Associate Director, Media Planning

Your primary objective as the Associate Director is to supervise all implementation needs and communication to the client(s) and agency client/planning/other teams. In this role liaising and coordinating with global marketing teams and understanding international marketing will be a key part of your duties. In addition, you will have oversight of client implementation team to ensure productivity, including managing staffing and workload issues at the client team level. You will provide strategic rigor to the implementation of the idea, ensuring integration of the work between creative and media. Above all you will be well versed in 360 media planning to be able to effectively convey and manage the media deliverable within the agencies.

Responsibilities

Coordinate international marketing initiatives with global internal teams; Help create and deliver on strong briefs; Develop strategic media plans across several portfolios; Effectively convey and manage the media output; Effectively works across all areas of the media process and closely with brand managers and creative agencies; Will have opportunities for creative and strategic input both with agencies and clients; Will need to manage client, agency, and vendor relationships; Help drive the overall media process and manage go-to market strategies; Ensure a high quality of execution cross-channel; Manage client and planning teams regarding marketplace conditions, industry intelligence and buying recommendations; Present insights, QBR's and post reporting to clients; Gain client approval on optimizations and budget shifts; Maintain strong professional relationships with clients, suppliers, and agency partners; Have a strong working knowledge of agency and industry systems and tools; Responsible for fiscal management of brands within their portfolio; Ensure that recommendations and decisions are consistent with client's marketing/advertising objectives and strategies; Provide strategic guidance and thought leadership within the media group; Oversee and approve Communications strategy for client businesses; Advise and direct planning staff regarding insightful and strategic points-of-view

Requirements

Minimum 7+ years of implementation experience or related; Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, business administration, and communications, OR equivalent professional work experience; International Marketing experience is a must; Demonstrates advanced knowledge and understanding of media fundamentals and current trends; Proficient with MediaOcean, Infosys, Microsoft Office Software (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)

Nice to have

Agency or vendor experience