Director, Media Planning & Growth (UK)

WPP Media Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical coverage

Group retirement plans

Vision and dental insurance

Significant paid time off

Job summary

WPP Media Limited is seeking an Associate Director of Media Planning in the UK. The role leads a team of planners, maintains close client relationships, and drives strategic planning, budgeting, and performance analyses across campaigns.

The role emphasizes innovation, cutting-edge planning frameworks, and collaboration with Analytics to optimize media investments. A hybrid UK-based position with opportunities to shape multi-channel strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience in a digital media agency environment.
• Ability to lead and coach junior team members.
• Strong presentation and client-facing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Be the planning lead across junior and mid-level clients, running weekly client meetings and presentations.
• Oversee and quality assure deliverables produced by junior team members.
• Deliver high-quality strategic presentations and insightful post-campaign analysis.
• Develop clear briefs for activation and defend media investment recommendations.
• Collaborate with Activation and Analytics to design test-and-learn frameworks.
• Manage budget performance and resource planning for campaigns.
• Escalate team issues and improve workflows and processes.

Skills

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Strong analytical skills

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

AI scripting

Media planning

Education

Experience in digital media agency

Tools

Google Ads

Dashboard/Reporting tools

Job description

WPP Media Limited is seeking an Associate Director of Media Planning in the UK. The role leads a team of planners, maintains close client relationships, and drives strategic planning, budgeting, and performance analyses across campaigns.

The role emphasizes innovation, cutting-edge planning frameworks, and collaboration with Analytics to optimize media investments. A hybrid UK-based position with opportunities to shape multi-channel strategies.