Associate Director, Planning - Hybrid Media Strategist

Omnicom Media Group UAE - PHD; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k)

Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Care Flexible Spending账户

Vacation days

Sick days

Personal days

Paid parental leave

Paid medical leave

STD/LTD insurance

Job summary

Omnicom Media Group UAE - PHD in Chicago is seeking a Senior Media Planning Lead to drive integrated media strategies and client partnerships. You will develop fully integrated plans across broadcast, digital, and social, and manage complex budgets while guiding a team.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience in integrated media planning, excellent presentation and communication skills, and a proven ability to make investment recommendations and lead cross-functional collaborations.

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
• Passionate and eager to improve processes and workstreams
• High level of proficiency in Account Management and client service. Experience developing close relationships and serving as a valuable partner to the client.
• Excellent presentation and written communication skills
• Ability to manage,track, and clearlyreport complex budgets.

Responsibilities

• Be responsive, accountable, and detailed-oriented as a primary client relationship holder
• Present media plans, analyses, strategic recommendations and other deliverables to clients
• Maintain complex monthly budget and billing documents and deliver clear, client-facing documents to facilitate client 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 workproducts created by team of direct reports
• Provide higherlevel of insight and analysis to campaign performance. Draw insights and actions from data to advance the client’s business forward
• 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
• Maintain communication and develop strategic partnerships with keystakeholders– clients, partner agencies, peers, etc.

Skills

Integrated media planning

Budget management

Client relationship management

Presentation skills

Team leadership

Operational decision making

Process improvement

Account management

Written communication

Budget reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications/Advertising/Media

Job description

Omnicom Media Group UAE - PHD in Chicago is seeking a Senior Media Planning Lead to drive integrated media strategies and client partnerships. You will develop fully integrated plans across broadcast, digital, and social, and manage complex budgets while guiding a team.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience in integrated media planning, excellent presentation and communication skills, and a proven ability to make investment recommendations and lead cross-functional collaborations.