Responsibilities

• The Director manages the daily strategic needs of the business and integrates with the broader OMD 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 Director has a strong appetite for new technology, emerging media, and culture
• 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 Director is key to helping OMD stay ahead of clients and lead the competition
• Collaborative Partnership – embraces and drives the oneOMD 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
• Linear + CTV Video planning & participating in the Upfronts experience is mandatory