Director Marketing Strategic Planning

Zealous Agency; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company benefits

Job summary

Zealous Agency in Manchester is seeking a senior planning and strategy leader to drive the strategic direction for a key client account. You will coordinate cross-functional teams to craft standout campaigns and ensure collaboration across disciplines to meet shared goals.

The role demands strong commercial planning, stakeholder management and experience mentoring teams, with a focus on optimizing campaign performance and client growth over a 12-month contract.

Qualifications

• Senior planning, strategy and client leadership experience within a media/performance marketing agency.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and strategic direction for a key client account.
• Bring together specialist teams to create stand-out campaigns.
• Ensure disciplines collaborate towards a shared strategic direction.
• Manage multiple moving parts including clients, priorities, resources and budgets.
• Identify opportunities to improve campaign effectiveness, client growth and commercial performance.
• Translate market insights into clear strategic recommendations.
• Lead and develop the wider strategy/planning team.

Skills

Senior planning

Strategy leadership

Client leadership

Media & performance marketing

Integrated campaigns

Team mentoring

Job description

Are you available to start something new quickly and fancy joining a seriously impressive agency, working with top clients across media, performance marketing and integrated campaigns?

There’s a 12-month contract up for grabs, and this one is definitely worth a look…

LOADS of company benefits - some of the best in the agency world!

A snapshot of the role...

• Lead the planning and strategic direction for a key client account
• Bring together specialist teams across the agency to create stand-out campaigns
• Ensure different agency disciplines are working collaboratively towards a shared strategic direction
• Manage lots of moving parts - clients, priorities, resources, and budgets
• Identify opportunities to improve campaign effectiveness, client growth and commercial performance
• Translate market insights into clear strategic recommendations
• Lead and develop the wider strategy / planning team, supporting performance and progression
• And much more!

What you’ll bring to the table...

• Senior planning, strategy, and client leadership experience within a media / performance marketing agency - essential.
• Strong understanding of media, performance marketing and integrated campaigns
• Experience working across multiple specialist agency disciplines and bringing teams together
• Strong commercial planning and strategic thinking, with the ability to connect campaigns to wider business objectives
• Excellent senior client relationship and stakeholder management skills
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing teams
• Calm, assured and confident when navigating complex client and agency challenges.