Transforming the healthcare landscape requires a strategic approach that combines creativity, expertise, and deep understanding of the pharmaceutical and healthcare field.
Havas Lynx is a global advertising agency at the forefront of this landscape, with a proven track record of delivering communications that resonate deeply with audiences and adhere to the highest standards of healthcare advertising.
We work in close partnership with healthcare professionals, patients, carers, and leading pharmaceutical brands to navigate the complex challenges of today's healthcare landscape. Our approach blends strategic insights and deep scientific acumen with cutting-edge creativity and digital innovation, crafting campaigns and solutions that significantly improve people's lives.
We're a team of over 400 people in Manchester and London, with a history spanning over 35 years and an ever-evolving future. A supportive and challenging environment awaits you, where you will have the opportunity to learn, grow, and make an impact that matters.
The Role
This role is a key part of our success story, as we seek an experienced Planning Director to lead our strategic offering. As a mentor to our strategists and planners, you will help them reach their potential while working closely with our community of strategy leads across the business to enhance our broader offering.
Your Key Responsibilities
* Demonstrate consistent brand building and business growth expertise
* Support Havas Lynx in driving best practice in strategy as well as thought leadership activities
* Develop fluid knowledge and practice in business, marketing, and brand strategy, brand identity and architecture, campaign planning, and innovation
* Proven track record in producing effective brand activities and being recognised for these activities in effectiveness awards
* Help clients understand and implement the brand vision and purpose
* Ensure your expertise and inputs are sought and valued across the client team
* Take ownership of the development of your team, actively readying them for roles of greater responsibility
What We Are Looking For
* Previous experience in a similar role (agency experience is required)
* Extensive Healthcare experience is a must
* 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
Our Benefits Package
A whole host of benefits awaits you, including:
* Hybrid Working - 3 days in the office
* 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