Associate Director, Media Planning, UK
Core
Lead media planning strategy, forecasting, and campaign performance for Google Ads and other channels, managing a team of planners and serving as the primary point of contact for client planning needs.
Role type
Senior IC media planning manager with team leadership
Builds
Media planning strategies, campaign performance reports, and planning frameworks for client media investments
Domain
Digital advertising and media planning
Required skills
Strategic thinking, forecasting, client relationship management, team leadership, data analysis, presentation design, budget management, test and learn framework design, resource management, spreadsheet automation
Preferred skills
AI script building, emerging technology adoption, thought leadership
Technologies
Google Ads, AI tools for scripting, spreadsheet formulas
Responsibilities
Lead weekly client meetings and presentations; oversee and quality assure junior team deliverables; deliver strategic presentations and post-campaign analysis; manage assigned media budgets against outcomes; design test and learn frameworks; coach and develop team members; foster client and internal team relationships.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibility