Director, Communications Design

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$130K/yr – $150K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 hrs ago

Job Summary

Owns the end-to-end communications design work for clients, from ideation and brief deployment to ecosystem delivery across OESP, analytics, and cross-unit integration, while guiding client education and day-to-day workflow.

  • Own the communications design brief and stakeholder engagement
  • Lead ideation, analytics, and cross-unit integration

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Present the communications design idea and recommendation to the client in collaboration with Client Leadership, Strategy and Partnerships
  • Oversee the day-to-day requirements and workflow of the client as it relates to Communications Design outputs
  • Oversee client education program around relevant marketplace trends
  • Responsible for the communications design brief deployment and relevant stakeholder engagement
  • Lead ideation sessions and curate outcomes
  • Manage the development of the communications idea all connections will help unlock
  • In charge of the effective design of communications architecture and ecosystem delivery across Owned, Earned, Shared, Paid (OESP) for your clients. Within the team, accountable for ensuring communications plans move far beyond paid, and are unified by a clear idea and communications behavior
  • Lead for analytics strategy per brief and the integration of MBI input
  • Lead for integration of Specialty Business Units activities within every relevant brief, in line with business goals
  • Responsible for implementation of communications design deliverables as part of client business development & growth strategy

Requirements

  • Experience in an integrated planning role in media, publisher / vendor, or communications discipline (digital, content)
  • Experience in pharmaceutical category (HCP)
  • Ability to delegate and oversee direct reports
  • Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with senior clients, colleagues, and vendors
  • Strong time management and organizational skills
  • Experience/involvement In New Business Planning And Strong Presentations Skills
  • Required PC proficiency and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)

Preferred

  • 8+ years relevant experience with 4+ years of experience managing or developing staff
  • Category or audience experience as relevant per assignment
  • Proven problem-solving ability
  • Ability to work successfully within a team, handling multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines under pressure
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Initiative

Initiative unlocks business growth for the world’s most ambitious brands. We believe in the power of media to reshape our industry and orchestrate a brand’s entire consumer experience, by balancing both what unites people and what makes them different. When brands unite people in culture, they build Fame, and when brands connect individuals to their unique journeys, they build customer Flow. Initiative builds Fame & Flow for brands like Nike, Volvo, Amazon, Constellation Brands, Merck, Anthropic, Paramount, and T-Mobile.Media responsibility is at the forefront of everything we do, whether it’s creating media plans that reflect the diversity of our communities, promote brand safety, and foster sustainability. Our agency celebrates diversity in an inclusive environment where all of our 10,000+ strong talent across 90+ markets feel seen, heard, and valued. Our vision is to create not only a better media company, but also a better media industry, and maybe even a better world.

Founded in 1975
New York, New York, USA
3.2K employees (1,113 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$130K/yr – $150K/yr

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Design median pay in the United States

$83K/yr

Most pay falls between $69K and $109K. Based on 694 salaries.

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Director, Communications Design

Initiative · New York City, NY · Hybrid