dentsu · 1 day ago
Senior Manager, Media Planning
Dentsu is looking for a Senior Manager of Media Planning with solid integrated media expertise to help maintain and grow one of their large integrated media businesses. The role involves managing client relationships, leading media planning strategies, and contributing to agency development and growth.
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Responsibilities
Accountable for media plan output timeliness, accuracy, and overall excellence
Participate and help lead the strategic media planning/execution and serve as a resource for direct reports & junior staff for advice and counsel
Demonstrate ability to utilize resources (syndicated, proprietary, analyst data) to help guide client’s marketing goals and apply to strategic recommendations
Work closely with activation department leads to outline appropriate processes and timelines to ensure flawless execution
Understand and adopt new techniques and technologies that are relevant for clients’ media strategies
Provides relevant insight and input into existing and emerging media opportunities (through awareness of available media services vendors)
Build & maintain trusting, collaborative relationships with clients at appropriate levels
Accurately represent the client’s point of view when developing/reviewing work, leverage this perspective when providing feedback to team and presenting to client
Capable of effectively managing up and down the reporting structure
Provide and discuss industry information on media, markets and related dynamics
Train, motivate and develop media planning group
Construct and deliver accurate, honest and timely performance management documents
Qualification
Required
4-6 years of integrated media planning experience
Experience in traditional marketing and current knowledge of trends and innovations in traditional media
Experience in digital marketing / media and current knowledge of trends and innovations in digital media
Proven leadership skills and management experience
Working knowledge of Insights tools such as MRI and Simmons and competitive tools like Nielsen Ad Intel and/or Kantar Strategy
Experience with Media Tools and buying platforms such as DDS, Media Ocean, Spot Toolkit
Solid understanding of DFA, and other digital media related tools (comScore, eMarketer, Forrester…)
Benefits
Medical, vision, and dental insurance
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
401k
Flexible paid time off
At least 15 paid holidays per year
Paid sick and safe leave
Paid parental leave
Company
dentsu
We are dentsu.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$24.88MKey Investors
Epiris
2012-07-12Acquired
1993-11-01Private Equity· $24.88M
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