Senior Planning Executive

Join Zenith ANZ, Publicis Groupe's award-winning 'ROI Agency', as a Senior Planning Executive. This role involves building strong client relationships, crafting innovative media implementation plans aligned with business needs, and maximizing ROI for Australia's recognized brands. You will collaborate with Investment & Activation teams, compile key client reports, and support financial processes. The ideal candidate is proactive, analytical, and passionate about media, with proven experience in media planning and strong communication and organizational skills.

Must Have

• Build and nurture client relationships
• Produce media implementation plans
• Assist with audience, media, and performance data
• Collaborate with Investment & Activation teams
• Compile client reports
• Support financial processes
• 2+ years in media planning
• Strong media landscape and planning tools understanding
• Excellent client service
• Data analysis and reporting skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Highly organized with attention to detail

Good to Have

• A passion for continuous learning and staying ahead of industry trends
• Ability to contribute to a positive agency environment

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive Wholeself program supporting physical, mindful, and financial wellbeing
• Progressive flexible working options (Publicis Liberté approach)
• Access to Global AI Platform Marcel for career mobility and collaboration
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (Marcel Classes)
• Culture of open feedback and support through Career Conversations program
• Committed Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion strategy
• Birthday Leave
• Flexible Public Holidays
• Additional 5 days of leave after 2 years of service
• Work Your World program (work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks per year)
• Parental leave policy (up to 18 weeks, paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap, Cub Care leave)
• Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through Sonder
• Workplace supporting employees with life-threatening illnesses (Working With Cancer Pledge)

Company description

At Zenith, we are a connected team with purpose. We are driven to create new perspectives through modern media. We believe marketing is a powerful investment that can build and grow brands and increase business profitability. So we unlock opportunities for growth by placing consumer behavior, attitudes, and insights at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on delivering return on investment, imagination, and insight.

Central to this vision is the knowledge that we are only as good as our people. To grow our clients' business, we need to attract, retain, develop, and grow the brightest talent in the industry. We know it is not the sum of one but the sum of all of us that make us great. Our behaviors are: Be Bold, Be Kind, Be Better Together.

We’re determined to eradicate any barriers that prevent our people from achieving their fullest potential.

We offer progressive flexible working options to everyone at all levels — it’s not a policy. It’s behavior-led and reinforced through our values.

Mental health & wellbeing is something we consider a priority — it's championed by our own people internally and is a regular conversation.

We have a lot of fun — we’re constantly looking at reinventing how we’re connecting with each other.

Overview

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Are you a passionate and results-driven Media Planning Executive ready to elevate your career? Do you thrive on crafting innovative media strategies that deliver tangible ROI for iconic brands?

Join Zenith ANZ, Publicis Groupe's award-winning 'ROI Agency', where we believe in unlocking 'Media Potential' through a unique blend of Insight, Imagination, and Investment. We're not just about media reach; we're about driving real business revenue and helping our clients succeed in a dynamic landscape.

We’re on the hunt for a talented Senior Planning Executive to join our vibrant team. This is an incredible opportunity to work with some of Australia’s most recognised brands, contributing directly to their media success and shaping the future of their advertising campaigns.

What You'll Do & The Impact You'll Make:

As a Senior Planning Executive, you'll be a vital link between our clients and our strategic media solutions. You'll play a crucial role in delivering exceptional client service and building implementation plans that truly make a difference.

• Client Partnerships: Build and nurture strong, day-to-day relationships with clients. Dive deep into their business context, competitive landscape, and industry trends to become their trusted media advisor.
• Strategic Media Planning: Under the guidance of your Manager and Director, you'll produce cutting-edge media implementation plans that align with client business needs and maximise return on investment. You'll assist in pulling audience, media, and performance data, and help create compelling client presentations.
• Campaign Management & Execution: Collaborate closely with our Investment & Activation (I&A) teams to source costs, identify activation opportunities, and ensure seamless delivery of campaigns. You'll support the briefing and evaluation process, keeping plans on track and performance optimised.
• Insights & Reporting: Compile and collate key client reports (Competitive, Expenditure, Live Report, PCA), ensuring clear, actionable insights are delivered and reviewed regularly.
• Collaboration & Growth: Work within a highly collaborative environment, supporting senior team members and contributing to the broader agency culture. You'll have opportunities to share your knowledge and learn from diverse teams across Publicis Groupe.
• Financial Acumen: Support essential financial processes, including budget reconciliation, PO tracking, and timely invoicing, ensuring smooth operations for your clients.

What You'll Bring to Zenith:

We're looking for someone who is proactive, analytical, and passionate about media.

• Experience: Proven experience (ideally 2+ years) in a media planning role within an agency environment.
• Media Savvy: A strong understanding of the media landscape, media planning tools, and how to translate insights into effective strategies.
• Client-Centric: Excellent client service skills with a natural ability to build rapport and understand business objectives.
• Analytical Mindset: Comfortable with data, reporting, and identifying actionable insights to drive performance.
• Communication Pro: Clear, concise, and confident in both written and verbal communication, with strong presentation skills.
• Organisational Whiz: Exceptional attention to detail, highly organised, and adept at managing multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Collaborative Spirit: A team player who thrives on working with others and contributing to a positive agency environment.
• Curiosity: A passion for continuous learning and staying ahead of industry trends.

Additional information

Publicis Groupe benefits: Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world's most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. You can learn more about us at www.publicisgroupeanz.com

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Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting physical, mindful, and financial wellbeing.
• A creative, lively, and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach — "working your way with us."
• Access to our Global AI Platform Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform, Marcel Classes.
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.
• A committed Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva Women, Égalité, enABLE, EmbRACE, and Écologique committees.
• Leave benefits including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and an additional 5 days of leave after 2 years of service.
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks based on tenure, paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap, and Cub Care leave.
• Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through Sonder, an all-in-one digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs.
• A workplace that stands together to provide a more open, supportive, and recovery-forward culture for all employees with life-threatening illnesses. Read more about our Working With Cancer Pledge: https://workingwithcancerpledge.com/

• Proud partners of Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation, and the Australian Disability Network.

If you don't tick every box in this ad, please don't rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity rather than ticking boxes — so if this role resonates with you, please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words; these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe, we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge, and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.

Uniqueness is powerful; without it, we wouldn't be where we are today. So be you — we like it that way.

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