Associate Director, Planning

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$97K/yr – $140K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-channel digital planning and buying while leading multi-stream programs, trusted client relationships, and team coordination in a fast moving environment.

  • Cross-channel planning and buying ownership for digital media across multiple platforms.
  • Build trusted client relationships and lead in-person client meetings with polished presentations.
  • Manage timelines, projects, and personnel across direct reports and cross-functional teams.

Job Description

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

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

Benefits

  • medical coverage
  • dental
  • vision
  • disability
  • 401K
  • parential and family care leave
  • family forming assistance
  • tuition reimbursement
  • flexible time off
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As one of the fastest-growing global media agency networks, Spark Foundry is not beholden to legacy.We embrace nimbleness, agility and open-mindedness as part of our Startup Spirit. But as part of Publicis Media, we tap into a Powerhouse Soul, gaining access to first-mover opportunities alongside market-shaping clout, plus leading-edge AI and technology.Together, our Startup Spirit and Powerhouse Soul allow us to innovate and iterate faster than any other agency, bringing clients a distinct competitive advantage. Our innovative experiences have been recognized by Cannes Lions, Effies, Shortys and Webbys, all delivered by best-in-class talent across more than 70 global offices. Spark Foundry is part of the global Publicis Media agency network, a key division of Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40].

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