Client & Comms Planning Director

Overview Join to apply for the Client & Comms Planning Director role at WPP Media . This is your opportunity to lead future-fit campaigns for Australia\'s biggest brands and shape the next wave of planning talent. Open Era is a world-class partnership between WPP Media and Suncorp , bringing together the best minds, tools, and technologies to shape the next chapter of growth. Open Era is a world-class partnership between WPP Media and Suncorp, one of Australia’s largest and most iconic insurance groups. This bespoke agency model brings together the best minds, tools, and technologies to shape the next chapter of growth - powered by openness, intelligence, and orchestration. What You’ll Do (Responsibilities) Lead Market-Leading Campaigns: Take the helm on planning responses, developing future-fit, integrated campaigns for Suncorp\'s powerhouse brands like AAMI and GIO. Craft the Complete Customer Story: Lead the creation of consumer journey maps, orchestrating seamless experiences across paid, owned, earned, shared, and retail touchpoints. Drive Strategic Client Partnerships: Build and nurture strong relationships with senior marketing clients and media partners, acting as a key advisor and delivering inspiring updates on new opportunities. Champion Integrated Media: Lead the "agency village" to deliver truly integrated campaigns, ensuring brand and performance media work together to achieve ambitious objectives. Mentor the Next Generation: As a senior leader, play a crucial role in developing junior team members, fostering a cohesive environment and training them to reach their full potential. Embedded Expertise Across the Team Data & Analytics – Translating complexity into clarity. Technology & AI – Accelerating ambition through innovation. OESP Connections Planning - architecting brand ecosystems to deliver brand and performance goals. Performance Planning – Driving measurable results and strategic growth. Media Activation - optimising every detail of media execution to deliver growth potential. Sports & Entertainment – Shaping how Suncorp brands connect with Australians through iconic moments in sport and entertainment. Ideal Skills And Experience An Advanced Media Strategist: With several years of experience, you have a proven track record of planning, delivering, and measuring effective, complex media campaigns. A Natural Leader & Mentor: You are passionate about developing talent and have a gift for motivating teams, fostering a collaborative culture, and leading client communications with confidence. A Full-Funnel Thinker: You have a sophisticated understanding of how brand and performance media work in harmony and are well-versed in applying data, eCommerce, and marketing science to your planning. An Innovative Problem-Solver: You are driven to find creative and disruptive solutions, with a keen ability to interrogate briefs and uncover the insights that unlock growth. A Master Collaborator: You excel at leading campaigns with multiple stakeholders and have a strong ability to build influential relationships with clients, media partners, and internal teams. Life At WPP Media & Benefits Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. We believe the best work happens when we\'re together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That\'s why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. Please read our Privacy Notice for more information on how we process the information you provide. What We Offer We offer a competitive salary package, with 20 days holiday increasing with service to a maximum of 25 days, with the option to purchase extra leave of up to 4 weeks per year. Flexible working environment, paid parental leave, flexible public holidays, birthday leave and early finishes during the summer months. Office location with Sydney Harbour views in Barangaroo; a space designed for collaboration. Learning and development opportunities; mental wellness support via our Employee Assistance Program. Location Location: Sydney #J-18808-Ljbffr