Integrated Planning Director

dentsu; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentsu in Manchester is seeking an Integrated Planning Director to lead the day-to-day management of the iProspect account, delivering brilliant communications planning with a Planning Manager support.

Based in Manchester with flexible working arrangements (office 2–3 days per week), you will champion experimentation, manage a planning team, and ensure financial accuracy and on-time PO/billing for campaigns across brand and product activations.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in a similar role with strong strategic thinking and stakeholder management.
• Experience creating and leading commercially sound digital media plans across multiple channel activations.
• Deep understanding of performance data and analytics incl. Paid Search and Paid Social.
• Strong people management and leadership skills with client-facing collaboration.
• A keen interest in fashion/retail ecommerce market.
• Experience in both brand and performance advertising.

Responsibilities

• Champion iProspect’s experimentation agenda and use Media++ planning to deliver effective plans.
• Plan campaigns across brand, product, and tactical channels.
• Ensure delivery excellence in the end-to-end campaign process.
• Collaborate with strategists and channel teams to uphold high standards.
• Directly mentor the Planning Manager and support career development.
• Maintain operational and financial accuracy, ensuring budgets, POs and on-time billing.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Digital media planning

Leadership & people mgmt

Job description

Job Description:

Introduction

Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in over 145 countries and regions, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people and society.

iProspect is an important part of our world-class offering -a global digital-first end-to-end media agency. Its unmatched mix of media strategy and storytelling with digital expertise and audience knowledge defines the new territory of performance-driven brand building. By delivering human-centric solutions, iProspect accelerates growth for the world’s most iconic brands. The iProspect team works across a network of more than 8,000 media and performance specialists spread across 93 global markets.

We’re hiring for an Integrated Planning Director as part of iProspect in Manchester.

Purpose of the Role

This roleis critical in theday-to-dayrunning of the account&a keylead in delivering brilliantcommunications planning,with the support of a Planning Manager in deliveringandsupportingtheend-to-endcampaign process forour clients– includingbrand,productlaunch,seasonalandtactical volume-drivingcampaigns. Moreover, this role will berequiredto build a productive and successful relationship withourclients’partner agencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for championing iProspect’s experimentation agenda and using our Media++ planning process to deliver effective & forward-looking communications plans alongside outstanding client service.
• Responsible for campaign planning across client’s brand, product and tactical campaigns.
• Ensuring deliver excellence in all aspects of the end-to-end campaign process.
• Working closely with strategists and teams across all specialist channels so that all work we deliver for our clients is of the highest standard and that is upheld throughout the team.
• Directly manage the planning team members below you (Planning Manager) and take responsibility & care for their career development
• Operational and financial accuracy are critical to this role in terms of ensuring our clients budgets and plans are well managed and that we have POs and bill on time.

Qualifications + Skills

• Proven expertise in a similar role, with strong strategic thinking and key stakeholder management experience.
• Experience of creating and leading commercially sound digital media plans across multiple channel activations.
• Deep understanding of performance data and analytics – including Paid Search and Paid Social in particular.
• Strong people management and leadership skills and ability to create collaborative relationships both internally and externally with clients.

It would also be nice for you to have

• A keen interest in the fashion/retail ecommerce market.
• Experience in both brand and performance advertising.

What we offer

• This is a permanent role.
• The team is based in our Manchester office but operates under flexible working arrangements. The team are currently in the office 2-3 days per week.
• As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

Inclusion and Diversity

At Dentsu, we embrace diversity and inclusion, valuing the unique perspectives and contributions of every individual. We believe that diversity fuels creativity and innovation, benefiting our employees, partners, and communities.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Beyond recruitment, we strive to create an environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.

We recognise the importance of work-life balance and are open to discussing flexible working arrangements for all roles. If you need reasonable adjustments due to a disability or medical condition during our recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail], quoting the reference number of the role that you are applying for. Your needs will be handled with respect and confidentiality to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience.

Location:

Manchester - Bonded Warehouse

Brand:

Iprospect

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent