Manager, Planning
Adelphi Graduate Careers
Summary
This role is responsible for supervising the day-to-day management and media planning process of a major theatrical/home entertainment/television account. The Manager helps the team navigate campaign priorities, deliverables, and timelines, ensuring media plans are developed and executed accurately and efficiently.
Job description
Position Summary
This role is responsible for supervising the day-to-day management and media planning process of a major theatrical/home entertainment/television account. The Manager helps the team navigate campaign priorities, deliverables, and timelines, ensuring media plans are developed and executed accurately and efficiently.
The ideal candidate has working knowledge across broadcast and digital media, experience supporting campaigns from planning through execution and reporting, and a vested interest in the entertainment landscape. This role offers opportunities to present media plans and recommendations to senior-level clients and work closely with cross-functional partners in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.
Essential Functions
- Develops and executes strategic media plans with a multimedia, integrated approach.
- Manages day-to-day campaign needs, helping the team navigate priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
- Supervises the development and implementation of targeted media solutions consistent with campaign strategies.
- Coordinates campaigns from planning through execution and reporting, ensuring alignment across key milestones.
- Ensures timely creation and delivery of client work by collaborating with internal teams.
- Develops and reviews tactical components of campaigns, including flowcharts, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, and budget summaries.
- Prepares and presents media plans, recommendations, and campaign results internally and to clients, including senior-level stakeholders.
- Monitors campaign progress and works with internal teams to address execution needs and identify opportunities for optimization.
- Supervises and develops junior staff, providing clear direction, training, and mentorship.
- Contributes to interagency projects where applicable.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in media planning and/or digital media planning and buying
- Experience supporting integrated campaigns across planning, activation, and reporting
- Success in managing and developing junior staff
- Working knowledge of broadcast and digital media, including targeting, optimization, and measurement
- Strong project management skills
- Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate clearly with internal teams, vendors, and senior-level clients
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self-starter with initiative, accountability, and proactive problem-solving
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong attention to detail and follow-through
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively across teams
Benefits
- Minimum 3 days in office per week
Company overview
Adelphi Graduate Careers is the graduate recruitment division of Adelphi Group, a leading global pharmaceutical consultancy and healthcare services organization. Founded in 1986 and part of the Omnicom Corporation since 1998, Adelphi Group provides comprehensive strategic support services across the entire pharmaceutical lifecycle. The company specializes in strategic product development consultancy, health economics and outcomes research, real-world disease understanding, market research, medical communications, and post-marketing brand support services. With a global network of offices across the US, Europe, and Asia employing over 1,000 staff worldwide, Adelphi supports the world's leading pharmaceutical and healthcare organizations to improve patients' lives. The graduate program recruits talented individuals across various disciplines including life sciences, psychology, business studies, and health economics, offering roles in research, health economics, client services, and medical writing. Adelphi has been recognized as the 'Top Pharmaceutical Consultancy in Europe 2025' for its innovation and unique contributions to the life sciences sector.