Associate Director - Planning

Associate Director – Planning

Strong institutional knowledge of media planning principals
Build strong collaborative relationships with cross functional partners, internal teams, and stakeholders
Comfortable exploring new technologies, platforms and approaches to push the needle on big ideas
Ability to manage both upwards and downwards to ensure cross team communication
Ability to speak/present to both junior and senior level clients
Strong presentation skills
Proactive approach to problem solving
UM does not require candidates to have a college degree

Oversee the day-to-day management and communication of media plans for designated client from ideation to delivery
Lead communication and relationships with internal agency specialty teams and creative partners
Ensure the strategy and audience insights are funneled down into the tactical media plan
Ensure accuracy of all client deliverables
Ensure measurement and learning agendas are implemented within the media plan and delivered to the client
Lead day to day communication and relationship with investment teams to identify the right channels and partners to execute the media plan
Responsible and accountable to the implementation of media plan and deliverables, driving relationship with internal teams and partners including strategy, buying, analytics and SBUs
Responsible for development of the media plan, making strategic ideas come to life in partnership with cross functional partners (i.e. SBUs, buying team, analytics, etc.)

5+ years of integrated planning and 2-3 years experience in a people manager role; strong ability to delegate, train, and support direct reports
Experienced people manager, supporting team in career development, training, and workload management
Ability to learn/master agency tools specific to your account (MediaTools, Growth Accelerator, NMI)
Project management; effectively managing multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines under a fast-paced environment