Senior Associate Director, Planning — Media Strategy

wppmedia; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WPP Media in the UK seeks a Senior Associate Director, Comms Planning to lead complex media strategies for Nestlé. You will build strong relationships with the UK Nestlé Category team and provide expert comms planning and strategic guidance.

You will drive innovative thinking, mentor a team of planners, and ensure category strategy is integrated across markets, balancing investments, performance, and consistency while partnering with OpenMind leadership.

Qualifications

• Solid multimedia planning experience.
• Experience managing senior clients and stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and agency partners.
• A thirst for learning about technology, trends, media, people, brands and the industry.
• An ambition and tenacity to make the ordinary extraordinary.
• An ability to spot the real issue behind the brief - knowing how to challenge the client to understand what they really need.
• Data-literacy - aware of the available resources and how to turn data into insights that shape clear strategic opportunities.
• Attention to detail.
• To have an opinion and be able to voice it in a clear and positive light.
• Good storytelling skills - to give our ideas and thinking the best chance of coming to fruition.
• Team management skills, including the ability to communicate clearly and manage workload.
• Calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong relationships with the UK Nestlé Category team and provide strategic comms planning guidance.
• Integrate category strategy into local media plans and allocate media investment across markets and brands.
• Ensure consistency of planning across markets with cross-market inputs.
• Lead and mentor the AD, Manager and Planner on the line of business.
• Collaborate with Above Market, Cluster, OpenMind leadership for inspiration and support.

Skills

Multimedia planning

Client management

Stakeholder coordination

Data literacy

Storytelling

Team management

Calm under pressure

Job description

WPP Media in the UK seeks a Senior Associate Director, Comms Planning to lead complex media strategies for Nestlé. You will build strong relationships with the UK Nestlé Category team and provide expert comms planning and strategic guidance.

You will drive innovative thinking, mentor a team of planners, and ensure category strategy is integrated across markets, balancing investments, performance, and consistency while partnering with OpenMind leadership.