Communication Planning Director - leading independent media agency

Salary - £65-70k + great benefits

Location – London (hybrid working)

One of the UK’s leading and most awarded independent media agencies, which have a great reputation within the industry, are currently looking for a Communications Planning Director to join their team.

The Communications Planning Director role is a senior position within the agency, and they are looking for someone to help drive best-in-class strategic thinking and deliver industry leading insight-driven solutions for clients.

You will be working closely with activation leads, key client stakeholders and client leadership and strategy teams to deliver award-winning, future-facing work for clients.

As an agency, they have a lovely inclusive culture in place and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all staff.

Key responsibilities:

• Help to elevate the agency’s comms planning offering and driving best in class planning for clients
• Lead strategic thinking across accounts and become a trusted strategic advisor to clients
• Drive integration across strategy, data, client leadership and activation and partner with data and research teams to enhance planning effectiveness
• Identify growth opportunities with clients and support in pitch processes to win new business
• Stay ahead of emerging trends and developments within the industry
• People management – guide training programmes and develop best practice tools to help elevate comms planning across the agency

Your profile:

• 8+ years’ experience within a media planning & buying agency setting
• Strong track record of leading strategic thinking for large scale clients
• Excellent comms planning skills
• A strong understand of the UK cross channel, media landscape
• Excellent storytelling skills and the ability to simplify complexity to clients and
• Confident leadership skills with a genuine interest in helping other to develop

If you are keen to join one of the most exciting and forward-thinking independent agencies in the UK which are underpinned by very strong values and offer some great benefits this is an ideal opportunity.

Unfortunately, they are not able to provide sponsorship for this role.

Please apply to find out more