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.

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1530 - Implementational Planning Account Director 

About WPP Media 

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. 

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 

About WPP 650 

Join an award-winning team at the heart of UK government, where your work will genuinely shape lives. As part of WPP 650 you’ll be part of a supportive, collaborative environment that values curiosity, kindness, and growth. Together, we use behaviour change principles to design smarter services, influence better decisions, and help millions of people across the country. 

Named WPP 650, after the 650 UK constituencies, the name is a reminder that our work must reflect the full breadth of the country, every community, every audience. No two days are the same. The challenges are complex, the problems worth solving, and the learning constant. You’ll tackle issues that matter, alongside talented colleagues who care deeply about what they do. It’s demanding – but always rewarding. 

This is meaningful work with real-world impact – the kind you can point to with pride. 

Role Summary and Impact 

As an Implementational Planning Account Director, you drive day-to-day excellence in cross-channel media planning and activation. Translating client strategies (from Strategists/Comms Planners) into detailed implementational plans across all media (digital, audio, VOD, AV), you ensure seamless execution and measurable brand/performance outcomes. You collaborate deeply with specialist teams, acting as a key client contact on media performance, aligning with OASIS (objective, audience, strategy, Implementation & scoring) framework within WPP Open. Responsibilities include cross-channel optimisation, media testing, leveraging WPP Open Intelligence for data, and coordinating PCA insights for future strategies. 

Reporting Structure: Reports to Implementational Planning Business Director. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Line Management: Provide direct line management, mentorship, and development for junior team members. 

• Client Delivery & Management: Act as the primary day-to-day client connection, delivering integrated planning and activation, developing and presenting implementational responses, and building strong client and partner relationships. 

• Cross-Channel Planning: Collaborate with Strategists and Comms Planners to translate overarching media strategies into detailed tactical plans across all channels, creating integrated roadmaps aligned with brand and performance goals. This process is aligned with OASIS framework. 

• Optimisation & Performance: Lead cross-channel optimisation, implement advanced measurement (including media testing frameworks), refine plans based on data and audience insights, and coordinate insights for PCAs. 

• Innovation & Capability: Implement and test new tools, technologies (e.g., AI-driven optimisation) within client campaigns, utilising WPP Open and WPP Open Intelligence for data opportunities and testing initiatives, all within the context of the DPAM framework. 

• Team Collaboration: Foster cross-functional collaboration with Comms Planners, Strategists, and activation specialists, presenting a unified approach aligned with the OASIS framework within the WPP Open ecosystem. 

 

Skills and Experience 

• Extensive experience in media planning, digital activation, or implementational planning, managing complex accounts and orchestrating integrated media strategies. 

• Expertise in cross-channel planning (digital, audio, VOD, AV), strong data analysis, integrated media testing knowledge, and client relationship management. 

• Ability to translate high-level brand and performance strategies, in partnership with Comms Planners and Strategists, into detailed, actionable tactical plans across the entire media mix, directly contributing to wider client media strategy, following the OASIS framework. 

• Advanced knowledge of the full media landscape and core media buying platforms, with an understanding of how they intersect and integrate. 

• Strong understanding of audience insights, advanced analytics, data validation, and the ability to leverage performance data for optimisation, including robust media testing frameworks and WPP Open Intelligence. 

• Proficiency in planning and optimisation tools (including WPP Open) and integrating AI-driven tools. 

• Proven ability to build trusted client relationships, present confidently, and manage expectations. 

• Highly collaborative, fostering productive working relationships across internal teams and partners. 

• Agile, innovative, and pioneering mindset, focused on continuous improvement, problem-solving, and passion for media testing. 

 

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 & WPP Media’s shared core values: