Manager, Communications Design (HCP)

New York, USA (On-site)

$80K/yr – $90K/yrManager4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive media planning and partnership workflows for an integrated planning role, coordinating client requests, data-led insights, and cross-functional briefs.

  • Own end-to-end media plans and ensure timely, accurate day-to-day delivery and client-facing outputs.
  • Must-have: experience in integrated media planning with the ability to guide junior staff.
  • Standout: cross-functional collaboration with Strategy, Partnerships, and SBU to drive data-driven creative connections.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Create accurate substantiated and detailed media plans and media planning scenarios
  • In charge of timely, accurate delivery of day-to-day requests from the team along with disciplined and organized call-reports and timely follow-throughs
  • Organize and develop client-facing category, culture and competitive tracking documents
  • Work with the Associate Director and Partnerships team to develop the RFP to brief internal partnership’s/ SBU team and external partners
  • Manage the team output and development of the flowchart including oversight of the plan being accurately produced within Ripple/ MediaTools/Lumina to address the reach/frequency and business goals
  • Lead the best practice production of audience and communications data and intelligence for the development of the communications plan, utilizing relevant tools and techniques
  • Contribute to the ideation team sessions in conjunction with the Strategy team and relevant SBU to generate creative & compelling connections idea.
  • Responsible for timely, accurate delivery of day to day requests from the client and internal team
  • Responsible for maintaining impactful media plans; oversight of brand media plans, financials, ATBs and billing documentation internally and for the client
  • Leads internal, client and partner agency status calls and updates; organizes and coordinates call-reports and ensures that follow-ups are documented and carried out in a timely manner
  • Digests the client's goals/target and leads compiling planning inputs – competitive reporting, syndicated audience research, landscape trends, campaign learnings

Requirements

  • Experience in an integrated planning role in media, publisher / vendor, or communications discipline
  • Media planning skills must be sufficient and able to be taught to junior team members
  • Ability to delegate, develop and oversee direct reports
  • Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
  • Required PC proficiency and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Preferred

  • 4+ years relevant experience with 1+ years of experience in managing or developing staff
  • Category or audience experience as relevant per assignment
  • Strong time-management and organizational skills
  • Proven problem-solving ability

Benefits

  • We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.
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IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). IPG Mediabrands manages over $47 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients across its full-service agency networks UM, Initiative and Mediahub and through its award-winning specialized business units Healix, KINESSO, MAGNA, Mediabrands Content Studio, Orion Holdings, Rapport, and the IPG Media Lab. IPG Mediabrands clients include many of the world’s most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors including automotive, personal finance, consumer product goods (CPG), pharma, health and wellness, entertainment, financial services, energy, toys and gaming, direct to consumer and e-commerce, retail, hospitality, food and beverage, fashion and beauty. The company employs more than 18,000 diverse marketing communication professionals in more than 130 countries. Learn more at www.ipgmediabrands.com.

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