Strategic Digital Planning Lead

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 97,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Spark Foundry in New York seeks an Associate Director, Strategy to lead day-to-day media issues for assigned brands, ensuring accurate budget control and the flow of online media activity. They will develop knowledge of clients’ business and apply media understanding to deliver against objectives, working with Managers on media recommendations.

The role demands 5+ years in digital media planning/buying, strategic thinking, and proven leadership in managing teams and client/vendor relationships

Qualifications

• Have been working in digital media planning, buying and management for 5+ years with progressive levels of responsibility
• Think strategically, take into account the bigger picture, analyze everything and think critically when solving problems to come up with unconventional solutions
• Have led a team before, know what it takes to manage a group, even when a lot of moving parts are involved
• Build great relationships with clients, vendors, and reps; have a history negotiating to get the job done right and track record of success in media; understand business; have a knack for sharing complicated ideas in asimple, understandable way
• Already active in the kinds of digital gadgets and communities that are changing our business; have a passion for tablets, smartphones, social networks, instant messaging, widgets, apps, blogs and whatever is new and life-changing; want to find ways to make them work for brands

Responsibilities

• Strong cross-channel planning and buying skills, particularly in digital
• Successful at building strong, collaborative client relationships, instilling trust and authority on behalf of the agency
• Ability to manage timelines, projects and personnel within direct report team and across cross-functional teams
• Flexible and able to keep up with a fast-paced, constantly-evolving environment
• Including the capacity to successfully manage multiple work streams at one time
• Strong foundation in strategic and critical thinking, finding ways to innovate and collaborate with teams to improve outputs
• Experience with productive and positive vendor relationship management
• Individual should possess confidence, composure, and polished presentation skills to effectively attend and lead in-person meetings with key clients on a daily basis
• Self-motivation and organization are key due to coordination with multiple internal and external clients

Skills

Digital media planning

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Client relationships

Negotiation

Vendor management

Digital savvy

Job description

Spark Foundry in New York seeks an Associate Director, Strategy to lead day-to-day media issues for assigned brands, ensuring accurate budget control and the flow of online media activity. They will develop knowledge of clients’ business and apply media understanding to deliver against objectives, working with Managers on media recommendations.

The role demands 5+ years in digital media planning/buying, strategic thinking, and proven leadership in managing teams and client/vendor relationships