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Planning Director 12mnth FTC
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Planning Director – Integrated Creative Agency
London – Hybrid (3 days per week) 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract (FTC) / Up to £80k (DOE)
Are you a strategic leader with a flair for turning insights into big ideas? This guaranteed freelance to permanent opportunity at an independent purpose-driven marketing agency is seeking a Planning Director with big brand commercial experience to shape strategy, inspire creativity, and deliver standout campaigns that drive real-world impact.
About The Company
An independent 25+ year-old marketing agency (50+ employees) delivering meaningful, award-winning campaigns for non-profit organisations, charities, and consumer brands.
Key attributes:
- Fully integrated creative-marketing agency
- Consistently award-winning work
- High-profile portfolio spanning NFPs, consumer brands, and commercial clients
About The Role
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead strategy across a portfolio of commercial brands, delivering audience-first insights and standout creative briefs.
- Collaborate with client & creative teams to turn challenges into award-winning campaigns.
- Play a key role in pitches & new business, crafting compelling narratives that secure accounts.
- Build long-term client relationships, identifying growth opportunities.
- Champion marketing effectiveness, using data analysis to prove impact and foster innovation.
- Mentor planners, shape agency culture, and develop future leaders.
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Why You’ll Love It Here
✅ Purpose-driven culture – No soulless corporate frame; creativity, innovation, and real-world impact valued. ✅ Hybrid working flexibility – 3 days per week onsite (Central London-based). ✅ High-profile client mix – Work on major commercial brands, plus NFP & charity projects. ✅ Leadership visibility – Influence agency strategy, represent commercial offerings externally. ✅ Collaborative environment – Encourages entrepreneurial thinking with strong team culture.
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Ideal candidates must have: ✔ 8+ years’ strategic planning experience in top-tier integrated creative agencies, with a track record of award-winning big brand campaigns. ✔ Strong strategy across brand, campaign, and product launch initiatives, ideally with direct response & DRTV exposure. ✔ Gravitas to communicate confidently at executive client level. ✔ Data-driven insight skills – ability to translate intelligence into creative strategy.
Bonus traits (the agency supports & reflects its causes): ✔ Passionate about NFP/charity work or socially conscious campaigns.
Note: Visa sponsorship unavailable – UK work eligibility required.
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