Associate Director/Director - Media Relations/Media Planning

About the job:

- Associate Media Director provides media planning recommendations internally and directly to the client

- Oversees preparation of media plans and other deliverables, and supervises media plan implementation.

- Is also responsible for training and delegating projects to Senior Manager Media and Managers

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Develop, execute and present media plans from inception to completion

- Delegate appropriately to Media Planners and Assistant Media Planners to support plan development and execution

- Ensure media plans deliver on client objectives, are strategic and meet efficiency goals

- Utilizes Relationship Media process to develop client recommendations

- Can effectively use and guide team on use of tools

- Present Plan recommendations to client teams

- Work on plan negotiations

- Ensure plans are executed flawlessly

- Build and maintain a comprehensive media knowledge base and synthesize information into ideas

- Maintain status reports to ensure efficient workflow to meet deadlines and write reports of key meetings

- Act as key liaison with internal implementation teams (Finance, Adops)to ensure seamless integration of ideas into media plans ensuring deliverables align with overall plan strategies, timelines are met and programs/results are coordinated and presented holistically to client

- Maintain client contact/Manage client requests - i.e. plan changes, budget changes, provide marketplace information

- Lead and manage the budget and client billing process

- Team supervision, training and development as well as serving as a positive role model with a strong work ethic and vigorously reviewing all work to ensure high quality standard.

Secondary Responsibilities:

- Attend client specific and departmental meetings

- Attend Agency Training

- Participate in creative brainstorm sessions

- Participate in New Business pitches

- Proactively keep abreast of industry trends and share knowledge with team