Associate Director, Investment

Starcom Melbourne; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 97,375 - 139,965; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid family care

Adoption assistance

Pet adoption assistance

Health/Wellness reimbursements

Tuition assistance

Flexible time off

Matching gifts

Flexible working arrangements

Work Your World program

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Starcom is seeking an Associate Director, Investment to lead planning across digital channels for a global electronics account. This role collaborates with Investment, Strategy, and Performance Analytics teams to translate investment strategy into campaign activations and reporting.

You will oversee the execution of large‑scale media campaigns, review client deliverables for quality, and lead media plan execution to ensure high‑quality, on‑strategy results.

Qualifications

• 7–9 years of cross-channel media management experience required.
• Digital media agency experience preferred.
• Strong analytical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Strong project and time management skills.
• Strong desire to contribute to a team.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office solutions, specifically Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the coordination and execution of media, creative, ad ops and data to deliver complex, large‑scale media campaigns.
• Work with Director to review client deliverables for quality, ensuring that recommendations and work product are accurate and on strategy.
• Exhibit strong brand and direct response expertise.
• Lead the execution of media plans; provide analysis when necessary; help interpret campaign results and analysis.
• Ultimate responsibility for delivering the highest quality, flawlessly executed campaigns.
• Support media strategy development and associated measurement and ad ops plans.
• Support in the delivery of media tacticals and POVs, coordinating with necessary teams to account for all relevant inputs, as well as oversee the translation of the investment strategy across activations.
• Serve as primary day‑to‑day internal contact for operational elements of a campaign.
• Work with project management and client service to support internal investment teams and deliver on client requests.

Skills

Cross-channel media

Analytical thinking

Communication & writing

Project & time management

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

The Associate Director, Investment position supports the planning for all major digital channels including TV, Partnerships, Digital Direct, Paid Social, Programmatic, and Paid Search for a global electronics media account with Constellation. This role works with a myriad of cross‑functional disciplines (Investment, Strategy, Performance Analytics), and other teams to support and achieve client’s business objectives. This role will help oversee the total execution of a media campaign from investment strategy through activation and assisting in reporting deliverables. This person is focused on how media strategy translates investment strategy to deliver on campaign goals. This role continually evaluates and improves upon media processes and opportunities and is a partner to the Client Service and Project Management functions to support internal and client‑facing discussions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the coordination and execution of media, creative, ad ops and data to deliver complex, large‑scale media campaigns.
• Work with Director to review client deliverables for quality, ensuring that recommendations and work product are accurate and on strategy.
• Exhibit strong brand and direct response expertise.
• Lead the execution of media plans; provide analysis when necessary; help interpret campaign results and analysis.
• Ultimate responsibility for delivering the highest quality, flawlessly executed campaigns.
• Support media strategy development and associated measurement and ad ops plans.
• Support in the delivery of media tacticals and POVs, coordinating with necessary teams to account for all relevant inputs, as well as oversee the translation of the investment strategy across activations.
• Serve as primary day‑to‑day internal contact for operational elements of a campaign.
• Work with project management and client service to support internal investment teams and deliver on client requests.

Qualifications

• 7‑9 years of cross‑channel media management experience is required.
• Digital media agency experience is preferred.
• Strong analytical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Strong project and time management skills.
• Strong desire to contribute to a team.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office solutions, specifically Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Additional Information

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.

You must be actively employed for 90 consecutive calendar days in order to be eligible for Publicis medical and voluntary benefits. You will also be eligible to participate in the Publicis 401(k) Plan after you complete 1,000 work hours in a consecutive 12‑month period.

Starcom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation

Compensation Range: USD $97,375.00 - USD $139,965.00 annually. Compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant and the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third‑party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 8/1/2026.