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About the Role
Oversee the global media planning function across the Commercial Solutions organisation, managing a team of 20 media planners in London and New York. Ensure integrated, audience-first media strategies deliver exceptional outcomes for advertising partners and maximise the value of our premium portfolio of brands and platforms.
Responsibilities
- Report into the SVP, Creative UK
- Oversee the global media planning function across London and New York to establish a unified, insight-based planning approach
- Develop strategic media recommendations for high-value client opportunities, global partnerships, and complex integrated campaigns
- Partner with Sales, Creative Strategy, and Ad Operations to deliver compelling proposals and ensure successful campaign execution
- Manage and mentor a high-performing team of 20 media planners, establishing clear career pathways and performance processes
- Standardize planning methodologies, tools, and best practices globally while adopting new planning technologies and AI-enabled workflows
- Act as the senior media planning advisor for key global clients, presenting integrated media strategies to executive stakeholders
Requirements
- Proven experience in media planning and media strategy within premium publishing, media, agency, or digital environments
- Experience leading large, geographically distributed planning teams
- Deep understanding of cross-platform media planning, including print, digital, social, video, audio, experiential, and emerging media
- Strong commercial acumen with experience supporting enterprise sales organizations and high-value client partnerships
- Expertise in audience measurement, media research, first-party data strategies, and campaign effectiveness
- Experience building scalable planning processes and operational frameworks
- Excellent executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders internally and externally
Skills
- Media planning
- Media strategy
- Cross-platform media planning
- Audience measurement
- Media research
- First-party data strategies
- Campaign effectiveness
- Executive communication
- Presentation skills
- Stakeholder management
- AI-enabled workflows
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Commercial 2
Salary/Compensations
- $200,000 - $250,000
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401k plus a company match
- Uncapped leave
- Bonus (share of profits when targets are met)
- Refer a friend bonus
- Well-being support with access to Colleague Assistant Programs
- Opportunity to purchase shares in Future with Share Incentive Plan
About the Company
- Future is a global leader in specialist media, providing expert content and technology that build valuable communities across all channels.
- We are a pioneering multiplatform media powerhouse.
Equal Opportunity
- At Future, we’re working to attract, retain and foster diverse talent, educating our colleagues in the importance of diversity, and review our internal processes so that they remain as free from bias as possible.
- We recognise that, in order to reach diverse communities through our content, we must first ensure ours is a culture in which diversity can thrive.
- Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments.