Associate Director, Planning, Chicago

Associate Director, Planning

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PHD is a global communications planning and media buying agency network delivering smart strategic thinking and creative innovation for the world's leading brands. Brilliant media thinking is in our DNA. A culture of thought-leadership, creativity and innovation has seen us grow from a challenger agency in the UK, to a global leader with over 6,000 employees in over 100 offices worldwide. We combine the latest industry insight with the best creative minds to produce planning innovation and create award-winning work for some of the world's largest advertisers. Finding a better way is our ethos and sums up how we approach everything - from a new client brief to the way we work.

Overview

The Associate Director, Planning is accountable for the planning, implementation and tracking of media plans. They partner with the Director to set the strategic tone and direction for planning deliverables. The Associate Director also assists in the development of any important plans, projects, or presentations to the client. In addition, a strong working knowledge of the media space, including digital media and available media research. As a steppingstone to leadership, the Associate Director is responsible for managing a planning team, including skills development, evaluating performance, and supporting growth.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Advertising, Media and/or related field
Minimum 6 years of experience in omni channel media planning
Deep experience working in and leading integrated team
Experience with innovative or custom program development
Skilled in audience-based planning. Ability to translate audience insights into actionable plans that resonate and engage target demographics
Ability to make operational and investment recommendations and decisions
Be passionate and want to lead and inspire a team of soldiers
Must love close relationships with clients and be able to identify and run towards the future and not simply deliver "the ask"
High level of competency in Account Management and client service
Professional presence; can lead a team by example
Excellent presentation skills
A thorough understanding of marketing communication channels (including digital)

Responsibilities

Provide excellent client service by being responsive, accountable, and detailed oriented
Present media plans, post analyses, and other deliverables to clients
Manage, mentor, and motivate direct reports to encourage their professional development while providing daily supervision and guidance
Manage workflow, deadlines, and interactions with strategy team, creative partners, clients, and other external teams
Responsible for all work product created by team of direct reports
Provide higher level of insight and analysis to campaign performance - drawing insights and actions from data
Set the tone and strategic direction of the team; built around growth and application of learnings
Build sound strategic frameworks that ladder to client business goals
Bring proactivity and leadership to the clients and the team
Be the voice for creating great work
Understand and direct multiple user touch points that can influence creative and messaging strategies
Own consumer insights and inspire tactical representations of strong, clear media strategies
Manage planning resources
Maintain communication and develop strategic partnerships with key partners - clients, partner agencies, peers, etc.

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This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation days, sick days, personal days, paid parental leave, paid medical leave, and STD/LTD insurance benefits.

Compensation Range

$100,000-$125,000 USD

This role is hybrid, requiring three (3) days per week in the office. The remaining two (2) days may be worked remotely. Specific in-office days will be discussed during the interview process, with flexibility to align with team needs. Please note that the number or required in-office days may be adjusted over time, potentially increasing the number of required in-office days based on business needs.

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