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Planning Director

United Kingdom · Work style not stated · Full time

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  • Employerdentsu
  • LocationUnited Kingdom
  • Work styleWork style not stated
  • Employment typeFull time
  • Employer posted

Job Description:

Introduction
Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity.

Dentsu International is a global leader that specialises in Sales, Marketing, Customer Experience, and Retention to enable clients to keep “winning” whilst ensuring customer growth and experience is at the very forefront for their business.

iProspect, a dentsu company, is a leading global digital-first media agency. In the unbounded world, the future belongs to brands who are prepared to shape it. iProspect’s unmatched mix of media strategy, digital storytelling, and specialized audience insight sets a new standard for performance-driven brand building.

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We’re hiring a Planning Director as part of our team based from our London office.

Purpose of the Role
This Planning Director role will be working on an automotive account.

This role is critical in the day-to-day running of the account & a key lead in delivering brilliant communications planning, with the support of a Planning Manager in delivering and managing the end-to-end campaign process for our clients – including brand, product launch, seasonal and tactical volume-driving campaigns. Moreover, this role will be required to build a productive and successful relationship with our clients’ partner agencies.

Key Responsibilities

Leads client activity to deliver innovative and ambitious plans that deliver client objectives and key performance indicators

Supports the management team to ensure that the team are working to deliver best in market results

Liaises frequently with Trading counterpart to ensure plans align with trading priorities

Connects with internal and external networks to deliver against one operating model, considering internal products when delivering planning solutions to clients

Seeks understanding of clients’ fee models in order to maximise business revenue

Identifies business development opportunities from within the existing client portfolio and prospective clients, focussed on delivering internal revenue

Key Skills

Regardless of background, a Planning Director at iProspect needs some specific traits to succeed.

Established comms planner (brand & performance media) and client service account person

Strong digital & performance media expertise - decent knowledge of digital media planning, activation and optimisation, with the ability to confidently lead conversations across performance channels and provide recommendations

Strategic campaign leadership behaviours - someone who can lead campaign planning from brief to activation, ensuring work progresses at pace and delivers against business objectives

Good client lead - leader within the team who'll build confidence with clients and challenge them in the right places

Clear and effective communicator - must communicate with clarity, consistency and precision across clients, agency teams and media partners

Automotive experience would be beneficial

What we offer
This is a Permanent role. The team is based in our London office but operates under flexible working arrangements. The team are currently in the office twice a week.

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 recognise 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 accommodations@dentsu.com, 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.
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Location:

London

Brand:

Iprospect

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

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