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</p></div><p><strong>3623 - Director, Planning - UK</strong></p> <p><strong>Role Summary and Impact</strong></p> <p>We are recruiting for a Business Director who is an exceptional and driven media planner, to join our Connections Planning team working on the Ford account.
</p> <p>We work in a unique ‘full service’ model meaning that the media teams collaborate closely with creative and account management teams within the Ford agency structure (primarily working with VML).
</p> <p>Therefore we foster a fully integrated team approach across media, creative and client, working together across the agency and client locations - 2 days (Mon-Tue) at Ford’s Dunton office (a short taxi from Shenfield on the Elizabeth Line- Travel costs are covered), 1 day (Thurs) at Rose Court in London and 2 days (Weds and Fri) are flexible at the location of your choosing.
</p> <p>Your role, as a Planning Lead will be focused on leading a team to deliver the planning and account management for Ford of Britain, across both Personal Vehicles and Commercial Vehicles.
You will get the opportunity to design exciting, award-winning campaigns as well as work with channel specialists to make those plans a reality.
This involves everything from defining t.