Media Planning Manager

We are a global socially-led creative agency, with unrivalled social media and influencer marketing expertise. With over 1,200 people in four continents, we deliver a global perspective to our clients in a time when social media is shaping culture. Our most recent work has seen us help Amazon Music, Samsung and Adidas deliver some of their biggest and most innovative campaigns to date. As well as creating for clients, we help educate the wider industry. Our Instagram publication The Feed tracks culture at the speed of social. 6,500 people registered or tuned into our events last year, and our reports garnered more than 20 million views. We also produce industry renowned thought leadership, such as our Global Digital Report and Think Forward. Have you shaped the regional media vision, overseen all clients and led the paid media team across markets? Have you acted as both a strategic leader and a hands-on expert in paid media strategy? Do you want to connect creativity with performance—building integrated, data-driven frameworks that guide how we plan, activate, and measure media across platforms? We are looking for an EMEA Head of Paid Media to join us and lead our growing media capability across Europe, UK and the Middle East. This role will shape the regional media vision, oversee all clients, and ensure our media offering delivers exceptional value for clients and drives business growth. You will define and elevate We Are Social’s media offering, acting as both a strategic leader and a hands-on expert, connecting creativity with performance to build integrated, data-driven frameworks. EMEA Leadership & Strategy: Set the vision and strategic direction for paid media across EMEA, aligning with business goals. Commercial Success: Owned revenue and profitability for the media department and managed to agreed targets. Championed integration between media and our other offerings around creative, strategy, and R&I to deliver full-funnel solutions. Acted as a senior strategic advisor for top clients, building long-term partnerships rooted in media excellence. Innovation & Best Practice: Driven innovation and experimentation (strategic partnerships, platform opportunities, data, and technologies) and defined best practices and standardised tools, processes, and templates to increase efficiency. Supported new business, consulting on pitches, shaping proposals, and developing media credentials and case studies. Deep understanding of multi-channel media planning and buying, across social, search, video, display, and emerging platforms. A proven track record in strategic scenario planning, audience management, and forecasting for complex, multi-market clients. Experience managing a range of budgets and optimising investment towards business outcomes (brand lift, ROI, revenue growth). A collaborative, entrepreneurial mindset and a passion for culture, creativity, and innovation in media. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion runs in the water here at We Are Social. We are transparent about the changes that are needed, we are focused on making real strides, both internally and within the industry and we strive to truly be a workplace that represents, supports and advocates for ALL. Inclusion at every level is crucial to creative innovation and success, and we want to create a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We welcome and encourage talent from ALL backgrounds and are committed to creating a representative team that can deliver creative excellence. net 25 days holiday, pension scheme & life assurance. We love to ‘get social’ with the people I work with Trusted to get on with the job, without ‘micro-management’!