19701-Manager, Communications Design

IVM Initiative Media LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Group in the United States seeks a Manager of Communications Design to lead production of accurate and insightful media and market intelligence for impactful communications plans.

You will deploy data-rich inputs, guide the media plan flowchart, and mentor junior talent while collaborating with partnerships and internal teams to address reach, frequency, and business goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in an integrated planning role in media or communications.
• Ability to delegate, develop and oversee direct reports.
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills.
• MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Create accurate media plans and planning scenarios.
• Deliver day-to-day requests with timely call-reports and follow-ups.
• Develop client-facing tracking documents for category, culture and competitive intel.
• Collaborate with Directors and Partnerships to develop RFP briefs.
• Oversee input accuracy for flowchart delivery using Ripple/MediaTools/Lumina.

Skills

Integrated media planning

People management

Communication skills

Project coordination

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Agency: Initiative Job Function: Media Job Subfunction: Media Planning and Buying Job Description:

Manager, Comms Design Position Summary As Manager, Communications Design, you are managing the production and application of accurate and insightful consumer, cultural relevant, media and market intelligence to contribute to an impactful communications/media plan. With direction from your Associate Director or Director, you take the strategic design imperatives (Strategy On A Page: SOAP) and communications idea and deploy a variety of data and intelligence to identify and prioritize the best communications channels. In this role, you are leading the preparation of the communications/media plan flowchart via MediaTools or Lumina and ensuring the communications plan is built on solid, data rich fundamentals. Working with partnerships, media publishers/ distributors/ suppliers, and your communications design team, you ensure the accuracy of the inputs required for the development of the media plan flowchart. The manager will develop junior talent and teach media planning fundamentals to internal teams and clients alike.

Responsibilities

• Create accurate substantiated and detailed media plans and media planning scenarios
• In charge of timely, accurate delivery of day-to-day requests from the team along with disciplined and organized call-reports and timely follow-throughs
• Organize and develop client-facing category, culture and competitive tracking documents
• Work with the Associate Director and Partnerships team to develop the RFP to brief internal partnership’s/ SBU team and external partners
• Manage the team output and development of the flowchart including oversight of the plan being accurately produced within Ripple/MediaTools/Lumina to address the reach/frequency and business goals
• Lead the best practice production of audience and communications data and intelligence for the development of the communications plan, utilizing relevant tools and techniques
• Contribute to the ideation team sessions in conjunction with the Strategy team and relevant SBU to generate creative & compelling connections idea.
• Responsible for timely, accurate delivery of day to day requests from the client and internal team
• Responsible for maintaining impactful media plans; oversight of brand media plans, financials, ATBs and billing documentation internally and for the client
• Leads internal, client and partner agency status calls and updates; organizes and coordinates call reports and ensures that follow-ups are documented and carried out in a timely manner
• Digests the client’s goals/target and leads compiling planning inputs – competitive reporting, syndicated audience research, landscape trends, campaign learnings

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience in an integrated planning role in media, publisher / vendor, or communications discipline
• Media planning skills must be sufficient and able to be taught to junior team members
• Ability to delegate, develop and oversee direct reports
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
• Required PC proficiency and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Desired Skills and Experience

• 4+ years relevant experience with 1+ years of experience in managing or developing staff
• Category or audience experience as relevant per assignment
• Strong time-management and organizational skills
• Proven problem-solving ability

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$80,000 - $90,000

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