportunities within the agency. When you join us, we want to make sure you feel valued – and that you are rewarded for your fantastic work. So, we also offer a range of benefits:

• Flexi–leave, with 25 days annual leave to be taken as the minimum. In addition to your holiday entitlement, the office usually closes between Christmas & New Year
• Free breakfast and free lunch
• Early finish Fridays
• Core Hours (Mon-Thurs, flexible start/finish times)
• Retail discounts
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme, including Headspace & flu jabs
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Paid time off for Volunteering
• Group Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance or Health Cash Plan (dependent on level)
• Group Personal Pension Plan with matched contributions from 3-6%
• Generous Parental Leave & Pay
• Independent mortgage advice
• Financial education
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free eye tests
• Flexible benefits including Dental, Travel insurance, Cycle to Work, Gym Discounts and many more