Manager, Planning
- Canada
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- PHD Canada, with 40 years of Canadian history, are part of a Global network, and bring the breadth of global strength and the depth of local expertise to Canadian brands.
- Our people make the difference, striving to be the most strategic and creative-led media agency in a data and tech world that delivers growth for our clients.
- We are a culture of thought-leadership, creativity and innovation.
- We believe in our people and delivering great work for our clients. It is these ambitions that make PHD a great company to work for as well as rewarding work via client accolades and industry recognition.
- For further information on PHD culture, please visit
- Media Planning- Infuse every plan with thoughtful, functional, creative, data-driven executions rooted in insights. Familiarity with market research and media applications are crucial. Incorporate measurement and campaign optimization for ultimate performance
- Team- Engage your team with enthusiasm, knowledge, questions and ideas. Aim towards the future…. prepare to be a coach and mentor while being open to receiving valuable feedback from others. Leverage your team to grow skillsets, presentation skills, detail-orientation, technical skills, leadership and critical thinking
- Client Management- Build and maintain an effective working relationship with appropriate business leaders to continuously grow the account. Provide a unique point of view to help clients interpret the best way to test and scale new approaches and identify opportunities to grow their business
- Cross Team Alignment- Work across multiple teams - strategy, marketing sciences, activation, business lead - and externally to understand and develop the most appropriate media concepts and buying strategies across multiple platforms.
- Leadership/team building and mentoring capabilities
- Strategic ability (Insight)
- Creative thinker
- Solid media evaluation skills
- Knowledge of Industry & proprietary tools/resources
- Professionalism
- Excellent presentation skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Problem solving ability
- Sound judgement
- University/College education in marketing, communication or other relevant related fields
- 1+ years of experience in media or related fields
- Bilingualism an asset but not required
- Working knowledge of digital and traditional media ecosystem
- Knowledge of Industry Tools/Resources as asset (BBM, Google Analytics, Adwords etc)
- Working knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office Software