Planning Director - Entain

PHD, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

We’re PHD Play — the dedicated team built for Entain at PHD. We bring together a diverse blend of talent united by brilliant strategy, seamless collaboration and real‑time insight from the starting gate. We’re a performance‑driven culture that values experience and empowers new ideas — backed by best‑in‑class planning tools, data analytics and thought‑leadership forums. We win when we’re winning together.

About The Role

As Planning Director on Entain, you’ll set the direction for integrated media planning and steer campaigns from ambition to impact. You’ll translate business goals into clear planning strategies, orchestrate execution across channels and optimise continuously to deliver measurable outcomes that matter.

What you’ll do

• Design data‑driven plans across digital, traditional and emerging channels, aligned to client KPIs and growth objectives
• Be a trusted lead partner - building strong relationships with client stakeholders and media partners and representing the client within PHD’s cross‑functional teams
• Make effectiveness unmistakable - set clear success measures, present performance narratives and turn results into actionable recommendations
• Optimise relentlessly - oversee in‑flight performance, deliver robust post‑campaign analysis and codify learnings for future plans
• Grow people and craft - mentor a high‑performing team, delegate effectively and foster an open, collaborative environment
• Stay ahead of the curve - leverage market intelligence, audience insights and emerging tech (including AI and automation) to elevate creativity, efficiency and results

About You

You combine breadth of channel knowledge with sharp strategic judgement. You’re comfortable interrogating responses from investment teams and partners, confident using data to inform decisions and skilled at turning complex information into clear, compelling stories. You empower those around you, focus teams on what matters most and stay curious about new platforms and technologies that can advance performance.

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 years, we have evolved with continual investment in thought leadership and have expanded to over 100 offices in 74 countries. We continue to create remarkable campaigns that lead to remarkable growth, enabled by data and technology.

www.phdmedia.com/london

www.phdmedia.com/manchester

Flexible Working

Our hybrid working model (three days in the office, two days remote) balances in‑person collaboration with flexibility. Standard working hours are 9:30–17:30 with core hours of 10:30–16:30 to provide flexibility in managing your day. We encourage open conversations to support high‑need periods and individual circumstances.

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