30 Media Planning jobs in the United Kingdom

Media Planning Account Director

Our client, a leading media agency, is hiring a Planning Account Director to join their expanding team in London. As the Account Director you will be responsible for multi-channel campaign planning as well as being the main point of contact for your clients and projects.

The Role

· Responsible for the strategy & planning of multi-channel campaigns, both offline & digital channels

· Building & maintaining client relationships

· People management & leadership

· Finance & budget management

· Agency development

The Candidate

· Exceptional media planning experience covering both offline & digital channels including OOH, Press & Print

· Sound knowledge of the digital advertising landscape.

· Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).

· Highly analytical.

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Media Planning Account Director

Our client, a leading media agency, is hiring a Planning Account Director to join their expanding team in London. As the Account Director you will be responsible for multi-channel campaign planning as well as being the main point of contact for your clients and projects.

The Role

· Responsible for the strategy & planning of multi-channel campaigns, both offline & digital channels

· Building & maintaining client relationships

· People management & leadership

· Finance & budget management

· Agency development

The Candidate

· Exceptional media planning experience covering both offline & digital channels including OOH, Press & Print

· Sound knowledge of the digital advertising landscape.

· Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).

· Highly analytical.

For more information on the Media Planning Account Director click "APPLY" or email your cv to

We are seeking a results-driven Senior Planning Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for day-to-day client management and for planning our flagship beauty client's digital marketing campaigns to drive ecommerce performance through search, social and programmatic display. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong reasoning skills, a deep understanding of digital marketing channels, and the ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Campaign Process and Planning:

• Develop and manage comprehensive digital marketing strategies and budget pacing across various channels, including PPC, social media and display advertising.

Client Relationship Management:

• Serve as the point of contact for the client across the account, ensuring high levels of client satisfaction.
• Work very closely with client spearhead and develop and maintain strong, long-term relationships with clients
• Understand clients' business goals and industry trends to provide performance planning insights.

Performance Analysis and Reporting:

• Monitor, evaluate, and report on campaign performance metrics using channel platforms and dashboards.
• Provide clients with regular performance reports, insights, and recommendations for improvement.
• Use data-driven insights to inform strategies and optimise cross-channel campaign performance with the team.

Collaboration and Coordination:

• Work closely with internal activations teams to ensure campaigns are executed with best practice and guidelines process is followed for example media plans and taxonomy.
• Coordinate with external vendors and partners as needed to support campaign activities.

Budget Management:

• Manage client budgets effectively, ensuring that campaigns are delivered within budget constraints.
• Ensure all financial reconciliations are completed on time and accurate

Requirements

• Experience in digital marketing, account management, or channel specific role.
• Strong proficiency in excel required
• Proven track record of managing and optimising digital marketing campaigns
• Strong reasoning skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and provide actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Skills in digital marketing tools such as Google Ads, Facebook Ads Manager, Google Analytics or Adobe
• Certification in Google Ads, Google Analytics, or similar is a plus.

Key Competencies

• Analytical Skills: Proficiency in analysing performance data and providing actionable insights.
• Adaptability: Ability to manage multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and implement long-term digital marketing strategies aligned with client goals.
• Client Focus: Commitment to understanding and meeting the needs of clients.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with digital marketing tools and platforms.

We are committed to empowering workers in the communities local to where we operate, and are mindful of minimising the carbon cost of commuting. Where a position required regular presence in the office, as in the case of managerial positions, we attempt to hire staff who live within a reasonable commute (<50 miles or 1.5 hours) of the office they will be based in.

Equal Opportunties

Assembly is an advocate for equal opportunity in the workplace. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability and gender identity. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Social and Environmental Responsibility

At Assembly, we have a responsibility to bring impact into our every day. This means we must always look for ways in which to be conscious citizens in our roles to support society and environmental sustainability. We encourage employees to; be a conscious citizen by actively participating in our organisation's sustainability efforts, help us promote environmentally friendly practices within the workplace, collaborate with community organisations and stakeholders to support initiatives aligned with our company's values, participate in volunteer activities that benefit the community. Employees are also encouraged to make suggestions and evaluate our business practices to identify areas for improvement in social and environmental performance. Employees at Assembly demonstrate commitment to sustainability and inclusivity in their actions and behaviours

What to know

Execute innovative marketing strategy through a diverse channel mix, for leading NGOs, charities and brands. As an Associate Director in the Paid Media Team, you'll oversee the execution of digital advertising campaigns across clients ranging from leading UK and global charities and UN bodies, to global brands and their CSR programmes.

You will know how to drive strong performance metrics for clients, whilst thinking holistically about the brand and how these metrics contribute to wider conversation about marketing budgets and long-term growth objectives. You will be a senior member of our media practice in London, supporting the Media Director in shaping processes and innovating our client channel mix to drive results.

This may be the right role for you if you’re someone who is equally strategic, creative, and analytical. Switching seamlessly from a client presentation to writing an insightful analysis of campaign performance, and rolling up your sleeves to launch advertising campaigns in new platforms are no big deal for you. You’re used to spending most of your day speaking in acronyms — terms like CPA, DSP, VTR, and ROAS are a natural part of your vocabulary — and you know how to explain them to clients and colleagues.

You will use your depth of experience to inform your work but also use your curiosity to keep ahead of the changing sector in order to ensure we’re innovating for our clients wherever possible.

The company

Blue State is the purpose-driven creative and tech agency for brands and causes looking to inspire people to take action and drive create real change. With clients including the UNHCR, Google, Amnesty International, UNICEF, Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) and Oxfam, Blue State cultivates and mobilises communities, raises money and influences policy, builds platforms, and transforms how organisations engage their most important people. Led by some of the most creative and analytical minds from the political, nonprofit, and brand worlds, Blue State is an independent agency with 150+ employees in the US and London.

A day in the life

• Translate clients’ strategic visions into media objectives and KPIs to accomplish a wide range of client objectives including direct response (lead gen and fundraising), awareness, persuasion, and advocacy.
• Analyse ongoing and historical performance data to identify opportunities for improvement, make strategic recommendations, and generate reporting and insights to drive optimisation.
• Have a strong POV on measurement, attribution, and conversion tracking, and apply that knowledge to strategic recommendations and ongoing campaign management.
• Participate in (and frequently lead) client-facing interactions — you’ll be the subject-matter expert for the platforms you manage.
• Plan, build, manage, and optimise media campaigns across multiple platforms, and oversee others in the team across multiple accounts to ensure media buying is efficient, effective and compliant.
• Work collaboratively with other internal or external teams, including media planners, strategists, account directors, designers, and analysts, to produce campaigns, creative ideas, audience and target recommendations, and experimental designs.
• Be an internal and external thought leader and help keep us up to date with the latest digital media trends by maintaining relationships with media partners, and engaging in media R&D projects, writing blog posts, and participating on panels.

The team

As part of the Media team, you’ll work closely with a cross-disciplinary group of Blue State employees on various projects. London is a small and close-knit team, where everyone has an opportunity to shape new approaches, grow and learn from their colleagues, and take advantage of a personal development fund to stretch their skills even further. You’ll have the opportunity to work with some of the most inspiring charities, ambitious brands and passionate advocacy and social change campaigns.

What we offer

• Unlimited time off (inclusive of sick, personal and vacation days)
• $1,000 annual in professional development funds (local equivalent)
• Fully subsidised health and dental insurance for employees (subject to tax)
• Generous pension match via salary sacrifice
• Generous paid holiday schedule
• Parental leave policy for up to 32.5 week of coverage at full pay, inclusive of all genders and supporting a range of family structures
• Group Income Protection (GIP)
• Group Life Assurance (GLA)
• Optional holiday travel insurance
• Pre-tax season ticket loans
• Cycle to work (up to £2000)
• Remote work flexibility

We approach in-office working with a hybrid model, with presence in our office required at two days per week.

Some things we're looking for

• 6-8 years experience in a hands-on paid media planning and buying role using a mix of digital channels (Social, Search, Display, Video, Audio, etc)
• Demonstrated experience translating client business goals into cohesive media strategies and specific KPIs, and a record executing campaigns that delivered on those goals.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple clients and projects on time, within budget, and meet performance goals.
• High proficiency with digital advertising platforms — you’ve demonstrated a level of mastery of paid social, paid search, and/or programmatic trading — as well as Google Analytics and other measurement platforms
• Exceptional attention to detail, especially with regards to campaign setup and trafficking, QA, and reporting.
• Ability to adapt to new situations, solve problems on the fly, and communicate with those around you.
• A shared passion and curiosity for delivering change. This includes comfort with ambiguity, a restlessness that resists the status quo, and a commitment to quality that ensures we’re always making progress.

At Blue State, diversity is a necessity, not a nice-to-have. We encourage those from underrepresented communities — women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between — to apply. Even if you don’t think your current skill set checks every box, but this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you.

Blue State is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible application and interview process. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for a disability, including the use of AI tools throughout the hiring process, please contact us at with the subject line: Accommodation Request to get started.

Your privacy is important to us. You can find out more information on how we handle your data for recruiting purposes in our Privacy Policy for Recruitment .

What to know

Execute innovative marketing strategy through a diverse channel mix, for leading NGOs, charities and brands. As an Associate Director in the Paid Media Team, you'll oversee the execution of digital advertising campaigns across clients ranging from leading UK and global charities and UN bodies, to global brands and their CSR programmes.

You will know how to drive strong performance metrics for clients, whilst thinking holistically about the brand and how these metrics contribute to wider conversation about marketing budgets and long-term growth objectives. You will be a senior member of our media practice in London, supporting the Media Director in shaping processes and innovating our client channel mix to drive results.

This may be the right role for you if you’re someone who is equally strategic, creative, and analytical. Switching seamlessly from a client presentation to writing an insightful analysis of campaign performance, and rolling up your sleeves to launch advertising campaigns in new platforms are no big deal for you. You’re used to spending most of your day speaking in acronyms — terms like CPA, DSP, VTR, and ROAS are a natural part of your vocabulary — and you know how to explain them to clients and colleagues.

You will use your depth of experience to inform your work but also use your curiosity to keep ahead of the changing sector in order to ensure we’re innovating for our clients wherever possible.

The company

Blue State is the purpose-driven creative and tech agency for brands and causes looking to inspire people to take action and drive create real change. With clients including the UNHCR, Google, Amnesty International, UNICEF, Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) and Oxfam, Blue State cultivates and mobilises communities, raises money and influences policy, builds platforms, and transforms how organisations engage their most important people. Led by some of the most creative and analytical minds from the political, nonprofit, and brand worlds, Blue State is an independent agency with 150+ employees in the US and London.

A day in the life

• Translate clients’ strategic visions into media objectives and KPIs to accomplish a wide range of client objectives including direct response (lead gen and fundraising), awareness, persuasion, and advocacy.
• Analyse ongoing and historical performance data to identify opportunities for improvement, make strategic recommendations, and generate reporting and insights to drive optimisation.
• Have a strong POV on measurement, attribution, and conversion tracking, and apply that knowledge to strategic recommendations and ongoing campaign management.
• Participate in (and frequently lead) client-facing interactions — you’ll be the subject-matter expert for the platforms you manage.
• Plan, build, manage, and optimise media campaigns across multiple platforms, and oversee others in the team across multiple accounts to ensure media buying is efficient, effective and compliant.
• Work collaboratively with other internal or external teams, including media planners, strategists, account directors, designers, and analysts, to produce campaigns, creative ideas, audience and target recommendations, and experimental designs.
• Be an internal and external thought leader and help keep us up to date with the latest digital media trends by maintaining relationships with media partners, and engaging in media R&D projects, writing blog posts, and participating on panels.

The team

As part of the Media team, you’ll work closely with a cross-disciplinary group of Blue State employees on various projects. London is a small and close-knit team, where everyone has an opportunity to shape new approaches, grow and learn from their colleagues, and take advantage of a personal development fund to stretch their skills even further. You’ll have the opportunity to work with some of the most inspiring charities, ambitious brands and passionate advocacy and social change campaigns.

What we offer

• Unlimited time off (inclusive of sick, personal and vacation days)
• $1,000 annual in professional development funds (local equivalent)
• Fully subsidised health and dental insurance for employees (subject to tax)
• Generous pension match via salary sacrifice
• Generous paid holiday schedule
• Parental leave policy for up to 32.5 week of coverage at full pay, inclusive of all genders and supporting a range of family structures
• Group Income Protection (GIP)
• Group Life Assurance (GLA)
• Optional holiday travel insurance
• Pre-tax season ticket loans
• Cycle to work (up to £2000)
• Remote work flexibility

We approach in-office working with a hybrid model, with presence in our office required at two days per week.

Some things we're looking for

• 6-8 years experience in a hands-on paid media planning and buying role using a mix of digital channels (Social, Search, Display, Video, Audio, etc)
• Demonstrated experience translating client business goals into cohesive media strategies and specific KPIs, and a record executing campaigns that delivered on those goals.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple clients and projects on time, within budget, and meet performance goals.
• High proficiency with digital advertising platforms — you’ve demonstrated a level of mastery of paid social, paid search, and/or programmatic trading — as well as Google Analytics and other measurement platforms
• Exceptional attention to detail, especially with regards to campaign setup and trafficking, QA, and reporting.
• Ability to adapt to new situations, solve problems on the fly, and communicate with those around you.
• A shared passion and curiosity for delivering change. This includes comfort with ambiguity, a restlessness that resists the status quo, and a commitment to quality that ensures we’re always making progress.

At Blue State, diversity is a necessity, not a nice-to-have. We encourage those from underrepresented communities — women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between — to apply. Even if you don’t think your current skill set checks every box, but this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you.

Blue State is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible application and interview process. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for a disability, including the use of AI tools throughout the hiring process, please contact us at with the subject line: Accommodation Request to get started.

Your privacy is important to us. You can find out more information on how we handle your data for recruiting purposes in our Privacy Policy for Recruitment .

Performance Media Planning Account Director - Network Media Agency - 6 Months - August Start

A top network agency in Central London is looking for a UK Digital Planning Director to start early August on one of their key clients in the auto sector. This is a globally known brand and your focus will specifically be on the commercial and passenger vehicles part of the account. This is a hands on planning role, with an immediate focus on 2026 annual planning with the support of an AM and an exec. You will act as the key performance point of contact within this specific vertical, leading weekly performance calls, driving optimisations and unpicking/pulling insights from data to ultimately drive sales. There will be a strong project management element to the role as well and you will work closely with a wide range of internal stakeholders and agency partners, so the ability to juggle multiple projects/points of contact is key.

To be considered, you will need to be established at AD (or above) level with a strong background in cross digital planning within an agency environment. Auto experience is not a requirement.

PLEASE NOTE: You will need to be in the London office 2-3 times a week.

You:

• Established Director level media planning specialist with strong understanding of all digital channels

• Comfortable with hands on media planning ideally in the UK market. There will be a strategic element to the role but it is more planning led

• Experience working on complex accounts with a lot of moving parts

• Client-facing - ability to manage direct client questioning and take a lead in meetings from a performance marketing perspective.

• A background in project management - able to demonstrate experience working with multiple agency partners and internal stakeholders

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️ Senior Digital Manager

Location: London

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Start Date: ASAP

About Us

We’re a specialist performance marketing team powering some of the most exciting names in music, festivals, touring, and live entertainment . From grassroots gigs to international stadium tours, we partner with promoters, artists, and venues to drive ticket sales and fan engagement through data-led digital campaigns.

We’re now looking for a Senior Performance Marketing Manager to lead strategy, planning, and client comms across paid social, PPC, and programmatic channels. This is a leadership role for someone who thrives on big-picture thinking, hands-on campaign direction, and building strong client relationships.

What You’ll Do

• Lead campaign planning and media strategy across Paid Social (Meta, TikTok, Snap), PPC (Google, YouTube), and Programmatic (DV360 or equivalent)
• Serve as the primary point of contact for key clients – translating goals into actionable digital plans and presenting campaign recommendations and results
• Oversee day-to-day campaign setup and optimisation in collaboration with channel specialists and media buyers
• Build and maintain campaign frameworks, media plans, timelines, budgets, and performance forecasts
• Deliver clear reporting, insights, and recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders
• Stay ahead of industry trends, platform updates, fan behaviours, and innovations in ad tech
• Mentor junior team members and help shape internal processes and best practices

What You’ll Bring

• 4+ years’ experience in performance marketing across multiple digital channels (paid social is a must; PPC and programmatic a strong plus)
• Strong experience in a client-facing role – agency or in-house
• Deep understanding of media planning, attribution models, tracking (GA4, UTM, pixels), and conversion funnels
• Commercial acumen – confident managing budgets and optimising campaigns to drive ROAS and CPA goals
• Experience presenting campaign strategies and results to senior stakeholders
• A passion for live music, fan culture, and entertainment
• Bonus: familiarity with platforms like TikTok Ads, DV360, Google Ads, Meta Business Manager, and Spotify Ad Studio

Why Join Us

• Work with high-profile clients in live music, entertainment, and youth culture
• Shape full-funnel digital strategy for shows seen by thousands
• Collaborative, creative team with deep ties to the music industry
• Hybrid and flexible working, with regular team events and gig access
• Clear progression pathway with space to lead and grow

️ Senior Digital Manager

Location: London

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Start Date: ASAP

About Us

We’re a specialist performance marketing team powering some of the most exciting names in music, festivals, touring, and live entertainment . From grassroots gigs to international stadium tours, we partner with promoters, artists, and venues to drive ticket sales and fan engagement through data-led digital campaigns.

We’re now looking for a Senior Performance Marketing Manager to lead strategy, planning, and client comms across paid social, PPC, and programmatic channels. This is a leadership role for someone who thrives on big-picture thinking, hands-on campaign direction, and building strong client relationships.

What You’ll Do

• Lead campaign planning and media strategy across Paid Social (Meta, TikTok, Snap), PPC (Google, YouTube), and Programmatic (DV360 or equivalent)
• Serve as the primary point of contact for key clients – translating goals into actionable digital plans and presenting campaign recommendations and results
• Oversee day-to-day campaign setup and optimisation in collaboration with channel specialists and media buyers
• Build and maintain campaign frameworks, media plans, timelines, budgets, and performance forecasts
• Deliver clear reporting, insights, and recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders
• Stay ahead of industry trends, platform updates, fan behaviours, and innovations in ad tech
• Mentor junior team members and help shape internal processes and best practices

What You’ll Bring

• 4+ years’ experience in performance marketing across multiple digital channels (paid social is a must; PPC and programmatic a strong plus)
• Strong experience in a client-facing role – agency or in-house
• Deep understanding of media planning, attribution models, tracking (GA4, UTM, pixels), and conversion funnels
• Commercial acumen – confident managing budgets and optimising campaigns to drive ROAS and CPA goals
• Experience presenting campaign strategies and results to senior stakeholders
• A passion for live music, fan culture, and entertainment
• Bonus: familiarity with platforms like TikTok Ads, DV360, Google Ads, Meta Business Manager, and Spotify Ad Studio

Why Join Us

• Work with high-profile clients in live music, entertainment, and youth culture
• Shape full-funnel digital strategy for shows seen by thousands
• Collaborative, creative team with deep ties to the music industry
• Hybrid and flexible working, with regular team events and gig access
• Clear progression pathway with space to lead and grow