**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** In this key role, you are the strategic mastermind who brings energy, responsiveness, and reliability to every client conversation and internal process. At Zenith, we believe in the power of integrated media solutions, and you will be the champion of our agency’s values and beliefs. With your growing confidence in media planning and client management, you will begin to influence strategic decisions while ensuring the seamless execution of campaigns. **Responsibilities** Do you have a passion for transformative media solutions and the vision to drive real business impact? Are you ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of client campaigns in a dynamic and inspiring environment? Join us at Zenith Media as our Senior Client & Planning Manager, where your expertise will lead the way in delivering media plans that are not only well-reasoned and on-budget but also inherently effective. **Role Purpose** In this key role, you are the strategic mastermind who brings energy, responsiveness, and reliability to every client conversation and internal process. At Zenith, we believe in the power of integrated media solutions, and you will be the champion of our agency’s values and beliefs. With your growing confidence in media planning and client management, you will influence strategic decisions while ensuring the seamless execution of campaigns. **Key Responsibilities:** **Be the Catalyst for Client Success:** Anticipate client needs and shape long-term partnerships. Your proactive approach will drive the day-to-day relationships with clients, building bridges for mutual success. **Master the Orchestration of Success** : Skilfully manage and maintain client WIP and workflow requirements. Collaborate across disciplines to ensure outcomes are met within agreed timelines, setting the stage for flawless delivery. **Metrics Guru** : Track key business, campaign, and media metrics with precision. Keep our clients informed of campaign status, ensuring transparency and trust every step of the way. **Narrator of Insights** : Work closely with the Investment & Activations (I&A) team to craft a compelling reporting framework. Deliver insightful client reports that speak volumes, aligning with service level agreements to offer competitive analysis, performance checks, and more. **Media Sage** : Empower our clients with knowledge on general media industry topics, ensuring they are informed and ready to adapt to changes that may affect their business landscape. **Planning & Strategy Excellence:** **Implementation Maestro** : Take charge of crafting implementation plans that align with client business needs and the media environment to maximise return on investment. **Analytical Innovator:** Apply relevant tools to interrogate briefs and translate them into strategic implementation recommendations. Provide evidence-based planning responses utilising data and past campaign learnings through the Zenith planning process. **Strategic Visionary:** Consider all opportunities in implementation strategy and planning, spanning both digital and traditional channels, to deliver comprehensive solutions. **Accuracy Advocate:** Build and maintain 100% accurate media plans with consistent naming conventions, ensuring all client fees and charges are clearly reflected. **Collaborative Planner:** Work alongside the I&A team to develop planning costs and activation opportunities that deliver on client objectives and drive business results. **Performance Optimiser:** Partner with the I&A team to understand campaign performance status and optimise levers. Review outcomes from audits and Marketing Mix Modelling (MMM) results, implementing improvement recommendations as needed. **What You’ll Bring:** + At least 2 years in a Planning Manager or already in a Senior Planning Manager role. + Exceptional detail-orientation with an unwavering commitment to delivering excellence. + A natural ability to build and maintain strong relationships, fostering trust and collaboration. + Confidence in media planning and client management, ready to step up and influence strategic decision-making. + A genuine enthusiasm for media and an eagerness to innovate and embrace the ever-evolving landscape. \#LI-FD1 **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 . 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.** We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via recruitmentpublicisgroupe.com ; your personal information will be kept confidential.