Associate Director, Planning

PUBLICIS GROUPE•Chicago, IL

55d

About The Position

The Associate Director, Strategy is the day-to-day steward on media issues for assigned brands, including accurate budget control and flow of online media activity. They will be required to develop and maintain a strong knowledge of their clients' business and apply their media understanding accordingly to help deliver against the clients' needs/objectives. They will work closely with the Managers in the development and communication of all media recommendations.

Requirements

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
Able to take care of the day-to-day part of overseeing others and good at helping them grow and realize their own potential
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 a simple, 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