Associate Director, Planning

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About WPP Media</strong></p> <p>WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. </p> <p>WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.</p> <p>For more information, visit <a href="wppmedia.com">wppmedia.com</a>.</p></div><p><strong>About WPP Media</strong></p> <p>WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.</p> <p>WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com</p> <p>At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP &amp; WPP Media’s shared core values:</p> <ul> <li>Be <strong>Extraordinary</strong> by <em>Leading Collectively</em> to <em>Inspire transformational Creativity.</em></li> <li>Create an <strong>Open</strong> environment by<em> Balancing People and Client Experiences</em> by <em>Cultivating Trust</em>.</li> <li>Lead <strong>Optimistically</strong> by <em>Championing Growth</em> <em>and Development</em> to <em>Mobilize the Enterprise</em>.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Role Summary and Impact:</strong></p> <p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">As an Associate Director of Planning, your primary objective is to supervise all implementation needs and communication with the client(s) and agency client/planning/other teams. You will liaise and coordinate with global marketing teams as understanding international marketing will be essential to your duties. In addition, you will oversee the client implementation team to ensure productivity, including managing staffing and workload issues at the client team level. You will provide strategic rigor to implement ideas and ensure integration of the work between creative and media. You will also be well verse