Business Director, Media Planning

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Made For Google (MFG) is a bespoke, global agency solution powered by WPP Media and Essence Mediacom dedicated to managing Google’s media strategy, creative, and data-driven advertising. It brings together integrated experts to drive brand and business outcomes.

Media Planning are experts on the paid media landscape and how consumers interact with it. We architect and steward holistic media plans throughout their lifecycle, owning the creation of overall plans, cross-channel budget allocation, in-flight cross-channel optimisation & reporting, and post-campaign analysis. We are our clients’ key contacts for a unified view across all aspects of their campaigns, narrating the story of the campaign from planning recommendation through to PCA.

We are looking for a Media Planning Business Director to serve as the Product Area Discipline leader accountable for all associated media work, strategic vision, and thought leadership across Google Gemini.

In this role, you will demonstrate your ability to execute at scale by managing a PA or multiple larger, complex campaign(s) simultaneously. You will serve as a trusted advisor to day-to-day clients, interrogating all work, and facilitating media work prioritisation decisions alongside Directors, Planning Leadership, and Client Service to ensure alignment and set clear team expectations.

As a leader within the discipline, you will help to drive multiple central project work streams for EMEA, foster cross-regional and global partnerships, and elevate the overall planning product. You will be responsible for getting the best out of your team—inspiring individuals to consistently go above and beyond while navigating career growth and operational excellence.

• Elevate the Pod Product:
  Drive overall pod quality and output through continuous process improvement, strategic and tactical thought-leadership, and close collaboration with lateral internal and external EMEA teams.
• Campaign Interrogation:
  Interrogate and review all campaigns to guarantee high-quality execution and strategic rigor across all deliverables.

• Cross-Functional Alignment:
  Work closely with Google clients, Analytics, and Client Services to ensure media campaigns directly align with broader client business objectives.
• Prioritisation & Resource Management:
  Facilitate media work prioritisation decisions with Directors and Client Leadership to manage team bandwidth and adjust team focus in real-time as needs shift.

• Lead Presentations & Strategic POVs:
  Take an active role in PA, Pod, and Central client presentations, developing strategic POVs that address broader PA challenges and emerging market opportunities beyond day-to-day briefs.
• Answering Business Questions:
  Confidently answer high-level business questions (e.g., "How does your tactical recommendation align with the business objectives?") by drawing upon deep knowledge of PA…