Associate Director of Media Planning

1 day ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Publicis Groupe Full time
Job Title: Associate Director, Planning

At Starcom, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Associate Director, Planning to join our team. As a key member of our media planning team, you will be responsible for overseeing media planning activities and managing cross-media strategy and planning campaigns.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop innovative, well-targeted marketing solutions in collaboration with internal directors and clients.
  • Interface with clients and partner agencies to build strategic communication plans for targeted audiences.
  • Review client deliverables for quality, ensuring that recommendations and work product are sound and viable.
  • Own the development of strategic proposals and client-facing POVs, coordinating with necessary teams to account for all relevant inputs.
  • Assume accountability and ownership of campaign planning for assigned client accounts.
  • Embrace and encourage a culture based on teamwork, collaboration, and support.
  • Develop best practices for improving communication and collaboration within the team and the group.
  • Lead knowledge share sessions to share and learn new strategies for optimizing and enhancing campaign performance.
  • Collaborate and foster relationships with key partners including clients, internal teams, and leadership.
  • Lead strategic planning initiatives including deck writing, budget and channel allocation, and audience development.
  • Serve as escalation point for teams to help troubleshoot issues.
  • Support development of strategic approach and experience design by delivering channel ideas and providing the link to reality of historical performance and in-market opportunities.
  • Responsible for management and development of Associates, Senior Associates, and Supervisors.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree preferred, preferably with a concentration in marketing, advertising, communications, business, sociology, or consumer insights.
  • 5+ years of experience in media planning/strategy experience across media channels.
  • Previous team management experience.
  • Strong digital media experience preferred.
  • Resourceful, curious, and motivated individual with an ability to work independently as well as in a team setting.
  • Ability to manage timelines, projects, and personnel within direct report team and across cross-functional teams.
  • Proven experience in successfully managing multiple work streams at one time.
  • Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
  • Excellent presentation skills to effectively lead meetings in-person with key clients.
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task and manage priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with strong understanding of Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Experience working within media systems/platforms (Kantar, MOAT, Prisma, ComScore, etc.).

Starcom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.



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