Senior Associate Director - Planning

Group M Worldwide Inc.; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading media agency as a Planning Associate Director, where you'll lead a team dedicated to delivering exceptional service for luxury brands. You'll manage high-profile accounts, ensuring top-notch media planning while building strong relationships with clients. This role offers a dynamic environment with growth opportunities in creative media solutions.

Benefits

Competitive medical insurance

Group retirement plans

Significant paid time off

Preferential partner discounts

Mental health awareness days

Qualifications

• Experience in media planning with a digital-first approach.
• Ability to lead a motivated team in a competitive marketplace.
• Strong relationship-building skills with key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver client service and media planning expertise.
• Build robust media campaigns for luxury brands in collaboration with marketing teams.
• Manage financial processes and seek new revenue opportunities.

Skills

Leadership

Client Relationship Management

Media Planning

Positive Attitude

Team Player

Job description

Planning Associate Director – Richemont and Kenneth Green Associates

About WPP Media

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com

About EssenceMediacom: A Leading WPP Media BrandEssenceMediacom is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights and powered by data & technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world’s best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy — built on data & technology, built for people & algorithms, built around diverse schools of thought, built to test & learn at scale, and, crucially, built to evolve.

Role Summary and Impact

Working on behalf of some of the most prestigious brands in the world, you will lead a team committed to delivering best in class client service, thorough media planning and expertise in the luxury goods sector.

The Richemont account spans 12 active brands in the UK including Cartier, Montblanc and Van Cleef and Arpels and is serviced globally by EssenceMediacom. You will therefore work alongside EM colleagues in Paris and be responsible for the UK local market output.

Kenneth Green Associates is the UK’s leading distributor of premium and fashion fragrance brands including Jimmy Choo and Montblanc. You will work closely with their marketing team to build robust, moment-led media campaigns in a competitive marketplace.

The Senior Associate Director operates as the day-to-day lead making the Richemont and KGA accounts their own and being responsible for maintaining a motivated, expert team. We are looking for candidates who are dynamic, passionate & brilliant at developing client relationships.

Skills and Experience

• At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

• Lead the business working with key stakeholders across the EssenceMediacom network
• Develop talent
• Lead RTB’S
• Build strong client relationships
• Seeking new revenue workstreams to grow the account
• Manage a reporting and financial processes

• To be a true team player where you enjoy building relationships with clients and our colleagues around the world
• Knowledge of all media and experience of end-to-end planning
• A digital first approach to planning with a fast-growing tech company
• Positive attitude and willingness to develop talent
• A motivational leader

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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