Back to job search
Adelphi Group logo

Planning Manager

  • Toronto, ON
  • Hybrid
  • Posted Oct 14, 2026
  • 1 position

$50,000 / year

Opens an external site

Sign in to save this job
Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Entry, Junior · 0+ years
Minimum education
Bachelor’s degree
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week
Office presence
3 days per week

Job summary

The Planning Manager will support the development and implementation of strategic media initiatives while collaborating with internal teams to interpret cultural and consumer signals. Responsibilities include managing budgets, monitoring media performance, and utilizing the Omni platform to drive targeted audience activation.

Job details

Agency: PHd Job Function: Media Job Subfunction: Media Planning and Buying Job Description: Summary The Manager, Planning will play a supportive role in developing and implementing strategic initiatives aligned to client objectives. collaborating with internal teams to strategize and interpret key cultural, consumer and category signals required to design holistic media plans. Responsibilities Be a champion for the brands you support and continually strive to find innovative solutions that build the brand Research Industry and consumer trends, competitive activity, best practices and opportunities across channels Compile demographic data and consumer profiles for analysis to identify audiences Support the team in developing recommendations and educational materials Help develop planning objectives and strategies that coincide with the client’s marketing direction review media performance to extract the extent to which the original objectives and strategies are met Maintaining budget control and ensure execution of media plans by authorizing approved media schedules and monitoring buys/schedules Learn to utilize Omni, in order to effectively leverage our people-based marketing platform to drive targeted audience activation, develop creative channel planning ideas, analyze digital content inventory, and contribute to the overall success of our marketing efforts. Education Relevant post-secondary education, training, or equivalent experience Skills Analytical (Intermediate) (Intermediate) and strategic thinking (Intermediate) (Intermediate) abilities, with the capability to derive actionable insights from Data (Intermediate) (Intermediate). Strong Communication (Intermediate) and interpersonal (Intermediate) skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional Teams (Intermediate). Understanding of Media Planning (Expert) (Intermediate) and buying tools and platforms (Intermediate) (Intermediate). Understanding of Project Management Methodologies (Intermediate) and process improvement techniques (Intermediate). Understanding of financial operations (Intermediate), Budget Management (Intermediate), Strategic Planning (Intermediate), and media activation (Intermediate). Understanding of narrative Writing (Expert), ability to craft compelling stories that engage the audience, convey complex ideas clearly in order to effectively detail a strategy, problem, solution or Initiative. Experiences Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in media operations, preferably in an agency or media organization. Strong knowledge of media planning, buying, and optimization across various channels. Retail/eCommerce/entertainment experience $50,000 To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice. Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice/

What you’ll do

The Planning Manager will support the development and implementation of strategic media initiatives while collaborating with internal teams to interpret cultural and consumer signals. Responsibilities include managing budgets, monitoring media performance, and utilizing the Omni platform to drive targeted audience activation.

Requirements

Candidates should have 1-2 years of experience in media operations, preferably within an agency environment. Strong analytical, communication, and narrative writing skills are required, along with a relevant post-secondary education.

Listed skills

  • Data analysis · Preferred
  • Communication · Preferred
  • Project management · Preferred
  • Process Improvement · Preferred
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

  • Media planning
  • Media buying
  • Strategic thinking
  • Data analysis
  • Communication
  • Project management
  • Budget management
  • Financial operations
  • Narrative writing
  • Omni
  • Digital content inventory
  • Audience activation
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Process improvement
  • Media activation
  • Budget Management
  • Media Planning
  • Planning
  • Educational Materials
  • Research
  • Strategic Planning
  • Demography
  • Digital Content
  • Marketing
  • Innovation
  • Project Management
  • Operations
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Writing
  • Process Improvement
  • Collaboration

Job areas

  • Creative & Media
  • Marketing
  • Data & Analytics
  • Management & Leadership
  • Planning Manager
  • Project Manager (General)
  • Management and Organization Analysts
  • Project Management Specialists

More jobs from Adelphi Group

See all jobs from Adelphi Group