Associate Director, Media Planning

What You’ll Do:

The Associate Director, Planning oversees a media planning team and manages cross-media strategy and planning campaigns. The Associate Director owns planning activities for complex or large spend campaigns, and is responsible for generating strategic insights while driving learnings across the full suite of the client’s activities.

The ideal candidate for this position will be a thoughtful decision maker and team player who loves data and has the proven ability to lead strategic planning initiatives including deck writing, budget and channel allocation and audience development. This is an energetic, collaborative team that partners with an analytics-driven client to provide guidance as they continue to grow and evolve their brand.

Role Objectives:

• Strategize with internal directors and client to develop innovative, well-targeted marketing solutions 
• 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 team work, 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 deckwriting, 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

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in marketing, advertising, business, marketing, or equivalent 
• 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 a plus)

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more 
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility 
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption 
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance 
• Tuition Assistance 
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more 
• Matching Gifts programs 
• Flexible working arrangements 
• ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility) 
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances 

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.