Director, Diversity and Inclusion

VCCP is the Challenger Agency for Challenger Brands. An independent, 1,500-person strong creative company, that exists to transform its clients fortunes by disrupting the categories they operate in. VCCP is fully integrated, with deep capabilities in data and analytics, brand strategy, communications, customer experience, media, production and distribution. Our London office has been shortlisted for Campaign magazine’s Agency of the Year almost every year for the past decade, topping the new business table 9 years out of the last 10. As a Planning Director at VCCP, you’ll be a key strategic leader on some of our most ambitious and high-profile accounts. You’ll lead thinking that fuels creativity and effectiveness, working closely with creatives, clients, and internal teams to ensure our work is grounded in insight and designed to make a difference. You will be responsible for shaping brand strategies, unlocking new audience opportunities, inspiring bold creative work, and nurturing a culture of curiosity across your team and clients. Strategic Leadership: Own and lead the strategic direction for major accounts, providing clarity, inspiration, and commercial rigour. Creative Collaboration: Partner with creative teams to generate original, insight-led ideas that challenge category norms and resonate with audiences. Build trusted senior client relationships, providing strategic counsel and driving long-term brand growth. Insight & Innovation: Use data, research, and cultural insight to uncover new opportunities and reframe challenges in original ways. Integrated Thinking: Work seamlessly across brand, digital, CX, media, social and content – developing strategies that live and thrive across every touchpoint. New Business: Contribute to pitch strategy, helping VCCP win exciting new accounts through powerful thinking and storytelling. A strong portfolio of strategic work that has driven creative excellence and tangible business results. Brilliant communicator – whether presenting to clients, briefing creatives, writing compelling decks or pitching to new clients. We believe that DE&I is about creating a strong culture of inclusion within our agency, where everyone can thrive and be their authentic self. VCCP is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or ethnicity. Criminal Records information: As part of our onboarding process, you will be required to complete a Criminal Records Declaration regarding any unspent convictions. For roles in finance, HR, Legal, IT or senior management, we may be required to verify your declaration with a basic DBS check, as well as an Adverse Finance and ID check.