Strategic Director for Planning and Innovation

2 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Havas Lynx Group Full time

Havas Lynx Group is a creative communications agency dedicated to changing the way the world does healthcare communications for the better. We are committed to bringing about meaningful change through our work.

As Planning Director, you will play a pivotal role in the success of our agency. You will lead the strategic offering, providing outstanding value to every project you are involved in while guiding and inspiring excellence in the output of your team. You will work closely with Client Services, Medical, Strategy, and Creative to provide strategic stewardship to all projects.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Developing and driving business growth through effective brand building
  • Supporting Havas Lynx Group in driving best practice in strategy and thought leadership activities
  • Maintaining a fluid knowledge and practice in business, marketing, and brand strategy, brand identity and architecture, campaign planning, and innovation
  • Producing effective brand activities and contributing to effectiveness awards
  • Helping clients understand and implement the brand vision and purpose
  • Ensuring expertise and inputs are sought and valued across the client team
  • Taking ownership of team development, actively preparing team members for roles of greater responsibility
  • Championing and contributing to the goals of Havas Lynx Group

Key requirements include:

  • Proven experience leading and developing a team of strategists, delivering work of outstanding creativity and effectiveness
  • Strong team leadership skills with the ability to develop talent, including talent mapping
  • Positively influencing the culture of your wider agency
  • Building effective partnerships with clients

Havas Lynx Group offers a supportive and challenging environment where you will have the opportunity to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact. We invest in our people through our #LYNXLife and #LXAcademy internal programmes, aiming to reward hard work, reduce pressures, and ensure everyone can enjoy their time at Lynx. Our strategy is to build capabilities internally and inspire the best talent, allowing us to deliver on our mission.

You can also expect:

  • Hybrid working
  • Starting holiday allowance of 28 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, with increasing allowance connected to length of service
  • Option to buy, carry, or sell holidays
  • Early Friday finish throughout the year
  • Seasonal working hours
  • Enhanced family leave, pay, and return-to-work benefit scheme
  • Extensive L&D support
  • Sabbatical opportunities
  • Season ticket interest-free loans for travel
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Life insurance (4x salary)
  • Company pension scheme
  • Fully compensated company events
  • Volunteer days
  • Wellbeing programme including sports clubs, discounted gym memberships, free onsite flu vaccinations, extended lunch breaks on Wellness Wednesdays, and much more
  • +Medicash healthcare benefit
  • 24/7 access to a free, confidential, and independent Employee Assistance Programme
  • Workplace nursery benefit


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