Account Director - Planning

Havas Media Group Spain SAU; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Havas Market in Manchester is seeking an Account Director - Planning to lead day-to-day client relationships and drive integrated media campaigns.

You will inspire teams, translate business objectives into media strategies, manage stakeholder relationships, and contribute to ongoing growth of the Manchester office.

Qualifications

• Strong experience within a media agency environment.
• Proven track record managing complex client relationships at a senior level.
• Extensive understanding of integrated media planning across digital and offline channels.
• Ability to lead strategic conversations and influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing, coaching and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong commercial acumen and financial management skills.
• Confident presenting in front of senior stakeholders across the campaign cycle.
• Comfortable working within fast-paced environments and balancing multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior day-to-day client lead and trusted advisor.
• Lead strategic planning across integrated media campaigns.
• Translate business objectives into effective media strategies.
• Oversee campaign delivery and ensure quality across outputs throughout the planning cycle.
• Manage senior stakeholder relationships both internally and externally.
• Support commercial growth, account development and retention opportunities.
• Lead, coach and develop Managers, Senior Executives and Executives.
• Drive collaboration across specialist channel teams.
• Ensure financial accuracy, profitability and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to wider department and agency initiatives.

Skills

Media agency experience

Senior client relationships

Integrated media planning

Strategic leadership

Team coaching & development

Commercial acumen

Presenting to stakeholders

Multi-priority management

Job description

## Account Director - PlanningBewerbenremote type: Hybridlocations: Manchestertime type: Full timeposted on: Heute ausgeschriebenjob requisition id: JR0098330**Agentur :**Havas Market**Stellenbeschreibung :**### **Our Ambition**### ### At Havas Media Network we create Meaningful Media that drives growth for the world’s most ambitious brands. Guided by our values—Human at Heart, Head for Rigour, and Mind for Flair—we embed genuine human insight, data-driven discipline and creative daring into everything we do.### ### This role sits at the heart of that promise, bridging day-to-day planning with specialist capabilities to ensure data-driven thinking enhances every stage of media delivery. **Snapshot**### The Account Director is responsible for leading client relationships, driving media excellence and overseeing the successful delivery of integrated media campaigns across a portfolio of accounts.###### This role combines strategic thinking, commercial awareness, leadership and client partnership. You'll be responsible for ensuring exceptional work is delivered whilst supporting team development and contributing to the continued growth of the Manchester office.### ### **Responsibilities*** ### Act as a senior day-to-day client lead and trusted advisor.* ### Able to lead and inspire their team, the wider agency, clients, and other external partners.* ### Lead strategic planning across integrated media campaigns.* ### Translate business objectives into effective media strategies.* ### Oversee campaign delivery and ensure quality across all outputs throughout the planning cycle.* ### Manage senior stakeholder relationships both internally and externally.* ### Support commercial growth, account development and retention opportunities.* ### Lead, coach and develop Managers, Senior Executives and Executives.* ### Drive collaboration across specialist channel teams.* ### Ensure financial accuracy, profitability and operational efficiency.* ### Contribute to wider department and agency initiatives.### ### **Who We're Looking For**### ### **Ideal Experience*** ### Strong experience within a media agency environment.* ### Proven track record managing complex client relationships at a senior level.* ### Extensive understanding of integrated media planning across digital and offline channels.* ### Ability to lead strategic conversations and influence senior stakeholders.* ### Experience managing, coaching and developing high-performing teams.* ### Strong commercial acumen and financial management skills.* ### Confident presenting in front of senior stakeholders across the campaign cycle.* ### Comfortable working within fast-paced environments and balancing multiple priorities.#LI-LM2**Vertragsart :**Permanent