Director, Client Media Strategy & Growth

Starcom; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 129,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Adoption assistance

Pet adoption support

Employee assistance programs

Tuition assistance

Flexible working arrangements

Work Your World program

Matching gifts

Job summary

Starcom is seeking a Director to oversee the strategy of all media campaigns across channels and to serve as the day-to-day point of contact for senior-level partners. You will drive education for internal teams and clients, identify new revenue growth opportunities, and manage the team with a focus on delivering strategic insights.

The role requires extensive media experience and strong leadership, with the ability to translate strategies into audience plans and collaborate with analytics and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in marketing, advertising, communications, business or related field
• 7+ years of media experience
• 5+ years of management experience
• Ability to plan campaigns to achieve brand objectives and KPIs
• Strong analytics to inform planning and strategy
• History of identifying media opportunities and presenting to clients
• Experience monitoring and improving the media planning process
• Ensuring adoption of best-in-class tools and techniques
• Portfolio management of paid media for a large brand
• Excellent written and verbal communication, diplomacy, and relationship-building skills

Responsibilities

• Maintain in-depth knowledge of current media industry news with a focus on upstream initiatives
• Deliver strategic media recommendations aligned with brand objectives
• Lead the team and day-to-day client interaction, and grow client relationships
• Elevate strategic thinking across the portfolio and set learning agenda elements
• Write and deliver strategies and POVs and oversee translation into audience recommendations/plans
• Collaborate with analytics/research and investment teams to apply learnings
• Lead business case development for client audiences
• Foster collaboration and timely project management to ensure timely execution
• Provide vision, direction, and management to ensure alignment with mission and goals
• Demonstrate deep technical understanding and problem solving when needed

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Client relations

Communication

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing/advertising/related field

Job description

Starcom is seeking a Director to oversee the strategy of all media campaigns across channels and to serve as the day-to-day point of contact for senior-level partners. You will drive education for internal teams and clients, identify new revenue growth opportunities, and manage the team with a focus on delivering strategic insights.

The role requires extensive media experience and strong leadership, with the ability to translate strategies into audience plans and collaborate with analytics and