Senior Brand Planner


Company:	The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd
Salary:	£33,500 to £49,500 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Southampton, SO15 1GW
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	22 Nov 2026

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Summary

Make your mark as a Senior Brand Planner in the Creative & Marketing sector, based in Southampton.

Brand planning has changed shape over the last few years. Clients want strategy that holds up across channels, not just a deck that looks good in a pitch. This is an established name in Creative & Marketing, the kind of organisation that's been trusted with big-budget accounts for years and has the structure to prove it. They're looking for a Senior Brand Planner who can bring rigour to that process and hold their own in the room with senior stakeholders.

Here's what you'll be doing:

Lead brand strategy development for a portfolio of established client accounts

Translate research and market data into planning frameworks that creative teams can actually use

Present strategic recommendations directly to clients and senior internal stakeholders

Brief creative and account teams on positioning, audience insight and campaign direction

Track brand performance post-launch and adjust strategy based on what the numbers show

Mentor junior planners and contribute to wider planning best practice across the team

Here are the skills you'll need:

Several years' experience in brand planning or strategy, agency-side or in-house

Confident presenting to clients, including pushback in the room and thinking on your feet

Strong grasp of research methodologies and how to turn data into a usable strategy

Sharp writing skills. Briefs and decks need to be clear, not clever for the sake of it

Comfortable working within established frameworks while still finding room to add original thinking

A collaborative streak. You'll be working closely with creative, account and client teams daily

Key perks and benefits:

Salary of £33,500 to £49,500, depending on experience

Hybrid working, with flexibility built around Southampton office days

Private medical and dental insurance

Enhanced pension scheme and performance-based bonuses

A comprehensive benefits package and clear, structured career development

Why pursue a career in Creative & Marketing?

Creative & Marketing keeps growing because brands can't afford to stand still, and good planners are the ones who make sense of that noise for clients. Southampton has built a genuine cluster of agencies and in-house teams over the last decade, so a Senior Brand Planner role here isn't a step away from the action. It's a career that rewards people who can think clearly and back it up with evidence, and progression tends to follow quickly once you've proven that.

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