Regional Planning Director

About the Role:

PHD EMEA, part of Omnicom Media Group, is recruiting for a star Regional Planning Director to join our regional team, and work on one of our newest, biggest & most exciting Tech client’s EMEA brand media campaigns.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a highly collaborative regional team, driving media planning excellence while integrating digital and offline media strategies in alignment with broader marketing goals.

Besides all the regular stuff about why working at PHD is amazing, this is the job for you, if you:

• Want to join one of the most strategic and creative teams in the media industry
• Like to work on fast-moving projects & clients, bringing a collaborative approach to achieve the best outcomes for client & agency, central & local
• Have a challenger attitude, and go beyond the day-to-day, thinking about how to deliver not only great campaigns, but raise the bar for next time

The Regional Planning Director will lead media planning across key European markets, ensuring that strategy, activation, and optimization are seamlessly executed. You will work closely with local teams, and develop outstanding, innovative responses to briefs and regional strategies. You will then brief activation teams, who will develop the tactical media plans (i.e. the Excel/Google Sheets version) and help the plans come to life! This role requires a balance of hands-on media planning expertise, digital fluency, and strategic leadership.

You will be central to conversations with local and regional clients, supporting their ambitions and ensuring best practices in media strategy and execution. Additionally, you will lead the refinement of processes based on market feedback and client needs.

About you:

• Extensive experience in media planning, with expertise in both digital and traditional channels.
• A strong background in agency, client-side, or ad tech environments.
• The ability to plan holistically across multiple markets and media channels.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to manage and influence multiple stakeholders.
• A creative mindset, constantly seeking innovative media solutions to drive client success.
• High levels of organization, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Familiarity with digital activation platforms (e.g., programmatic, social, search) and their role in integrated media strategies.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

About the Agency:

PHD is a growth-focused media agency driven by innovation and creativity.

Founded in London in 1990, we were the first media agency to offer strategic and creative planning at a time when the industry was about buying cheaply and quickly.

Our founders saw a bright future where smart thinking and clever planning could help brands grow faster than their competitors.

Over the many years that have followed, we have continued to build on this defining ethic — with our evolution shaped by a continual investment in thought leadership. And we continue to ensure that our capability and approach evolve in line with changes in media, data, technology, commerce, society, and legislation.

Today, with over 100 offices in 74 countries, we continue to create remarkable campaigns that lead to remarkable growth – using the extending canvas of data and technology.