Associate Director, Media Planning

1 Month ago • 6 Years + • $68,000 PA - $110,400 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Associate Director of Media Planning will lead the media planning team, set the strategic direction, and serve as a partner for clients. They will need to be an expert on the client's business and the agency. They must demonstrate knowledge of the media landscape, particularly digital and traditional channels, and available media research. The role includes setting the tone for account management, ensuring focus on client goals, and delivering resources while maintaining profitability. Experience with media plans is essential. This role is hybrid and based in either Austin or Seattle. Responsibilities include providing strategic input, being accountable for media plan output and accuracy, utilizing data, working with activation leads, adopting new technologies, building client relationships, and representing the client's point of view.
Must have:
  • 6+ years of integrated media planning experience.
  • Experience developing tactical campaigns for digital channels.
  • Experience managing a team of planners.
  • Knowledge of current media trends and innovations.
  • Knowledge of insights tools such as MRI and Simmons.
Good to have:
  • Experience with MediaTools and buying platforms.
  • Understanding of DCM and other digital media related tools.
Perks:
  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
  • Life insurance.
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
  • 401k.
  • Flexible paid time off.
  • At least 15 paid holidays per year.
  • Paid sick and safe leave.
  • Paid parental leave.

Job Details

Job Description:

We are looking for an Associate Director of Media Planning. You will set the working style for the media planning team, lead the strategic direction, and serve as a partner for our clients. The expectation of the Associate Director is to be a leader and an expert on the daily client business and within the agency. You will demonstrate a working knowledge of the media space, for particularly digital but also traditional channels, and available media research. You will also identify business opportunities and solutions.

You set the tone for how the account is managed, by ensuring focus on important client goals and delivering appropriate resources while maintaining profitability. Experience seeing media plans come to life is essential. You will report to the Senior Director of Media Planning, who oversees our client-agency relationship for the account. This role is hybrid and will work out of our client office, in either Austin or Seattle.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide and guide strategic input for all media plans, internally and externally

  • Accountable for media plan output, accuracy, and overall excellence

  • Demonstrate ability to use resources (syndicated, proprietary, analyst data) to help guide client's marketing goals and apply to recommendations

  • Work with activation department leads (programmatic, social, search, content, among others) to outline appropriate processes and timelines

  • Understand and adopt new techniques and technologies that are relevant for clients' media strategies

  • Be the central contact across investment, strategy, and analytics teams

  • Build trusting, collaborative relationships with clients at appropriate levels

  • Represent the client's point of view when reviewing work, use this perspective when providing feedback to team and presenting to client

  • Ability to work with large teams – directly and indirectly with junior talent and internally across departments

  • Provide and discuss industry information on media, markets and related dynamics

  • Construct and deliver accurate, honest performance management documents

Qualifications:

  • 6+ years of integrated media planning experience, preferably within B2B or fintech

  • Experience developing tactical campaigns for digital channels

  • Experience managing a team of planners

  • Knowledge of current trends and innovations in media and culture

  • Knowledge of insights tools such as MRI and Simmons and tools like Nielsen Ad Intel and/or Kantar Stradegy

  • Experience with MediaTools and buying platforms such as DDS, MediaOcean, HudsonMX

  • Understanding of DCM, and other digital media related tools (comScore, eMarketer, Forrester…)

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The annual salary range for this position is $68,000-$110,400. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Benefits available with this position include:

  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance,

  • Life insurance,

  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance,

  • 401k,

  • Flexible paid time off,

  • At least 15 paid holidays per year,

  • Paid sick and safe leave, and

  • Paid parental leave.

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

Location:

USA - Remote - Washington

Brand:

Iprospect

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

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