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Head of Planning (6-month FTC)
Application
Posted Date: 24/09/2025
Industry Sector: Marketing
Location: United Kingdom
Market Experience: United Kingdom
Contract Length: Longer than 6 Months
Salary: £ 60000
Head of Planning / Digital PR Strategy – Maternity Cover Role
About the Agency
My client – a boutique, award-winning agency specialising in digital PR, social and influencer marketing – is looking for a seasoned pro to seamlessly take the reins during a period of maternity cover, ensuring continuity and leadership across their client portfolio.
The Head of Planning Role
As Head of Planning you’ll act as the agency’s strategic anchor, bringing clarity, rigour and commercial sharpness to everything they do. With two direct reports, you will play a central role in crafting & delivering client campaigns and will contribute significantly to annual planning for retained clients spanning household names and global brands in B2B and B2C.
Skills and Experience
You’ll need expertise across digital PR, content & social while demonstrable strength in SEO strategy in particular is essential for this role. You’ll be a strong communicator with multi-channel mastery and on-point project management skills, while knowing your way around compliance and regulatory frameworks would be a welcome bonus.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a small and friendly team with international reach, working with an impressive portfolio of clients while helping to shape the future direction of the agency.
Head of Planning Contract Details
6-month fixed term contract covering maternity leave
Ideally starting in early November
Hybrid working: 2–3 days per week required at the Oxford HQ
Potential to extend on a rolling basis
If this sounds up your street, please get in touch with Ben Mitchell, including a copy of your CV, as soon as possible via the form below.
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