Strategic Director, Client Planning & Growth

The Brainlabs Academy; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Brainlabs is seeking a Director, Client Planning to lead the media approach, ensure excellent delivery and performance, and bring Brainlabs’ proposition to life for clients. You will be the primary strategic adviser, guiding day-to-day activity and coordinating across teams to keep everyone aligned.

You will own the annual and quarterly media plan, decide budget allocation, and drive client KPIs while leveraging technology for scalable delivery.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience delivering full-service media solutions to clients within a vertical specialism.
• Proven client leadership skills - a trusted adviser to multiple senior stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of how marketing and cross-media channels directly drive client KPIs.
• A great storyteller and presenter with proven pitch experience.
• A natural problem solver who translates client challenges into real media solutions.
• Understanding of how end-to-end full-service media agencies deliver integrated solutions.
• Organised and proactive - adept at using tech and process to run your team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Owns the annual and quarterly media plan; decides budget allocation across channels based on performance data.
• Acts as the conductor of the client; briefs practice teams and ensures outputs ladder up to central strategy.
• Accountable for overall client performance across all practices and KPIs.
• Ensures day-to-day client interactions are excellent, and that practice interactions feel like a single, unified team.
• Translates the Strategy Framework into media reality, partnering with Strategy and Data Directors.
• Responsible for both delivery standards (floor) and innovation (ceiling), leveraging technology to scale.
• Manages scope delivery, ensures the team is neither over nor under serviced, and supports pitching for new business.
• Leads and coordinates the innovation and testing agenda for their clients.

Skills

Client leadership

Pitch experience

Storytelling

Problem solving

Cross-media knowledge

Job description

Brainlabs is seeking a Director, Client Planning to lead the media approach, ensure excellent delivery and performance, and bring Brainlabs’ proposition to life for clients. You will be the primary strategic adviser, guiding day-to-day activity and coordinating across teams to keep everyone aligned.

You will own the annual and quarterly media plan, decide budget allocation, and drive client KPIs while leveraging technology for scalable delivery.