Associate Director, Medical Training

Initiative; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 120 000 - 190 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) plans

Flex spending

Life insurance

Disability

Employee discount program

Employee stock purchase program

Paid family benefits

Resumo da oferta

Initiative in New York seeks an Associate Director of Strategy to craft strategic recommendations across client accounts and drive holistic communications plans. You will lead cultural, consumer, and market intelligence to inform actionable insights and measure results.

You’ll collaborate with the Communications Design team and SBUs to spark ideas and deliver outstanding strategy. You will report to the Client Lead, manage relationships with key partners, and help unlock growth opportunities for

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a related field.
• Ability to think creatively and adapt to changing cultural contexts.
• Experience developing strategic narratives and presenting insights to clients.

Responsabilidades

• Develop strategic recommendations that solve client challenges.
• Lead ideation sessions with the Communications Design team and SBUs.
• Maintain relationships with key strategic partners and vendors.
• Report to the Client Lead and deliver brilliant strategic thinking.

Conhecimentos

Strategic thinking

Presentation skills

Cultural understanding

Qualitative & quantitative research

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Business Overview We believe in the power of media to reshape our industry and orchestrate a brand’s entire consumer experience, by balancing both what unites people and what makes them different. When brands unite people in culture, they build Fame, and when brands connect individuals to their unique journeys, they build customer Flow. Initiative builds Fame & Flow for brands like Nike, Amazon, Merck, and T-Mobile. Media responsibility is at the forefront of everything we do, whether it’s creating media plans that reflect the diversity of our communities, promote brand safety, and foster sustainability. Our agency celebrates diversity in an inclusive environment where all of our 6,000+ strong talent across 90+ markets feel seen, heard, and valued. Our vision is to create not only a better media company, but also a better media industry, and maybe even a better world. And just as we do for our brands and clients, we connect our people to the journeys that matter in building a meaningful career.

INSTINCT – you’re tuned in and armed with intelligence; you care deeply about the impact you have on our clients, their customers, our community, the media landscape and our world at large. As an Associate Director of Strategy you are responsible for the development of strategic recommendations that solve client challenges. You will work across all accounts & clients (depending on the Brief ask/rating & the skillset need) and should strive to produce outstanding communications strategies, as recognized through awards, client satisfaction scores and tangible examples of innovation. You will help to strategize, produce and make sense of the key cultural, consumer and market intelligence required to design the best possible holistic communications plan to deliver on that task. You have a passion for people, brands and ideas and an insatiable curiosity for culture in every sense. You believe that brands can & should mean in the world, and are driven by the desire to understand the changing world and people’s subsequent shifting motivations and behaviors. It is not your responsibility to manage the client relationship & you will – by Brief – report to the Client Lead to deliver brilliant strategic thinking for the client team. Creative thinking and sound presentation skills are critical in delivering success in this role. Demonstrate a good understanding of consumers & their behaviors, using qualitative and quantitative communications channel & cultural tool research to develop applicable insights into the consumer connection with the brand Craft strategic narratives that show how the strategy delivers on the business need and focus on results and measurement Bring fresh thinking & inspiration into the Strategic Process to help the teams springboard to better thinking, leading ideation team sessions in conjunction with the Communications Design team and relevant SBUs to generate creative & compelling communications ideas Maintain effective relationships with key strategic partners (vendors, academic institutions, creative consultancies), keeping up to date on their offer & using that information to help the Strategy Team unlock new growth opportunities for the client & /or the agency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience
• ~6-8 years in integrated planning role in media, creative, innovation or communications discipline (digital, content, invention, social, activation)
• ~ Ability to think differently: creative & adaptive, entrepreneurial, independently-minded; deeply immersed in cultural understanding and driven by a desire to know more about the world / to better understand people’s motivations & behaviors in the shifting landscape
• Ability to think differently: creative & adaptive, entrepreneurial, independently-minded; deeply immersed in cultural understanding and driven by a desire to know more about the world / to better understand people’s motivations & behaviors in the shifting landscape

Benefits

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.

• medical and dental coverage
• 401(k) plans
• flex spending
• life insurance
• disability
• employee discount program
• employee stock purchase program
• paid family benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Reasonable Accommodation

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For applicants to jobs in the United States: In compliance with the current Americans with Disabilities Act and state and local laws, if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position, please email accommodation@mbww.