Associate Director, Planning
The Associate Director, Planning at WPP Media is a senior leadership role responsible for driving strategic media planning for key clients, with a strong focus on the Dairy/Nutrition (Mom & Kid) category. This position involves acting as a senior strategic advisor, steering client media investments to deliver clear business outcomes, leading senior client relationships, managing a high-performing planning team, and contributing to the agency's growth and innovation agenda.
Key responsibilities include leading as the senior strategic advisor for key client relationships, owning the media and communications strategy aligned with client business objectives, and driving client work-in-progress meetings to ensure clear communication of market dynamics, campaign learnings, and strategic actions. The role also involves overseeing integrated media recommendations across various channels, ensuring planning outputs meet high strategic and commercial standards, and leading innovative and experimental initiatives, including first-in-category projects.
The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of media planning experience in a media agency, with mandatory experience working with Dairy/Nutrition/Mom & Kid brands. Proven leadership experience with strong senior client management capability, solid understanding of integrated media planning across channels, and excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills are essential. A proactive, self-driven, and accountable mindset, along with a strategic thinker who can remain hands-on when required, is also desired.
WPP Media offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days. The company fosters a culture of respect, creativity, collaboration, and connection, with a hybrid work approach that includes in-office presence around four days a week.
Joining WPP Media provides opportunities to work in a collaborative and innovative environment, with access to the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue passions, grow networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. The company is committed to employee growth and responsible media investment, offering a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events.