Director, Content and Creativity

PHDUS PHD Media LLC; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Group is seeking a Creative Director to lead brand content initiatives across multi-platforms, partnering with Experience Strategy and Investment to deliver culturally led experiences that resonate with audiences.

The role requires 8+ years in branded content or partnerships, proven leadership, and a track record of delivering measurable value for clients; the position is based in-office with three days per week on-site in the United States.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in branded content, integrated partnerships, or strategic partnership development.
• Ability to think differently: creative and adaptive, entrepreneurial, independently minded; culturally aware.
• Relentless pursuit of cultural zeitgeist and passion for entertainment.
• Experience in concept development, production oversight, talent contracting/management, and working with media partners.

Responsibilities

• Strategic & Functional Team Lead: Define the vision for content experiences & entertainment initiatives for clients.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring the vision to life.
• Mine insights with Experience Planning to deepen consumer connections and inform big media thinking.
• Develop opportunities delivering on clients’ marketing and media objectives with networks and digital publishers.
• Craft sound recommendations with provocative insights, big ideas, cultural proof points and tactics.
• Implement approved measurement models to justify investment and quantify results.

Skills

Branded content leadership

Partnership development

Creative strategy

Client service

Media partnerships

Cultural understanding

Job description

Agency: PHd Job Function: Creative Job Subfunction: Creative Direction

To be successful in this role, you need an understanding of how to establish brand connections through creative media leveraging culture, new media real-estate and big thinking. You take a holistic view to drive smarter thinking that generates more interesting and richer territories for a brand to explore. You'll work in creative collaboration with all teams – including other members of the Content team, Client business leadership, Experience Strategy and Investment - to inspire and inform culturally led content and experiences.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in branded content, integrated partnerships, or strategic partnership development
• Ability to think differently: creative and adaptive, entrepreneurial, independently minded; deeply immersed in cultural understanding and driven by a desire to know more of the world / to better understand people’s motivations and behaviors in the shifting landscape
• Relentless pursuit of cultural zeitgeist and passion for all forms of entertainment
• Experience in concept development, production oversight, talent contracting/management, and foundational understanding of working with and managing media partners
• Exceptional project management skills, with ability to manage multiple work streams and multiple teams with strong quality control
• Ability to address challenges, work under pressure, follow-through and solve problems quickly in the face of challenges
• Ability to effectively and confidently communicate information in both verbal and written formats (Development of ideas, pitches, research and recaps, client presentations, etc.
• Experience implementing effective measurement models, synthesizing data to prove value and program success
• Can manage peer level clients with a successful track record in account management and client service

Responsibilities

• Strategic & Functional Team Lead: Define the vision for content experiences & entertainment initiatives on behalf of our clients
• Work with cross-functional teams to bring this vision to life
• Work hand-in-hand with the Experience Planning and Strategy teams to mine insights that will help establish deeper connections with consumers and that inform and inspire your big media thinking
• Actively build out opportunities that deliver on our clients’ marketing and media objectives with networks, digital publishers, and more
• Develop sound recommendations to clients, with provocative insights, big ideas, cultural proof points and compelling tactics
• Understand and implement approved measurement models to justify investment and quantify results from programs
• Develop close relationships with media strategy and investment teams to align our team’s content programs to broader strategic priorities
• Stay atop of content, storytelling and technology trends and how those impact the client business
• Support the Senior Director and Managing Executive Director with presentation materials, status updates, and ad hoc meetings to ensure successful communication with advertising and media clients and agency partners on a consistent basis
• Offer support to PHD Leadership on new business pitches and marketing collateral on an as-needed basis
• Execution: Act as a content expert for clients, integrated agency teams, and partners to oversee the execution of multiple programs across the year
• Serve as the day-to-day point of contact and content expert for clients, integrated agency teams, and partners to execute multiple programs across a calendar year, from strategy to ideation to creative development to execution
• Lead development and activation of multi-platform distribution plans for programs across digital, linear and social
• Develop and execute timelines, manage production schedules, adhere to deadlines, set up/organize internal/client meetings, and enforce ongoing team communication throughout program
• Ensure pre, during and post program measurement and optimization plans align to KPIs and are in place for each program
• Manage internal and external work streams and production process for assigned projects during the creative development phase; development phase will require help with producing written and visual materials such as brand briefs to share with partners, client recommendations, program overviews, and more

$90,000-$215,000

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