Planning Director, iProspect

DENTSU; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital media agency based in London is seeking a candidate to lead communications planning and manage client relationships for their premium automotive clients. You will oversee the end-to-end campaign process, ensuring excellence and collaboration across teams. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in client management, brand, and performance advertising. This role offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model, promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for all applicants.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Tailored benefits package

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Extensive experience developing client relationships across media.
• Experience in both brand and performance advertising.
• Familiar with ad technology and planning tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead communications planning and day-to-day management for clients.
• Champion experimentation and deliver effective communications plans.
• Ensure excellence in the campaign process and manage team members.

Skills

Client relationship management

Multi-market planning

Performance advertising experience

Ad technology familiarity

People management

Innovative thinking

Job description

Job Description:

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 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 including Sonos, Cox, LG, Hilton, Levi’s, Budweiser, Microsoft, and Procter & Gamble. The iProspect team works across a network of more than 8,000 media and performance specialists spread across 93 global markets.

Purpose of the Role

This role plays a pivotal part in the day‑day management for one of our largest premium automotive clients. It serves as a key lead in delivering outstanding communications planning, supported by a Planning Manager, and is responsible for overseeing the end‑to‑end campaign process for our clients. This includes brand campaigns, product launches, seasonal initiatives, and tactical volume‑driving campaigns. Additionally, this role requires building and maintaining productive, successful relationships with our clients’ partner agencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Through developing a deep understanding of the clients’ business & brand, lead the communications planning and day‑to‑day management of allocated brand, product and tactical campaigns.
• Responsible for championing iProspect’s experimentation agenda and using our Media++ planning process to deliver effective & forward‑looking communications plans alongside outstanding client service.
• Ensure we 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.
• Be a role model for collaboration, showing that radical collaboration leads to better work, working with teams across all specialist areas to develop pioneering solutions that help accelerate the clients’ business.
• 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.
• Directly manage the planning team members below you (Planning Manager & Executive) and take responsibility and care for their career development.

Qualifications + Skills

• Extensive experience of developing and nurturing client relationships and leading planning across all media channels.
• Experience planning across multiple markets.
• Experience in both brand and performance advertising is desired.
• Practitioner experience in at least one performance media channel.
• You will be familiar with ad technology, planning tools, and channel nuances.
• Experienced in people management.
• Desire to always be looking for a better, more effective way and a willingness & bravery to try something new, experimenting & innovating to drive greater future success for our clients and ourselves.

What we offer

• This a permanent role.
• This role is based in our London office, operating under a hybrid working model, with an expectation to also be present on client site(s).
• 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 recognize 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

London

Brand

Iprospect

Time Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent