SVP Group Media Director Plannning

Mediahub Worldwide; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) plans

Paid family benefits

Discretionary time-off days

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

A leading global media agency in New York seeks a high-energy Executive to lead its Planning team. The ideal candidate will possess over 10 years of agency experience, with exceptional client service and marketing strategy expertise. This role requires strong leadership in media execution and innovation, ensuring the agency's standards of excellence are met. A commitment to maintaining positive client relationships is essential, along with a performance-driven mindset and an ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of agency experience required.
• Must have marquee national agency experience.
• Proven track record with securing new business.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership for media products management.
• Oversees execution of media planning policies.
• Mentors Planning Team and encourages innovation.

Skills

Performance-driven

Client-centric

Excellent verbal skills

Excellent written skills

Presentation skills

Team-building skills

Job description

This range is provided by Mediahub Worldwide. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$180,000.00/yr - $237,000.00/yr

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Business Overview

Mediahub is one of the three major global media agencies within IPG Mediabrands with over 1,000+ employees worldwide. We are an award‑winning agency built for brands who are challenging and disrupting the status quo. Our organization is focused on challenging all facets of media in an environment of rapid change to maximize our clients’ investments. We are challenging key fundamentals in the areas of audience creation, purpose, creativity, and digital platforms.

Named Media Agency of the Year by Adweek, Ad Age, and Campaign, Mediahub is powered by the buying and intelligence power of Magna Global and the data backbone of Acxiom.

Position Overview

The Planning team builds and maintains strong client relationships. Their focus is to think strategically about the business, develop business by building opportunities and actively contribute to the planning process. This team effectively problem‑solves, generates innovative solutions and displays energy and passion for the work presented. Mediahub strives to challenge the status quo by consistently looking beyond the quantitative. To be most successful at Mediahub, you must be organized, creative, and confident to support media issues relative to your account(s).

The successful candidate must also maintain a positive attitude in the face of a constantly changing environment, be a problem solver and professional in all communications both inside the agency and with clients. We are looking for a high‑energy individual who thrives on creating disruptive efforts in media, yet at the same time understands how data/tech drive business.

Responsibilities

• Provides high‑level leadership with the implementation of processes for the management of the strategic and tactical execution of all media products across all teams.
• Oversees the execution of policies and plans of the media planning discipline and of the agency across all teams.
• High‑level leadership over creation of platforms for communications across teams and across disciplines.
• High‑level leadership to Planning Team with client perspectives, insights, goals and strategies.
• Provides Planning Team with senior‑management perspectives, insights and goals.
• Leads the evolution of recommendations of long‑term strategies.
• Oversees the review of all media products and makes adjustments as necessary to raise the benchmark of excellence for the agency’s media products.
• Possesses a complete understanding of all clients’ businesses.
• Responsible for developing the skill and knowledge base of those more junior as well as supervise, advise and counsel all members of the Planning Team.
• Provides senior‑level mentorship and motivates Planners, encouraging innovation and creativity throughout all projects by serving as a role model across all groups/teams. Identifies and develops promising personnel with Human Resources; evaluates and communicates planning staff development needs in terms of rotation and promotion to ensure high‑quality personnel.
• Leads teams in setting strategies for developing media plans.
• Leads where needed to present and sell plans to agency management and clients.
• Ensures the achievement of annual goal initiatives.
• Leads all agency Media Planning budgets and compensation plans.
• Sets future budgets to include growth in research and external education.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of agency experience required.
• Must be performance‑driven, client‑centric, street‑smart, and nothing short of amazing in front of clients and prospects.
• The ideal candidate must have marquee, national agency experience, excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Must have marketing & brand strategy expertise, be a proven ad agency leader & performer, possess excellent client service and team‑building skills, and have a proven track record with securing new business.
• Manages solid client relationships to more effectively sell ideas and contribute to positive agency evaluations.

Wage and Benefits

We offer a total rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits. You will also receive discretionary time‑off days, company‑wide appreciation weeks and wellness days. We also offer a competitive total compensation package, including salary and eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award or a relevant incentive award.

Employment Transparency

It is the policy of Mediabrands, division of the Interpublic group, to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and other job functions are subject to modification. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

For applicants to jobs in the United States: In compliance with the current Americans with Disabilities Act and state and local laws, if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position with Mediabrands, please email [e-mail].

About IPG Mediabrands

IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). IPG Mediabrands manages over $47 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients across its full‑service agency networks UM, Initiative and Mediahub and through its award‑winning specialty business units Healix, Kinesso, MAGNA, Mediabrands Content Studio, Orion Holdings, Rapport, and the IPG Media Lab. IPG Mediabrands clients include many of the world’s most recognizable and iconic brands across sectors such as automotive, personal finance, consumer product goods (CPG), pharma, health and wellness, entertainment, financial services, energy, toys and gaming, direct‑to‑consumer and e‑commerce, retail, hospitality, food and beverage, fashion and beauty. The company employs more than 18,000 diverse marketing communication professionals in more than 130 countries. Learn more at www.ipgmediabrands.com.

Seniority level

Executive

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Advertising

Industries

Advertising Services