Planning Account Director - 12 Month FTC

BRAND: Digitas UK
Job Function: Media Performance
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience Level: Specialist
Workplace Type: Hybrid

Company description

At Digitas, we harness the power of connection to make positive impact everyday. We have a relentless focus on creating connections to help our clients' businesses grow, connecting diverse people, ideas and expertise in innovative and exciting ways.

We are making positive impact with our amazing clients, through our capabilities in Consulting, Products & Platforms, Customer Engagement and Digital Media.

Part of Publicis Groupe, and a Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies, we're proud to work with some of the world's leading brands.

Digitas. Experience the power of connection.

Our Commitment
Digitas is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Overview

The Digitas Media team delivers integrated media solutions across Display, Programmatic, Paid Social, Paid Search, SEO and Affiliates. Working with leading brands across retail, travel and B2B, we connect data, technology and creativity to create powerful digital experiences that win in the moments that matter. As our client relationships grow in scale and ambition, we're expanding our strategic planning capabilities across EMEA. This role is central to that growth.

You'll join a growing, strategically ambitious team where your voice matters. This is an opportunity to shape high-impact media strategy for global brands, lead talented planners, and play a key role in the next chapter of our agency's growth.

We're looking for an experienced, ambitious Planning Account Director. You'll lead strategic cross-channel planning, nurture senior client relationships, and inspire a high-performing team to deliver exceptional work.

You'll partner closely with the Business Director, shaping integrated media strategies that drive measurable business results while ensuring brilliant execution across digital and offline touchpoints.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end cross-channel media strategy and planning
• Act as senior client lead, building trusted, long-term partnerships
• Oversee campaign delivery, performance and optimisation
• Ensure work is insight-led, high quality and commercially strong
• Coach and develop junior team members
• Drive account growth and identify new revenue opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong experience in media planning/client service
• Strong understanding of full-funnel media and integrated channel roles
• Experience working across EMEA (Germany a plus)
• Confidence presenting to senior stakeholders
• Proven track record of delivering against ambitious KPIs
• Team leadership experience with a passion for developing talent
• Commercial awareness and strong financial management skills

Additional information

Digitas has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees, full details of which are shared when you join. This includes the classics like Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical, as well as Reflection Days, Shared Parental Leave, and spans other initiatives like:

Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG's (Employee Action Groups).

At Digitas, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We'll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application. Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.

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