Senior Director, Planning (Technical Client)

Omnicom Media US PHD•New York, NY

5d•$120,000 - $230,000•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. The Senior Director role is one of the most exciting and challenging roles in our organization. The Senior Director manages the daily strategic needs of the business and integrates with the broader PHD teams, creative partners, and media owners. They act as the leading force ensuring the vision of the team and agency comes to life in the work, thought leadership, and ideas. The Senior Director has a strong appetite for new technology, emerging media, and culture. They understand and embrace the passion that the consumer has for our client’s brands. They orchestrate a strategic mix of solutions across social media, content relationships, data strategies, mobile opportunities, and more as the digital landscape continues to evolve. The Senior Director is key to helping PHD stay ahead of clients and lead the competition. Collaborative Partnership – embraces and drives the one PHD approach by building partnerships with others on behalf of our clients. Creative Thinking – takes a brand, an objective and a platform and thinks of innovative ways to bring them together. Hunger for Innovation – our clients want and have access to truly never-been-done-before opportunities. Helps determine the right ones and brings them to life in impactful ways. Relationship Building – practices the ability to be personal, understanding and a desire to do what’s best for the team and the client. Fully engaged and present with clients. Inspiring Leadership – challenges a team to solve clients challenges in unique ways. Inspires others to try new approaches and serves as a role model to the team.

Requirements

Graduate of a four-year college or university
10+ years of integrated media planning experience
Track record of handling big client ambitions
Ability to create and execute a holistic channel approach to planning
Experience collaborating with media owners, agency business units and creative agency partners
Proven leadership ability and experience managing a team; a strong desire and ability to grow and develop talent
Advanced knowledge of media fundamentals and an ability to educate at all levels
Strong comfort level with data, analytics, and measurement

Nice To Haves

Strong appetite for new technology, emerging media, and culture.
Understands and embraces the passion that the consumer has for our client’s brands.

Responsibilities

Manages the daily strategic needs of the business and integrates with the broader PHD teams, creative partners, and media owners.
Acts as the leading force ensuring the vision of the team and agency comes to life in the work, thought leadership, and ideas.
Orchestrates a strategic mix of solutions across social media, content relationships, data strategies, mobile opportunities, and more as the digital landscape continues to evolve.
Helps determine and bring to life never-been-done-before opportunities in impactful ways.
Challenges a team to solve clients challenges in unique ways and inspires others to try new approaches.
Builds partnerships with others on behalf of our clients.
Takes a brand, an objective and a platform and thinks of innovative ways to bring them together.
Practices the ability to be personal, understanding and a desire to do what’s best for the team and the client.
Serves as a role model to the team.