Associate Director, Planning

Adelphi Group; New York (NY); On-site; 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. 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.

New York: Be part of a team delivering integrated media strategies and plans, with a focus on local media, across broadcast, digital, and social,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Advertising, Media and/or related field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in integrated media planning.
• Expertise in developing fully integrated media strategies and plans with emphasis on local media (broadcast, digital, and social).
• Auto category experience preferred.
• Experience working in a cross-functional team environment.
• Ability to make operational and investment recommendations and decisions.
• Strong client service and relationships ethos.
• Excellent presentation and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage, track, and report complex budgets.

Responsibilities

• Present media plans, analyses, strategic recommendations and other deliverables to clients.
• Maintain complex monthly budget and billing documents and deliver clear, client-facing documents for approvals.
• Manage, mentor, and supervise direct reports and provide daily guidance.
• Coordinate workflow with strategy team, creative partners, clients, and external teams.
• Provide insights and actions from data to advance the client’s business.
• Set strategic direction of the team around growth and learnings.

Skills

Media planning

Integrated media planning

Local media focus

Auto category experience

Cross-functional teamwork

Budget reporting

Client management

Presentation skills

Investment recommendations

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Advertising/Media

Job description

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,Mediaand/or related field
• Minimum 6 years of experience inintegrated mediaplanning.
• Expertiseindeveloping fully integrated media strategies and plans, with emphasisonlocalmedia (broadcast, digital, and social)
• Auto category experience preferred
• Experienceworking ina_cross-functionalteam environment
• Ability to make operational and investment recommendations and decisions
• Passionate andeagertoimprove processes and workstreams
• High levelofproficiencyin Account Management and client service. Experience developing close relationships and serving as a valuable partner to the client.
• Excellent presentationand written communication skills
• Ability to manage, track, and clearlyreportcomplex budgets.

Responsibilities

• Beresponsive, accountable, and detailed-orientedas a primary client relationship holder
• Present media plans, analyses,strategicrecommendationsand other deliverables to clients
• Maintain complex monthly budget and billing documents and deliver clear, client-facing documents tofacilitateclient approvals.
• 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 workproductscreated by team of direct reports
• Providehigherlevel of insight and analysis to campaign performance. Drawinsights and actions from datato advance the client’s business forward
• Set the tone and strategic direction of the teambuilt around growth and application of learnings
• Build sound strategic frameworks that ladder to client business goals
• Maintain communication and develop strategic partnerships with keystakeholders– clients, partner agencies, peers, etc.New York: $70,000.00-$125,000.00

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

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