Lead media team in developing strategy/media plans that answer to the client’s business objectives
Cultivate a strong trusting relationship with clients, sales partners, activation partners to ensure optimal business partnership, steering through challenges with an eye towards enhancing the state of the account
Communicate effectively with activation, sales, and internal team members to ensure direction is clear to minimize confusion
Define KPIs and benchmarks to ensure media plans are addressing client business challenges with measurable success
Demonstrate fiscal responsibility and responsibility for the profitability of the accounts
Topline oversight on Planning timeline/process
Build timelines for clients that include check ins for audience and strategic alignment as well as core and detailed integrated media plans
Work with Supervisor(s) to guide activation teams in optimizing timeline for streamlined process
Work closely with Analytics lead to define measurement strategy
Work with all teams and divisions to draw out best work and insights to positively impact media plans and deliver on client business goals as well as agency goals.
Lead internal meetings with other departments and call on agency resources to strengthen ideas
Oversee the creation of media plan presentations
Understand the client marketing objectives and building a solid strategy to meet the objectives throughout the planning process
Connect the dots across multiple campaigns or accounts to continually tighten up recommendations that incorporate client/senior management feedback
Requirements
7+ years in the media advertising industry
Experience planning and executing across all media channels, traditional/linear and digital
Campaign set-up knowledge and first-hand experience to guide team and ensure accuracy for integrated campaign activation and reporting (Prisma, DCM, Tagging, IAS, MediaOcean/OX), while also enabling strategic guidance for junior team from pre-campaign set-up to in-flight optimizations and campaign reporting
Deep knowledge of performance media, audience strategy creation/application using syndication resource tools (i.e., MRI, Forrester, YouGov, Comscore), and marketing technology landscape
First-hand knowledge of media reporting mechanics (usage of Tableau or other dashboard tools) and the ability to synthesize data into a cohesive performance story for clients
Business intelligence and competitive reporting knowledge/tool familiarity (i.e., Kantar, Nielsen) and narrative crafting
Benefits
Equal Opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
media planningcampaign executionperformance mediaaudience strategymedia reportingdata synthesisnarrative craftingKPI definitionbenchmarking