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This role is for the planning lead on a handful of challenging and dynamic brands within the RB (Reckitt Benckiser) Health team, and to be the conduit between the marketing and client side media teams and Zenith’s strategy and activation teams.

The primary task is to direct the account, leading the media response with a strong desire to deliver the best work possible, with the opportunity to make the accounts your own and help move the business onto the next level.

Critically, we are looking for someone that understands the art of client management and that can distil a diverse brief into a concise, actionable strategy and see each campaign through to completion. 

Your role will involve consumer insight, strategic and implementational media planning as client handling and account management. 

The ideal candidate will have the ability to lead a small planning team in the day to day running of the brands whilst managing other specialist teams within the agency and activation planning across all channels; We are looking for someone who can bring the best out of their colleagues, their team and the specialist departments within the agency. 

The client team are fast paced and operate in an ever changing environment; the development of senior client relationships is therefore imperative, being able to demonstrate to the client a thorough understanding of their business to land key recommendations.

The opportunity is for a Planning Director to work within the RB team at Zenith, with responsibility across a range of well-known Healthcare and Personal care brands including Scholl, Durex, Veet, E45 and Nurofen. RB is one of Zenith UK’s largest clients and currently bills c£65m gross per annum across the Health and Household divisions. The media spend for the Healthcare business is c.£45m across all media channels, including TV, VOD, Search, Social and Media Partnerships.

The successful candidate would manage 1-2 Planning Manager / Executives and report directly into a Business Director in the group, allowing for autonomy and growth within the team structure.

You will have experience planning multiple campaigns for a big name client. Experience across all channels is useful, but TV knowledge is a must. 

You will have experience managing a small team, but also managing up as well as down. You will be responsible for bringing out the best of your team and work.