Associate Director Planning - F/H - CDI

This role drives day-to-day excellence in cross-channel media planning and activation, translating client strategies into detailed implementational plans across digital, audio, VOD, and AV. The Associate Director leads cross-channel optimization, implements advanced measurement frameworks, and leverages WPP Open Intelligence for data-driven insights. This position requires extensive media planning experience, strong client relationship management, and line management of junior team members.

Leads digital media planning strategy for client campaigns, overseeing planning teams and ensuring effective execution across digital channels. Requires deep expertise in the digital media landscape and campaign optimization.

This Director of Strategic Planning partners with senior client and agency leads to develop communications strategies that address client business and marketing goals. The role owns the strategic foundation of client plans from insight development through activation and measurement, translating consumer and business intelligence into actionable strategic choices. Requires 10+ years of senior-level marketing experience with at least 5 years in a strategy role, plus advanced English proficiency and strong channel strategy knowledge.

This role leads implementation planning for media campaigns in the UK, overseeing the execution of integrated media plans across channels. The Associate Director will manage a team, ensure campaign delivery, and optimize performance to meet client objectives.

This role provides Tier 2 platform support and incident leadership for WPP Media's integrated ecosystem, connecting technology platforms, operational workflows, and agency teams. The Senior Associate investigates root causes across interconnected systems, translates operational challenges into technical requirements, and ensures data integrity across core platforms, requiring hands-on experience with Salesforce, Jira, Confluence, SQL, Python, and Tableau.

This manager role leads data and technology consulting projects within WPP Media, focusing on delivering data-driven solutions for clients. The manager will oversee data strategy, technology implementation, and analytics initiatives, leveraging the agentic marketing platform WPP Open. Requires experience in data consulting and a strong understanding of marketing technology.

This junior consultant role focuses on advertising technology solutions within WPP Media, supporting the deployment and optimization of ad tech products. The consultant will work with the agentic marketing platform WPP Open, assisting in technical implementations and client-facing projects. Requires foundational knowledge of AdTech and a collaborative mindset.