Planning Manager - Toyota Lexus

Position at mSix&Partners

Who is mSix&Partners

mSix&Partners  is one of the  fastest growing media network in the world . We have marked the chapters of our expansion with new client relationships: TalkTalk helped us open our doors in the UK, Toyota enabled us to grow into EMEA and EA has strengthened our presence and offering in APAC and North America. Today  over 50 offices and spanning 5 continents  and this role of Planning Director is key to our continued growth and success

We take our clients and people Further Faster.

As a joint venture between independent agency network The&Partnership and GroupM, backed by  WPP , we offer our clients the best of both worlds. Because of this unique structure, we create new operating models that integrate agency functions and often embed our people into our clients’ marketing teams. Our ability to come together with our clients, regardless of whether co-located or working remotely, has proven critical to our success.

The way we behave - Honest, Energetic and Pioneering :

We are known for delivering great award-winning work for our clients. We have continued to win industry accolades throughout the last year whilst also celebrating our people’s achievements who have also seen individual industry recognition.

We have been awarded the  IPA CPD Gold accreditation  in the UK for continuous professional development of our people for 3 years in a row, and in 2022 we won the  IPA CPD Platinum accreditation   alongside a small group of agencies. We have won Campaign’s Best Places to Work 2022, which recognises mSix as one the best employers in our industry, showing our commitment to our culture of learning and our focus on the professional development of all mSixers, in order to become  the most important place in their careers.  In 2022, we also won  Digiday’s Best Workplace in Young People’s Careers.  

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitment:

We are committed to being a diverse, equitable and inclusive agency with the aim to  build and retain teams that represent the communities we operate in.   Our Global employee-run DEI group,  The Collective , are pioneers in delivering and maintaining accountability of these commitments.  

We were the first media agency in the UK to partner with Ambitious about Autism and launch an internship programme designed to actively champion neurodiversity and unlock the potential of young autistic adults. Now in its fourth year, our commitment continues, expanding our already successful internship programme and calling the industry to open their doors and minds to young autistic talent.  

Further to this commitment to pioneering diversity and equality in our business,  we welcome people of all backgrounds into our agency. We want our people to bring with them diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs into a culture where they are treated with respect, can be comfortable being their authentic self and feel like they belong. We are therefore keen to encourage applications from people from all walks of life and we want you to be at your best throughout the recruitment process. Please reach out to us to discuss any specific adjustments, or how we can help you throughout the recruitment process.  

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Planning Manager or ambitious SAE looking for their next role to join us and work within the Toyota & Lexus account team. The Planning Manager is a pivotal role  at the heart of our team, working directly with our clients to design and deliver award winning planning and media solutions. This is a fast paced and exciting role and we want someone who can build on this to oversee planning strategies and ideas that inspire both the client and the wider team.  

Toyota is the world’s second biggest global car manufacturer and one of the UK’s leading car brands. Lexus is one of the fastest growing premium brands. These are very exciting clients to work with, with large budgets divided across brand and performance campaigns. Our great past, present and future campaigns include the Lexus Hoverboard, Toyota Hybrid and up-coming Olympics and Lexus RZ campaigns.  We also work on Toyota’s new global mobility brand Kinto which is launching in 2024. 

Toyota and Lexus expect The&Partnership, as their lead agency, to work with them at the very start of the marketing process. This means our briefs begin with business problems, with us inputting on budgeting, portfolio management, strategy, audience insight, and agreeing the most suitable KPIs. Our recommendations are expected to extend wider than just media/creative solutions. We also run the search (paid and organic) activities for Toyota, Lexus (and Kinto) with a fully embedded team.

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