Associate Planning Director - Media Agency

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading media agency as an Associate Director for Communications Planning, focusing on impactful campaigns for a renowned healthcare brand. This hands-on role offers a chance to lead strategic planning and mentor a team, enhancing how media connects with audiences while enjoying a flexible hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Flexible working

Clear career progression path

Inclusive team culture

Qualifications

• Strong planning background in performance-led B2B campaigns.
• Experience in campaign strategy and client narrative building.
• Confidence in mentoring and managing a team of planners.

Responsibilities

• Lead communications planning for a healthcare client.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners for full-funnel media strategies.
• Drive impactful campaign strategies across various media channels.

Skills

Strategic planning

Audience strategies

Collaborative skills

B2B campaign expertise

Performance-led planning

Job description

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Posted:

06.06.2025

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21.07.2025

Job Description:

Associate Director – Communications Planning (Healthcare Client)

London hybrid | Media Agency | Salary to £50K

We’re hiring an Associate Director to lead communications planning for one of the UK’s best-known healthcare brands at a lovely, inclusive media agency.

This is a high-profile role within a leading media agency team that’s behind award-winning, culturally resonant work – including a standout campaign that ran alongside a major sporting sponsorship in 2024.

You’ll be at the forefront of campaign strategy and channel planning across the full paid, owned and earned ecosystem. It’s a hands-on, performance-led planning role with a strong B2B emphasis, supported by B2C elements. You’ll collaborate with internal specialists and external partners to shape full-funnel media strategies that drive results.

Why this role stands out:

• Lead work for a healthcare brand doing meaningful, nationally recognised campaigns
• Strategic planning focus across digital, brand, and performance
• Join a future-facing comms planning team that's evolving how media connects with audiences
• Work with a media agency that fosters creativity, values individuality and offers flexible hybrid working
• Clear path for progression and team leadership
• Strong planning background across performance-led and B2B campaigns
• Confidence in building audience strategies, ecosystem plans, and client narratives
• Experience managing and mentoring planners
• A passion for meaningful, culture-driven work that connects with people