Investment Director

Australian Trade and Investment Commission; Canada; On-site; CAD 127,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Director of Strategy and Investment to lead media planning and execution. This pivotal role involves fostering client relationships, managing a talented team, and ensuring that media strategies align with client objectives. The ideal candidate will possess a wealth of experience in both digital and traditional media, demonstrating strong leadership and strategic thinking abilities. Join a dynamic environment where your insights will drive impactful campaigns and contribute to the growth of leading brands. If you're passionate about media and ready to make a difference, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Medical Coverage

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

401K

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Time Off

Qualifications

• 8+ years in media planning and buying with strong leadership skills.
• Ability to thrive in dynamic environments and manage client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead media strategy and investment distribution across channels.
• Oversee training and development of the internal team.
• Ensure effective execution of media plans and reporting.

Skills

Digital Media Planning

Traditional Media Buying

Leadership Skills

Client Management

Strategic Thinking

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Flexibility and Agility

Job description

Zenith is a full-service media agency with capabilities and expertise across all channels and disciplines. Zenith is part of Publicis Media, the #1 media buying network in the Americas and #2 globally. As The ROI Agency, Zenith's expertise lies in driving real, tangible business outcomes, not just media metrics, that will have a measurable effect on our clients' business. Every investment we make has an ROI mindset-not just for our clients, but for our agency at large. We're focused on driving the maximum value for our people, our capabilities and our media investments for some of the world's leading brands.

Job Description

The Director of Strategy and Investment is tasked with fostering relationships with the team, clients, and the marketplace, ensuring effective investment distribution across all media channels. This leadership role involves contributing to media strategy, establishing strong client relationships at all levels, and managing, leading, and developing the internal team. Additionally, the Director plays an active, hands-on role in executing media plans.

Responsibilities

• Leverage marketplace knowledge to deliver best in class campaigns.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of the client business.
• Oversee training and skill development of Associates, Planner, Supervisor and Associate Media Director by managing workload, delegating responsibilities and checking work for accuracy.
• Ensure the team delivers sound strategic plan recommendations based on clear understanding of client objectives.
• Attend all client media briefings and actively contribute to the development of media strategies, partner with strategy team on tactical presentations, recommendations, and budget allocations.
• Attend all media plan presentations and oversee the execution of the media buy; ensure seamless execution against stated objectives, within budget and timing parameters.
• Oversee weekly reporting and pacing reports; Guide Post Campaign Analyses with clear recommendations for future campaign optimizations.
• Oversee partner invoices and media reconciliations; ensure accurate and timely vendor payment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Digital and Traditional Media (Radio, TV, Print) Planning, Buying, and Management experience in progressive levels of responsibility.
• Strong leadership presence and client management skills.
• Familiarity with digital and traditional media buying process from planning to execution.
• Digital and Traditional media mindset / fluency and an insatiable curiosity.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment through flexibility and agility.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong presentation skills.
• Strategic thinker, seeing the bigger picture, with ability to think critically when solving problems to come up with unconventional solutions.
• Previous leadership and team management experience.
• Ability to build great relationships with clients, vendors, and reps.

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto Viva La Différence means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

Compensation Range : $127,585 - $155,000 annually. 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 the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTAC[redacted]. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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