Presentation and Media Planner - Career Moves Group : Job Details

Presentation and Media Planner Location: London Length: 3 Months Rate: £300 - £350 per day PAYE  Hours: 9am – 6pmThis client is one of the world's largest and most respected broadcasting organisations. One of the UK’s flagship media organisations, this client operates numerous TV channels, radio stations and digital platforms, catering to diverse audiences both in the UK and around the globe.Job description: Reporting to the On Air Planning Manager, the role is responsible for co-ordinating, managing and timing the relevant components of the presentation schedule, delivering fully transmittable TV schedules ensuring they are accurate for transmission.Accountabilities: 

• End-to-end responsibility for the presentation schedules, delivering highly accurate and fully transmittable playlists to the external Playout provider.
• Ensuring schedules are compliant in line with relevant local regulations (e.g. OfCom)
• Supporting the Presentation & Media Planning team – including preparing schedules, sending draft schedules and running reports (e.g. As Runs)
• Ensure the appropriate versions of programmes are scheduled according to their published transmission time, liaising closely with the Programming Team.
• Manage schedule amendments, including last-minute changes.
• Responsible for accurate entry of all promotions and versions into a central database.
• Ensure schedules are optimised for commercial minutage and liaise with external commercial sales houses.
• Work with the Media Planning team to accurately deliver media plans containing promotions, continuity and on-screen graphics, maximising effectiveness of campaigns.
• To liaise with all internal and external data & media suppliers.
• To occasionally provide out-of-hours cover for all linear channels.
• Supporting function, ensuring the strategy is implemented and communicated effectively.
• Strategic Planning & Decision Making
• Regular face-to-face, video, phone and email contact to provide, receive and exchange information with Programming, Creative/Production, Compliance, External Playout, External Sales Houses, and the wider Presentation and Media Planning team based in Amsterdam, London and Warsaw.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Excellent data management and attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills
•  Lively editorial interest
• Good problem solving
• Effective time management
• Influencing skills
• Communication and presentation skills

Leadership Behaviours:The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:

• Tenacity in working on projects
• Proactive approach to information gathering
• A collaborative approach
• Work on own initiative
• Ability to influence
• Holistic Thinking
• Creating shared understanding (being transparent)
• Professional credibility

Education: No Specific RequirementsProfessional Experience:

• Previous Presentation planning experience using a channel management/scheduling system within a linear TV channel environment.
• Previous experience or demonstratable knowledge of Video On Demand media and platforms desirable