Media Planning Lead

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. - "This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing brilliant omnichannel media plans across our owned and paid media” - Bhav Patel, Director of Media Planning & Investment - What you’ll do:- Lead development of agency briefing process for campaigns inc. Partnerships - Ensure agency response adheres to media best practise principles and delivers on campaign objectives - Day to day management of agency account teams (Mediacom) - Work in partnership with our Media Effectiveness & Econometrics teams to ensure all the latest findings are feeding through appropriately within campaign planning - Be a key contributor to the annual media strategy for our marketing teams as part of the annual planning process - Ensure key channel implantation strategies are considered and implemented as part of campaign development- What you'll bring:- 7 years+ in Media Planning either agency or client side - A consistent track record of delivering Omnichannel planning solutions for advertisers - Ability to project lead through effective and methodical planning and prioritisation - Ability to work across multiple highly cross-functional and multi-layered organisations - Proactive at establishing and maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships - Excellent presentation skills both written & verbal- Team Overview: - We bring the best from the global market into Sky - we buy technology, marketing, corporate, operational services and editorial production solutions. We are an international team working with our stakeholders our partners to curate the most effective and efficient customer-led operating model. High ethical standards are embedded in our team, and we engage our supply chains in creating a sustainable future- The Rewards: - There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place - A generous pension package - Private healthcare - Discounted mobile and broadband- How you’ll work: - We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.- We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.- Your office base: - Osterley: - Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.- On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.- Inclusion: - Recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working- Why wait?- - To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.