Director, Media Strategy & Client Growth (Flexible)

Publicis Groupe; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid family care

Adoption, surrogacy, fertility support

Pet adoption support

Health and wellness reimbursement

Tuition assistance

Flexible time off

Matching gifts

Flexible working arrangements

Work Your World program

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Starcom Worldwide, Inc. is seeking a Director to oversee the strategy of all media campaigns across channels and to lead client relationships and internal teams.

The role focuses on guiding senior-level partnerships, expanding revenue opportunities, and delivering strategic insights. The successful candidate will manage partnerships with analytics and research teams, translate strategies into audience plans, and drive excellent results for large brands while mentoring a growing team across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, communications, business, sociology, or consumer insights
• 7+ years of media experience
• 5+ years of management experience
• Strategically plan campaigns from audience determination to execution aligned with KPIs
• Strong analytics to inform and validate planning and strategy
• Proven ability to identify media opportunities, present to clients, and execute

Responsibilities

• Maintain in-depth knowledge of current media industry news and brand business
• Deliver sound strategic media recommendations aligned with brand objectives
• Lead 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 translate into audience plans
• Collaborate with analytics and research to apply learnings and ensure flawless implementation
• Lead business case development by analyzing audience strategies
• Foster team collaboration and timely execution of assignments
• Provide vision, direction and support to team members to align with goals
• Demonstrate deep technical understanding and problem-solving when needed

Skills

Media strategy

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Analytics and insights

Campaign planning

Communication

Industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing/advertising/communications

Job description

Starcom Worldwide, Inc. is seeking a Director to oversee the strategy of all media campaigns across channels and to lead client relationships and internal teams.

The role focuses on guiding senior-level partnerships, expanding revenue opportunities, and delivering strategic insights. The successful candidate will manage partnerships with analytics and research teams, translate strategies into audience plans, and drive excellent results for large brands while mentoring a growing team across