Media Planning
Posted 8 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Associate Director, Media Planning”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 7+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
No salary listed for this role.
CertificationsBachelor
Field of studyAdvertising, Business Administration, Communications, Marketing
About WPP Media
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.
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.
For more information, visit wppmedia.com.
About the Role
Your primary objective as the Associate Director is to supervise all implementation needs and communication to the client(s) and agency client/planning/other teams. In this role liaising and coordinating with global marketing teams and understanding international marketing will be a key part of your duties. In addition, you will have oversight of client implementation team to ensure productivity, including managing staffing and workload issues at the client team level. You will provide strategic rigor to the implementation of the idea, ensuring integration of the work between creative and media. Above all you will be well versed in 360 media planning to be able to effectively convey and manage the media deliverable within the agencies.
Your Impact
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Coordinate international marketing initiatives with global internal teams
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Help create and deliver on strong briefs
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Develop strategic media plans across several portfolios
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Effectively convey and manage the media output
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Effectively works across all areas of the media process and closely with brand managers and creative agencies
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Will have opportunities for creative and strategic input both with agencies and clients
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Will need to manage client, agency, and vendor relationships
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Help drive the overall media process and manage go-to market strategies
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Ensure a high quality of execution cross-channel
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Manage client and planning teams regarding marketplace conditions, industry intelligence and buying recommendations
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Present insights, QBR’s and post reporting to clients
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Gain client approval on optimizations and budget shifts