VP, Media Planning – Financial Services/Investment Management exp. preferred

New York City, NY (On-site)

$121K/yr – $194K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 days ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Translating brand marketing objectives into succinct digital media strategies that impress and excite our clients, and transforming marketing challenges into platform-agnostic communications
  • Providing relevant, timely digital media expertise – bonding with brand team to help them truly understand why they need digital marketing, and then helping them adapt their thinking and approach accordingly
  • Astutely identifying broader opportunities for Digitas (creative and other services) and articulating opportunities to senior leadership in a timely, relevant manner
  • Developing and understanding consumer insights and translating those insights into meaningful digital behaviors and marketing strategies
  • Being a “chameleon,” ably shifting and adapting to meet business demands and individual client needs
  • Effectively and enthusiastically representing Digitas – you’ll be the face of our company, the person whom staff and clients alike look up to
  • A willingness to travel as needed – you’re open to new places, new faces and new ideas

Requirements

  • Four years of college education (and preferably a master’s degree) plus ten to twelve years of agency experience
  • Experience leading media strategy for financial services, investment management, or related clients is a major advantage
  • Deep familiarity with the digital environment and a demonstrated ability to develop and understand consumer insights and translate those insights into meaningful digital behaviors and marketing strategies
  • An ability to think beyond just media — no matter what the solution requires, you’ll be a sharp, informed digital marketing advocate and expert for our clients and our team
  • Knowledge of qualitative measurement approaches – online and offline – and how/when to apply them so that we deliver measurable successes
  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation

Benefits

  • Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
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Digitas North America

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Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

Founded in 1980
Boston, Massachusetts, US
2.8K employees (892 in marketing)
74% recommend to a friend
82% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
67.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.7%
Direct
42.7%
Referral
6.8%
Social
6.2%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
673 (23% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
3.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
33

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