Account Director – Planning
United Kingdom
Full Time
2 hours ago
No Sponsorship
Key skills
Leadership
About this role
Role Overview
- Bring strategic thinking and clarity to client planning teams
- Act as senior day-to-day contact across priority accounts
- Identify growth areas and ensure alignment with client goals
- Support commercial delivery and optimize agency impact
- Shape media response to briefs by setting strategic direction
- Coach teams in media strategy and promote audience-first planning
- Shape a forward-looking planning culture and encourage cross-channel thinking
Requirements
- Proven experience in media and communications planning across various categories
- Strong cross-channel planning expertise, particularly in digital and offline channels
- Experience in leading and supporting teams with a collaborative leadership style
- Confidence using planning tools and effectiveness frameworks
- Ability to deliver clear, strategic thinking and simplify complex challenges
Benefits
- Competitive salary package
- Pension
- Season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Weekly social events
- Big summer / end of year parties
- 22 days holiday (+ Christmas holiday closure)
- A day off for your birthday
- Holiday buying scheme
- Flexi-hours
- Cultural bank holiday
- Work abroad scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Health cash plan
- Gym discounts
- Wellbeing apps
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Free professional counselling
- Enhanced parental leave pay
- Flexible working
- Life assurance
- Paid charity days
- Sustainability initiatives
- Retail discounts
- Long-service trips
- Unforgettable team culture