Associate Director, Planning

Omnicom Media US PHD•New York, NY

4h•$70,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

PHD is a global communications planning and media buying agency network delivering smart strategic thinking and creative innovation for the world’s leading brands. Brilliant media thinking is in our DNA. A culture of thought-leadership, creativity and innovation has seen us grow from a challenger agency in the UK, to a global leader with over 6,000 employees in over 100 offices worldwide. We combine the latest industry insight with the best creative minds to produce planning innovation and create award-winning work for some of the world’s largest advertisers. Finding a better way is our ethos and sums up how we approach everything – from a new client brief to the way we work. We are looking for a solution-seeker who always looks on the bright side and is willing to jump over obstacles to get the work from good to great. Highly skilled in their craft and courageous in their approach. A battle buddy who’s always got our back. An avid listener who isn’t afraid to share their opinion to help our work progress; they know there’s no ‘i’ in team. At PHD, we value our culture above anything else, and that culture is built on the spirit of our people. We’re looking for tireless optimists, happy warriors, and fearless collaborators who bring that extra dose of contagious energy. If you’re looking for some of the same, PHD might be for you.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 to 6 years of media planning experience; integrated experience strongly desired
Experience in managing and leading a team
Knowledge of buying and ad serving applications
Ability to work with and lead conversations with partner agencies and media partners
Knack for linking business goals with strategic executions
Effective communication skills and a flair for storytelling

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with market research and media applications are crucial.

Responsibilities

Lead a group of rock stars as their emerging leader, bringing out their best and coaching them to higher levels of performance.
Be involved in the day-to-day work of the team, focusing on advising senior clients on how to think about the role of their brands in culture.
Stay one step ahead of the marketplace to bring the most intuitive, progressive and business-driving plans to your client every day.
Infuse strategic expertise into the team from day one.
Be a champion of PHD tools and approaches.
Infuse every plan with thoughtful, data-driven strategies that lead to creative, yet useful, media activations.
Measure and routinely optimize campaigns for ultimate performance.
Grow your team of media rock stars, be a coach and mentor – seeing them through to promotion and/or new opportunities in the agency family.
Help grow their skillsets, presentation skills, detail-orientation, technical skills, leadership and critical thinking.
Build and maintain an effective working relationship with key business leaders to continuously grow the account.
Provide a unique point of view to help clients interpret the best way to test and scale new approaches and identify opportunities to grow their business.
Work across multiple teams – marketing sciences, investment and buying – and externally to articulate advanced media concepts and buying strategies across multiple platforms.