At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead strategic media planning for high-profile brands and create innovative campaigns.
- Company: Join a top UK media agency with a supportive and collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and ongoing learning opportunities.
- Other info: Genuine opportunities for progression and exposure to exciting campaigns.
- Why this job: Make an impact with well-known brands while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in media planning and strong client relationship skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 70000 £ per year.
We're working exclusively with a highly regarded media agency looking to appoint an experienced
Planning Director to join its growing planning team.
This is an opportunity to lead strategic media planning across a portfolio of high-profile brands, working with talented specialists to create innovative, insight-led campaigns that deliver measurable business results.
This is a senior role for someone who enjoys combining strategic thinking, media expertise and strong client leadership, while helping to develop both people and planning excellence across the agency.
The Role
As Planning Director, you'll
- Lead the development of integrated media plans across multiple client accounts.
- Translate marketing strategy into effective cross‑channel media recommendations.
- Work closely with specialist teams to deliver exceptional planning and campaign execution.
- Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
- Lead campaign briefing, planning presentations, and strategic recommendations.
- Drive creative thinking, brainstorming sessions, and innovative media solutions.
- Use consumer insights, market data, and campaign performance to inform planning decisions.
- Ensure campaigns are delivered to the highest standard, identifying opportunities for optimisation throughout.
- Mentor and develop junior members of the planning team.
About You
You'll ideally bring
- Significant experience within a media agency planning environment.
- Strong understanding of integrated media planning across online and offline channels.
- Experience leading strategic planning for major client accounts.
- Excellent presentation and storytelling skills.
- Confidence interpreting data and translating insights into commercial recommendations.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills.
- Experience leading cross‑functional teams and managing campaign delivery.
- A collaborative, commercially minded approach with a passion for producing outstanding work.
- What's on Offer
- Opportunity to join one of the UK's leading media agencies.
- A collaborative, supportive culture with genuine opportunities for progression.
- Exposure to well‑known consumer brands and exciting integrated campaigns.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
If you're an experienced media planner looking to step into a business where strategy, creativity and collaboration are genuinely valued, we'd love to hear from you.
Please note due to high volumes of applications unfortunately we are not always able to respond to all unsuccessful applicants.
However we wish everyone who applies the very best with their job search.
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