Associate Director, Planning

PHD; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

PHD is a global communications planning and media buying agency network delivering smart strategic thinking and creative innovation for the world’s leading brands. Brilliant media thinking is in our DNA.

A culture of thought-leadership, creativity and innovation has seen us grow from a challenger agency in the UK, to a global leader with over 6,000 employees in over 100 offices worldwide. You will lead media planning and buying efforts, mentor teams, and deliver integrated campaigns that meet

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Advertising, Media and/or related field.
• Experience leading integrated media planning teams.
• Ability to make operational and investment recommendations.
• Strong client relationship skills and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent client service by being responsive, accountable, and detail oriented.
• Present media plans and analyses to clients.
• Mentor and motivate direct reports with daily supervision and guidance.
• Manage workflow and cross-functional interactions with strategy, creative, and clients.
• Deliver insights and actions from data to improve campaign performance.
• Set strategic direction for the team focused on growth and learnings.
• Develop sound frameworks that align with client business goals.

Skills

Excellent presentation skills

Professional leadership

Client service orientation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Advertising, Media and/or related field

Tools

Auto experience

Job description

Job Description

PHD is a global communications planning and media buying agency network delivering smart strategic thinking and creative innovation for the world’s leading brands. Brilliant media thinking is in our DNA.

Agency

PHd

Job Function

Media

Job Subfunction

Media Planning and Buying

Job Description

PHD is a global communications planning and media buying agency network delivering smart strategic thinking and creative innovation for the world’s leading brands. Brilliant media thinking is in our DNA.

A culture of thought-leadership, creativity and innovation has seen us grow from a challenger agency in the UK, to a global leader with over 6,000 employees in over 100 offices worldwide.

We combine the latest industry insight with the best creative minds to produce planning innovation and create award-winning work for some of the world’s largest advertisers.

Finding a better way is our ethos and sums up how we approach everything – from a new client brief to the way we work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Advertising, Media and/or related field
• Minimum 6 years of experience in media planning that involves broadcast and OOH planning
• Deep experience working in and leading integrated team
• Experience with innovative or custom program development
• Ability to make operational and investment recommendations and decisions
• Be passionate and want to lead and inspire a team of soldiers
• Must love close relationships with clients and be able to identify and run towards the future and not simply deliver “the ask”
• High level of competency in Account Management and client service
• Professional presence; can lead a team by example
• Excellent presentation skills
• A thorough understanding of marketing communication channels (including digital)
• Auto experienced required

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent client service by being responsive, accountable, and detailed oriented
• Present media plans, post analyses, and other deliverables to clients
• Manage, mentor, and motivate direct reports to encourage their professional development while providing daily supervision and guidance
• Manage workflow, deadlines, and interactions with strategy team, creative partners, clients, and other external teams
• Responsible for all work product created by team of direct reports
• Provide higher level of insight and analysis to campaign performance - drawing insights and actions from data
• Set the tone and strategic direction of the team; built around growth and application of learnings
• Build sound strategic frameworks that ladder to client business goals
• Bring proactivity and leadership to the clients and the team
• Be the voice for creating great work
• Understand and direct multiple user touch points that can influence creative and messaging strategies
• Own consumer insights and inspire tactical representations of strong, clear media strategies
• Manage planning resources
• Maintain communication and develop strategic partnerships with key partners – clients, partner agencies, peers, etc.

$70,000-$125,000

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$70,000-$125,000