Associate Director, Integrated Media Planning

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Job Summary

Real Chemistry is looking for an Associate Director, Integrated Media Planning to join our growing Integrated Media team

The Associate Director, Integrated Media Planning acts as a paid media partner with the client and internal stakeholders and as a leader to the strategic direction of their brands. You will contribute to driving an audience first, planning and activation agenda working with Media Activation and Analytics teams. The ideal candidate has the ability to develop a holistic paid campaign strategy across all media channels, is a strong leader and a manager who embraces a player/coach style, sets the working style for the group by fostering a positive, entrepreneurial team culture, and demonstrates a solid understanding of media across all channels. At the core, you are data driven in your approach and can easily identify the most effective strategies to address client needs and have a strong analytic and technical knowledge as well.

This role can be remote in the US or in any of our US offices, including New York City and Chicago.

What you'll do:

• This role requires someone who can comfortably navigate between projects and priorities while leading a book of clients and their priorities. You will maintain direct client contact and work closely with internal and external partners to ensure the day-to-day account activity is running smoothly.

• The AD role is responsible for managing workloads of the team and troubleshooting concerns with clients, suppliers and partners that are raised beyond product teams. When required, the Director will step in to assist Group Directors/Managers in meeting deliverables during peak busy times and will maintain the lead on the largest projects and provide input and delegate tasks as the need arises to fulfill projects.

• Critical to the success of this role is ensuring that smart, omni-channel plans are being delivered to clients and that the activation strategy is well planned. You are responsive to coordinated strategy & activation processes, both inside and outside paid media and are viewed as a highly valuable partner across all partners within the organization.

• Real Chemistry has a large cohort of stakeholders so the ability to navigate a sophisticated and layered environment is paramount.

This position is a perfect fit for you if:

• Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an "I" – really speak to you.

• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We're always evolving.

• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.

• You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

What You Should Have:

• 5-7+ years of experience with digital media planning, activation and 2+ years of progressive levels of responsibility including team management

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and comfortable communicating with senior level clients, external and internal partners

• Able to work successfully with teams, balancing multiple projects and meeting deadlines under pressure

• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving abilities and ability to prioritize projects and multitask

• Strong analytical abilities, quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and math proficiency

• Ability to effectively utilize media research and reporting resources
  • Understanding and experience working with ad servers, attribution models and sophisticated performance media tactics

• A 'test and learn', growth-driving approach to digital media is crucial

• Solid understanding base of client data management platforms, segment creation and audience targeting

• History of working with analytics, reporting and data aggregation platforms like DOMO, TABLEAU, etc…

• Experience with omni-digital channels is a requirement

• Healthcare/pharmaceutical experience a plus, or other regulated industries

Pay Range: $90,000-$100,000

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

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We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we've put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning. Learn more about our great benefits and perks and search specific offerings in your region at:

Working with Real HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have office locations in cities in the US, UK, and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us.For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients. We are also actively opening new office locations, so if one opens near you, our Real HART policy will apply. We are not looking for attendance for the sake of attendance but believe that the opportunity to coordinate in-office team meetings, 1:1 meetings with managers, taking advantage of on-site learning, and connecting with client partners is a critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be.Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together – and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person – but also supports flexibility for our people.

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. Should you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know.

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