Director, Media Planning

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media agency in Toronto is seeking an experienced Account Director to lead client relationships and provide strategic guidance to the media team. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in media planning and demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills. This role offers a salary between $100,000-120,000 and includes various benefits such as extensive vacation and wellness programs.

Benefits

3 weeks minimum vacation

Additional long weekend public holidays

Free Headspace memberships

Wellness and technology credits

Market leading savings plan

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in media planning, buying and management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership and management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the client relationship.
• Develop and sell solutions to clients.
• Coach, develop and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Media planning

Negotiation

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Company description

Zenith is the ROI Agency. Our more than 6,000 specialists across 95 markets offer unparalleled capabilities in Media, Data, Technology, Commerce and Content. We put effectiveness at the heart of our work to solve complex challenges, drive successful business outcomes, and grow our clients’ businesses. Zenith is part of Publicis Media, the media arm of Publicis Groupe.

Over the past year, Publicis Media has been transforming the way we do our business. From structuring our investment practice around data and digital to bringing our strategy, data sciences and research practice under one house, we’ve been shaping Publicis Media to be the media network of tomorrow. One that both you and I want to work at.

Publicis Media Canada is proud to be Great Places to Work™ certified and recognized with Best Workplaces™ for Today’s Youth. We provide continuing opportunities for career growth by fostering a diverse work environment that respects and supports individual contributions and opinions.

We also offer our employees market leading benefit and incentive programs. You’ll be provided with 3 weeks minimum vacation to start plus additional long weekend Publicis days, holidays closures, your birthday off, free Headspace memberships, wellness and technology credits, and a market leading savings plan.

We strive to provide what matters to you personally with the ability to choose and modify programs to suit your lifestyle

Overview

As an Account Director at Zenith, you will own the client relationship. You will provide strategic leadership and guidance of the media team in terms of conception and delivering innovation, bringing human outcomes to your client’s business. You will also guide, mentor and contribute to the overall growth and career path of the team.

You will be responsible for developing and selling through Zenith and Publicis Media solutions to your roster of clients.

Transparency matters to us. For this role, you can expect a salary between $100,000-120,000 annually, depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the client relationship
• Actively listens to clients and continually identifies opportunities that makes Zenith indispensable to clients, while bringing the Human Experience to the forefront
• Develop and sell through Zenith and Publicis Media solutions to your roster of clients
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of client business from current and historical perspectives
• Co‑ordinate and ensure the quality of work for all client deliverables
• Effectively negotiate annual retainer fee with client to ensure agency is making a fair profit
• Coach, develop and mentor junior team member Ensures current staff is fully utilized and operating effectively to meet client needs within budget
• Participates in the overall management of the company, new business and offering support to business issues and supporting senior management decisions
• Provides thought leadership to colleagues, clients and projects
• Manages client contribution to vendor commitments
• Take a lead role in recruitment of new staff and make hiring recommendations for team
• Ensure client financials are accurate and delivered on deadline
• Ensure accurate client forecasts for internal agency usage

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four‑year college or university
• 10+ years of progressive levels of responsibility in media planning, buying and management
• Demonstrated business acumen and a track record of success in the media services profession
• Able to establish and manage to P&L statement
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong negotiating skills
• Solid interpersonal and teamwork abilities
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities
• Strong analytical abilities
• Strong command of media research and reporting resource

Additional information

Zenith is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome and encourage applications from all interested parties. Accommodations are available, upon request, for all stages of the interview and employment process for those with a disability or medical need during any stage of the recruitment process. We thank all candidates for their interest in Zenith, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.