# Associate Director, Implementational Planning, UK at WPP Media > United Kingdom · Director+ · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Awppmedia%3A5479989008 (read 2026-11-13). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [WPP Media](https://alderhq.app/companies/wpp-media) - Location text: London, United Kingdom; London - Where it can be done from (inferred): United Kingdom (evidence: "Location: London, United Kingdom; London") - Posted: 2026-11-13 (0 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-13 · last verified: 2026-11-13 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wppmedia/jobs/5479989008 ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: not posted - Market band for similar posted roles (London, n 80): p25 £75k, median £110k, p75 £142k - H-1B filings at this company for similar roles, FY26: 14, median offered wage $106k ([US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance)) - Recognised sponsor (NL): registered as "WPP Media B.V." (checked 2026-11-09, [register](https://ind.nl/en/public-register-recognised-sponsors/public-register-regular-labour-and-highly-skilled-migrants)) ## Description (the employer's text) ### About WPP Media WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working. For more information, visit wppmedia.com. ### 3634 - Associate Director, Implementational Planning, UK Role Summary and Impact Are you looking to join a high-performance experienced team, whose ambition is to be the most distinctive and admired data driven, Digital Planning team in the UK? This is your opportunity to accelerate our clients digital and data transformation strategy whilst developing our Digital Planning IP within Wavemaker. This role will suit candidates with deep digital or performance marketing expertise, with a strong track record of quality and innovation in implementational planning or activation. The role is stretching, giving candidates responsibility for the advancement of a client group’s whole Digital marketing output and the fitness of our operating model to deliver this. ### In this role, you will - Support the Digital Planning Lead to audit our clients digital maturity, through the WM-Operating System and Digital Maturity Framework, delivering a set of indicators and actions, that drive growth and ensure our clients are future-fit. - Working with the digital planning lead and Nexus activation teams, support in the leadership of the overall digital channel investment and ensure WM commercial considerations are taken into account. - Work with Wavemaker product owners and with Data Partners, to ensure the right capabilities and technology are in place on the account to advance Digital marketing. - Collaborate with the Data & Tech teams, as well as identify new opportunities to advance our clients through the suite of Digital Analytics solutions. - Work ‘upstream’ with Strategy & Planning to ensure outputs from Provocative Planning are translated into credible Digital marketing approaches. - Work ‘downstream’ with Platform Leads and Nexus Activation teams to ensure that the Digital channel approaches are activated with rigour and innovation. - Support the digital lead in ensuring that all Digital channels are fully integrated into weekly/monthly client updates and meetings (this includes Ecommerce, Affiliates, and OneSearch : PPC & SEO). - Support a ‘fluid’ way of working with Platform activation resource within each client hub. - Being accountable to the Digital Planning Lead and Digital Planning Partner for the timely, high-quality delivery of digital marketing on the account. - Support on new business pitches and help bring the strongest Digital solutions to our pitch RFI, RFP and presentations. ### Skills and Experience - Client Partnering and Consulting with Agency knowledge. - Responds to key Digital stakeholder requests in an accurate, timely and professional manner and seeks to have a good understanding of client needs and challenges. Gains stakeholder trust by responding to stakeholder requests and needs. - Has a good understanding of how the agency operates and works with their clients. Knows about the clients’ business and who the key digital decision-makers are there. - Digital Channel Strategic thinking and Planning - Demonstrates an interest in client challenges by asking relevant questions and helps to gather insights to help aid digital planning. Follows instructions to meet client needs but is prepared and confident to challenge briefs. Builds digital case studies and gathers insights on clients to support the team and share learnings. Demonstrates understanding of digital campaign optimization strategies and how to meet key performance indicators. Uses big picture and critical thinking in day-to-day role, flagging and escalating potential issues in client work to team members. --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). Cite https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Awppmedia%3A5479989008 and the date you read it. 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