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Planning Director

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London, Greater London, England
Senior level
London, Greater London, England
Senior level
As Planning Director, you will elevate media planning output, translate strategy into global media guidelines, and drive client growth by collaborating with strategy and digital leads. You'll focus on innovation, optimization, and aligning local outputs with client objectives, ensuring they resonate with the market context.
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About the Role:

You will be responsible for elevating our media planning output, working across clients, to translate strategy and client needs into progressive, integrated media planning solutions across the network.

  • You will join the agency as a Director, working as part of a wider team drive client growth
  • You will be the bridge for most workstreams, turning audience and behavioural insights and communications frameworks into opportunities for innovation, best in class channel execution and measurement solutions
  • You will be responsible for elevating client’s global media approach to successful execution creating and establishing global media guidelines and ensuring that they are embedded across the client’s organisation and our network of region and local teams

This is an ideal role for a candidate who loves to client service, is a team player, and has a track record seeing their media planning deliver business results in execution.

Key tasks include

  • Working with our Business, Strategy and Digital leads in crafting communications strategy and planning recommendations for annual plans, portfolio solutions and campaigns
  • Translating strategy into global media guidelines
  • Ensuring that local market output ties back to the client’s objectives
  • Developing the usage of Omni applications and datasets
  • Identifying opportunities for innovation and cross-channel optimization
  • Working in partnership with local teams to deliver solutions that resonate with the market context

This role will appeal to someone who is passionate about the future of our industry, where their planning output matches the brand’s ambitions, is not afraid to challenge their clients when needed, and is proactive in proposing opportunities to support the client’s market agenda.

The ideal candidate will be a problem-solver who will use a variety of tools, practices, and processes to deliver best compliance and governance for the client.


About the Agency:


Be Your Best

We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at [email protected] to let us know how we can support you.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at OMG

At OMG, our vision is to be an agency where difference is valued and everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment that reflects today’s society, where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work, and where diverse voices and backgrounds are valued, heard, and well-represented.

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Omnicom Media Group UK London, England Office

Bankside 2, 90-100 Southwark Street, London, United Kingdom, SE1 0SW

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