VP, Managing Director, Business Solutions

Horizon Media•New York, NY

13d

About The Position

The role of the VP, Director, Business Solutions is to guide the Business Solutions team in delivering industry-leading service in all key areas, including: marketing, consumer and channel insights, creative and effective channel planning, buy implementation and analysis, and account stewardship. The VP, Director , Business Solutions will use their knowledge of traditional and emerging media platforms and strategies to ensure a comprehensive marketing approach to plan development. They will ensure best practices are developed and implemented across all areas. They will build and maintain relationships based on trust across all appropriate client levels, media partners, partner agencies, and between agency departments. They oversee the professional growth of the team through balanced project management, and the effective use of HMI tools and resources. The VP, Director, Business Solutions will also serve an advocate for the agency and their clients’ brands within the industry. The role of the VP, Business Solutions is to guide the Business Solutions team in delivering industry-leading service in all key areas, including marketing, consumer and channel insights, creative and effective channel planning, buy implementation and analysis, and account stewardship. The VP will use their knowledge of traditional and emerging media platforms and strategies to ensure a comprehensive marketing approach to plan development. They will ensure best practices are developed and implemented across all areas. They will build and maintain relationships based on trust across all appropriate client levels, media partners, partner agencies, and between agency departments. He/she will oversee the professional growth of the team through balanced project management, and the effective use of Horizon tools and resources. The VP will also serve an advocate for the agency and their clients’ brands within the industry.

Requirements

A strong writer, presenter and communicator, who can communicate complex ideas with ease
A strong team leader with people management skills
A self-starter who can work both independently and collaboratively to bring ideas to completion
A calculated risk taker with the foresight to understand implications
Innately curious, with a hunger for proactive and creative problem solving
Comfortable providing and receiving constructive feedback and opportunities for growth
Confident in navigating conversations with senior leadership internally and externally
Nimble and flexible with ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment
Proficient with marketing principles, problem solving, data and analytics
Well versed in communicating with and presenting to clients regularly
Able to thrive under pressure, driving success in deadline driven environments
An advocate for and supporter of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Minimum 10 years of experience developing strategic media recommendations
Strong Leadership skills and experience developing a team of media professionals
Experience in a client relationship management role
Familiar with marketing principles and problem solving and analytics
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong presentation skills

Responsibilities

Advance the client relationship by maintaining positive rapport and champions trust
Lead Business Solutions team’s understanding of client’s business and uncovering of motivations/needs
Collaborate with Managing Director on strategic marketing approach, guiding translation of client goals to the Business Solutions team, activation teams and media partners
Seek new media solutions to deliver on clients’ goals and evaluate current health of client business via analysis of relevant business metrics (ROI, A/S)
Tap into Horizon resources/tools and collaborate with partner agencies to offer clients holistic business solutions
Manage professional team growth by instilling media principles, administering performance reviews, and guiding development of deliverables
Develop internal and external processes and cadence for streamlined and timely workflow
Oversee client contracts and staffing needs
Oversee all members of the Brand Team to ensure consistent and high-quality client deliverables
Ensure Activation Team deliverables are aligned with media strategy and that Activation teams are well versed with knowledge of the client’s business
Manage performance reviews, coaching to maximize success, setting goals for career development
Lead interview process for new candidates