Planning Director

Join Zenith Media Australia as Planning Director and lead the planning craft across a diverse portfolio spanning entertainment and streaming, ecommerce, optical retail and healthcare. You will have the opportunity to shape brand growth, challenge performance-led thinking and deliver innovative work that connects brands with people.

As Planning Director, you will own the end-to-end planning process for major annual, quarterly and campaign briefs. Working closely with senior clients and specialists across strategy, analytics, digital, activation and investment, you will distil business challenges, set the overarching planning direction and bring together the right capabilities to deliver connected, measurable solutions.

As an established Planning Director, you will also act as a trusted client partner, lead and develop a talented planning team, and help create work worthy of case studies, awards and industry recognition.

6+ years’ experience in a planning role, ideally within a media agency or in a marketing related industry (e.g. in house marketing team, advertising ,or a related industry with transferable skills (e.g. research, analytics)

Strong planning craft with experience across online and offline channels.

A clear understanding of audiences, channel roles and the Australian media landscape.

Confidence leading complex responses to brief from strategy through to delivery.

Strong client leadership, presentation and storytelling skills.

Experience developing campaign measurement frameworks and performance benchmarks.

The ability to collaborate across multiple specialist disciplines.

A genuine passion for mentoring people and raising the standard of the work.

Experience in strategy, analytics, marketing mix modelling, digital planning or buying will be highly regarded

A supportive and collaborative culture.

Clients who are encourage innovative thinking and are open to be challenged.

An opportunity to deepen your digital channel expertise and grow into an omnichannel activation and planning expert.

Ambition to fulfil your career goals in a business large enough to accommodate them.

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. You can learn more about us at www.publicisgroupeanz.com.

Enjoy all the benefits that come with our network offering:

A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing.

A creative, lively and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”

Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.

Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes.

A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.

A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE, EmbRACE and Ecologique committees.

Leave benefits including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and an additional 5 days of leave (after 2 years of service).

Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.

Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks (based on tenure) paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap and Cub Care leave.

Access to counsellors, psychologists and professionals through Sonder - an all-in-on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs.

Proud partners of Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation and the Australian Disability Network.

If you don't tick every box in this ad, please don't rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity rather than ticking boxes — so if this role resonates with you, please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words; these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe, we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge, and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via recruitmentpublicisgroupe.com; your personal information will be kept confidential.

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Publicis Groupe benefits: Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world's most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. You can learn more about us at www.publicisgroupeanz.com .

Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:

A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting physical, mindful, and financial wellbeing.

A creative, lively, and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach — "working your way with us."

Access to our Global AI Platform Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.

Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform, Marcel Classes.

A committed Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva Women, Égalité, enABLE, EmbRACE, and Écologique committees.

Leave benefits including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and an additional 5 days of leave after 2 years of service.

Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks based on tenure, paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap, and Cub Care leave.

Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through Sonder, an all-in-one digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs.

A workplace that stands together to provide a more open, supportive, and recovery-forward culture for all employees with life-threatening illnesses. Read more about our Working With Cancer Pledge: https://workingwithcancerpledge.com/

Proud partners of Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation, and the Australian Disability Network.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via recruitmentpublicisgroupe.com ; your personal information will be kept confidential.