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</p></div><p><strong>3594 - Director, Planning - UK</strong></p> <p><strong> Role Summary and Impact</strong></p> <p>The planning team are the guardians of creating industry leading, unrivalled work at Wavemaker.
We are central conduits to all specialists, striving to push boundaries and have a positive impact on consumers and brand.
</p> <p>Wavemaker UK is looking for a Director, Planning to join our growing planning team, to drive forward our planning output and help to create amazing work for our clients.
</p> <p><strong>In this role, you will:</strong></p> <p><strong>Media Planning Craft: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead the Wavemaker planning output on your specific client to create unrivalled work.
</li> <li>Be able to articulate the strategic approach into media behaviours and train and support the wider team.
</li> <li>Need strategic thinking on how we utilise tools and specialism outside of planning on response i.
sources of growth, measurement, learning agenda, data, etc</li> <li>Build presence outside of current teams and drive visibility of planning team within the wider agency.
</li> <li>Bring a fresh perspective to planning approaches including the use of different tools, new insights and coach others to challenge the st.