Senior Planner
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary :
Senior Planner – Edinburgh
Salary: Very competitive, with generous holiday allowance and pension
This Senior Planner position offers the opportunity to work in an award-winning regional UK integrated marketing agency. Our client has been established for over 20 years, employing over 90 staff and our client works for over 50 customers across the UK and internationally. Our client has won over 100 marketing effectiveness awards and well over 300 creative awards.
Our client is looking for a smart, energetic Planner or Senior Planner to join their growing team. The successful applicant will be working across brand, advertising and digital planning as well as market research. Key requisites are a curious mind, plus strong written and analytical skills.
The successful applicant will need at least two years’ experience working agency or client side in an insight or strategy role. A proven grasp of digital and emerging technologies would be a plus.
In this role you will:
Immerse yourself across a variety of sectors ranging from financial services to tourism to government and more
Apply your planning skills to developing brand, campaign, digital and communications strategies
Conduct detailed desk research to obtain actionable insights for agency and clients
Produce compelling strategies and advocate your recommendations to guide the clients towards successful outcomes
Inspire clients and creatives with carefully-chosen insights from a variety of sources
Craft inspirational briefs that will energise creative teams to produce effective work
Design and manage research projects across user testing, qualitative and quantitative projects
Collaborate with other Planning team members to continue to improve the team’s skills and services
Have an eye on what’s happening in the industry, consumer trends, and contribute to thought leadership within and outside the agency
Be comfortable adapting your approach according to budget and deadlines
Essential requirements:
Ideally 2 to 3 years’ experience in planning/strategy
Solid brand, campaign and digital experience
Outstanding presentation skills
Ability to think creatively and inspire those around you
Adept at turning the complex into killer insights
Desirable attributes:
Self-starter who will relish a fast-paced environment
Expertise in Scottish market beneficial
Experience in digital planning
Confidence leading and running the strategic direction of projects
Team-player with lots of energy and who will get stuck in
The Package:
This role, which is remote at present but will eventually be Edinburgh-based, comes with excellent career development opportunities. With our client’s wide customer roster, and work across numerous business sectors, the successful applicant will be able to broaden their experience base and learn from some of the most talented people in Scotland. If you’re eager to build on your skills by working on a real mixture of projects and using a variety of approaches, then this is the role for you.
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