Planning Director, Health

Grey Health is the culmination of the rich legacies of two powerhouse brands —Grey and TANK. With borderless employees spread across 20 studios in 18 countries, we all work collaboratively with one mission in mind: to deliver famously effective ideas that drive business results for top tier clients in the health and wellness market. In 2023, Grey was named a Top 100 Most Loved Workplace and our agency network and The Grey Group, ranked in the top ten award winners at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

While TANK and Grey maintain their unique identities and market presence, they now benefit from shared resources and strategic direction that help us unlock new opportunities across the globe.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Planning Director, Health, is responsible for serving as strategic lead on multiple small accounts and strategic support on larger, integrated accounts. You will be responsible for leading smaller new business opportunities, with a high degree of autonomy. Additionally, you are responsible for understanding our clients’ specific markets, competition, and target audience insights, translating those insights into actionable brand strategy. You will be responsible for a team of Planners and Senior Planners. You will ensure the Planning team works in a continuous effort to develop strategic skill sets to uncover the most compelling insights in which to differentiate a brand in a compelling perspective, constantly pushing to make Famously Effective work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead three or more client relationships (these may be within the same client organization). You work as a consultant with clients to provide them with clear, strategic advice.
• Partner with other agency departments leads to ensure strategic thinking is incorporated in all aspects of the agency’s work.
• Leads the strategic component of new business pitches.
• Serves as lead team member of the brand team on the businesses they are directly responsible for, ultimately assuring the quality of the strategic and creative products the team produces.
• Develop an immersive understanding of your brand’s market dynamics, customer mindset, competitive environment, brand goals, and industry trends to deliver insights that will inspire creative teams and develop a meaningful marketing impact for our clients.
• Own and command client relationships at the most senior levels.
• Develop strategic deliverables that include, but are not limited to competitive analysis, brand positioning, creative core idea, market research synthesis, creative brief, workshops, and brand plans.
• Uncover key customer market insights as the basis for strategies and communication, which change perceptions and influence behavior to create a competitive advantage.
• Lead brand and creative strategy development including positioning, targeting, and creative brief that will inspire great creative.
• Craft well written insight strategy presentations for new and existing business with an ability to analyze, reflect, distill and story-tell.
• Develop, direct and evaluate quantitative and qualitative research that answers key questions and provides fodder for insight identification.
• Manage and mentor the team to foster engagement through learning and development, leading to career growth at all levels.
• Contribute to the overall agency culture through exemplary modeling of our core values.
• Collaborate with Medical, CX and Data Strategy to bring a holistic strategic recommendation.
• Work cross-functionally within the agency to ensure the successful and innovative execution of approved strategies.
• Serve as a thought leader and subject matter expert within the agency, with clients, and within the industry at large.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Skilled in storytelling and public speaking.
• Experienced in leading new business presentations and workshops.
• 8-10 years of experience in advertising or related industry.
• Experience in Oncology, and HCP and DTC experience is a plus.

WHO YOU ARE

• Creative: Putting together two things to create a third thing no one’s ever seen before.
• Productive: Acting on ideas to make things happen and get stuff done.
• Collaborative: Focused on the greater good versus personal gain.
• Adaptable: Ready and able to embrace change.

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER

Challenging Work - As leaders in the health advertising industry, we thrive on solving complex problems and innovation. Each employee is encouraged to bring their best ideas forward to solve problems.

Dedicated Team - It’s in our DNA to work hard and play hard: celebrate our wins, laugh and have fun. We are stronger, together, when we are open and real. At Tank WW, everyone is valued and plays an important role in our shared success. We care for our people and our clients.

Global Community - Support from the WPP People community and bring your contribution to a greater good while collaborating on WPP strategic projects or initiatives.

Perks and Benefits - The wellness of our employees is at the core of our business therefore we offer competitive benefits:

• Competitive compensation package.
• Extensive Group Insurance Program on Day 1.
• Vacation according to experience.
• Paid Christmas shutdown.
• Extended long weekends on statutory holidays - Tank Days (extra days off annually).
• Work-life balance measures.

TANK WW is committed to providing a barrier-free work environment. As such, we will make accommodations available to applicants with disabilities upon request during the recruitment process.

TANK WW is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the province where we operate. At TANK WW, we value the insights and innovation that diverse and inclusive teams bring to work.