Account Director, Media Planning
WPP Media
| Company | WPP Media |
| Category | Sales |
| Location | London |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Director |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Last verified | 9 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
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 . 2454 - Account Director, Media Planning
Role Summary and Impact
To collaborate with international local-market specialists to create integrated, future facing cross-channel media plans. An opportunity to work across one of the world’s biggest travel brands - Booking.com.
This media-planning co-ordination position will offer the selected candidate an opportunity to grow their knowledge of international media landscapes and evolve their expertise in global media planning and strategic consultancy. It is the perfect opportunity for an ambitious Account Manager or an Account Director looking for a new challenge in an integrated client / agency role, where the right candidate will have ownership of projects and the capacity to be involved in proactive asks and forward thinking.
You will work as part of the Booking.com team reporting into the Global Business Director.
Responsibilities
Engage with local market planning experts to brief and support cross channel campaign planning across key EU/AU markets including UK, DE, FR and AU.
Ensure cross channel plans have a clear, consistent rationale and are aligned to global strategy
Collaborate with local planning leads to design impactful, digitally focused paid media campaigns in each market
Manage and support the development of the junior talent in the team
Build a strong knowledgebase and understanding of the client’s business and marketplace
Coordinate/manage local market and regional media partner briefing process
Act as an expert voice during client facing planning meetings on local market media landscapes (potential partners, channel effectiveness, measurement, and testing)
Problem solve local market challenges with confidence and present high-quality solutions to clients
Build strong relationships with local and internal Mindshare teams to ensure markets are delivering key actions across the account
Work with local markets to improve planning and reporting practices on an on-going basis
Lead implementation process of regional campaigns, working closely with external agencies to deliver executional excellence.
Integrate planning & media Strategy knowledge and expertise into operational practices across the account.
Lead in the collation of competitor, market, and media activity to provide insightful updates to the clients and team
Keep abreast of EMEA media channel developments, identifying new channels and test opportunities for upcoming campaigns in collaboration with Global Digital Team.
Skills and Experience
Positive, enthusiastic with a can-do attitude
Inquisitive and happy to question the status quo
Open and consultative approach with colleagues and clients
A team player who is interested in and excited to learn more about the world of global media and the travel industry
Comfortable with the use of Excel spreadsheets (advance user is a plus but not a prerequisite)
Ability to communicate succinctly in all directions
Calm approach to managing urgent deadlines
Enthusiasm and interest to go beyond the task – to find the insight in the data, or to identify a time-saver in a current process
A desire to learn and to be involved in numerous workstreams
Proactive nature with strong self-motivation
Essential Criter