Director, Account Planning

Digitas Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 107,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability

401K

Parental and family care leave

Family forming assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Digitas Health seeks an experienced Director of Account Planning to lead brand planning initiatives and translate insights into creative, data-informed strategies. You will partner with multi-disciplinary teams to shape brand vision, guide briefs to clients, and drive growth through rigorous research and storytelling.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in brand planning or related strategy roles within creative agencies or consultancy, with strong writing, communication, and collaborative skills.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience in marketing and/or strategic services organizations – e.g., general advertising agency account planning group; marketing consultancy, management consulting firm; brand strategy firm.
• Brand strategy experience on large, complex franchise brands or brand portfolios.
• Qualitative and quantitative research experience and expertise. Proven skills in uncovering and implementing consumer/customer insights.
• Exceptional writing, communication and influence skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across large, multi-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Developing insights to unlock brand opportunities through research, analysis and strategic thinking.
• Creating briefs and delivering briefings that inform and inspire creativity.
• Collaborating with clients and partners to identify brand growth opportunities and solve consumer/customer challenges.
• Assessing brand and creative performance through primary and secondary research along with data analytics.
• Develop and lead creative and strategic workshops and brainstorming sessions.
• Design and execution of qualitative and quantitative market research.
• Relevant trend tracking and creation of agency point-of-view.
• Support business development/account growth strategies.
• Manage direct report and support cross-strategy partners.
• Apply and optimize agency strategy tools and frameworks.
• Build productive collaboration that enables successful teamwork.

Skills

Brand planning

Strategic thinking

Writing

Communication

Influence

Collaboration

Job description

Company Description

Digitas Health is the modern creative agency that takes on the biggest moments in healthcare, raises the standard of creative, and connects people, partners, and ideas to create work that earns its place in culture. Purpose-built for today’s complex and evolving landscape, we partner with some of the world’s largest healthcare brands to do big things by moving faster, connecting deeper, and unlocking new possibilities at the intersection of creativity, data, technology, and empathy. Guided by our purpose, Connected for Good, and fueled by a vibrant, magnetic culture we deliver meaningful work that drives relevance, changes behavior, and creates lasting impact, always grounded in humanity, not just technology. As part of Publicis Health and Publicis Groupe, we bring together entrepreneurial energy with the scale, stability, and depth of one of the world’s leading communications networks.

At Digitas Health, what sets us apart isn’t just who we work with, it’s how we work and how it feels to be here. Our culture attracts curious, driven people who want to make a difference and be part of something bigger. Our teams are intentionally crafted across disciplines, perspectives, and experience levels, bringing strategy, creativity, data, and technology together from the start. We believe the best ideas come from curiosity, collaboration, and healthy debate and we expect people here to be thoughtful, engaged, and eager to shape what’s next. If you’re energized by complexity, motivated by impact, and excited to help redefine how healthcare connects with people, we’d love to meet you!

Overview

Account Planning (aka, Brand Planning) at Digitas Health is focused on uncovering insights that build brand strategy and inspire creativity. As integral partners on multi-functional teams, Planners collaborate with creative and engagement strategy partners to shape the brand vision and experience. Account Planning is a proud part of the DH Creative organization.

The ideal Director candidate has at least 8 years experience as a brand planner or strategist in a creative agency or marketing consultancy. An ability to do exceptional thinking in brand strategy (e.g., positioning, analysis, insights) and, the briefing skills to effectively write and manage the briefing to clients and creative teams alike.

We seek planners who are curious, collaborative and tenacious in their pursuit of insight.

Responsibilities

• Developing insights to unlock brand opportunities through research, analysis and strategic thinking
• Creating briefs and delivering briefings that inform and inspire creativity
• Collaborating with clients and partners to identify brand growth opportunities and solve consumer/customer challenges
• Assessing brand and creative performance through primary and secondary research along with data analytics

Additional Responsibilities For This Position Include

• Develop and lead creative and strategic workshops and brainstorming sessions
• Design and execution of qualitative and quantitative market research
• Relevant trend tracking and creation of agency point-of-view
• Support business development/account growth strategies
• Manage direct report and support cross-strategy partners
• Apply and optimize agency strategy tools and frameworks
• Build productive collaboration that enables successful teamwork

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience working in marketing and/or strategic services organizations – e.g., general advertising agency account planning group; marketing consultancy, management consulting firm; brand strategy firm
• Brand strategy experience on large, complex franchise brands or brand portfolios
• Qualitative and quantitative research experience and expertiseProven skills in uncovering and implementing consumer/customer insights
• Exceptional writing, communication and influence skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across large, multi-functional teams

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto Viva La Différence means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

• medical coverage
• dental
• vision
• disability
• 401K
• parental and family care leave
• family forming assistance
• tuition reimbursement
• flexible time off

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $106,780.00 - USD $153,405.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 12/7/2026.