Associate Director, Strategy

Company DescriptionZenith is The ROI Agency, we succeed when our clients succeed. We have a simple strategy: motivate our people, deliver great work, and delight our clients. Clients want to work with happy and motivated people. We have a superb Talent team, helping the agency recruit, develop and retain the industry's best talent. We're constantly striving to create a winning culture and we're delighted that 91% of our people would recommend us as a great place to work. We are single mindedly focused on delivering great work. We have a consistent track record of making our clients' communications more effective. Our goal is to achieve commercial marketing success. We don't set out to win awards but see them as a function of great work. Our greatest credential is our client list. Every day we work on challenging business and communication issues, in partnership with great client marketing teams. We are proud to have worked with many of our clients for 10 years or more and are equally proud of our new relationships. To learn more, visit www.zenithmedia.comJob DescriptionOverview: Zenith looking for a talented Associate Media Director, Strategy to manage the day-to-day Media Planning and Strategy functions for a high profile and fast-paced account. This person will lead a team in the development, execution, and stewardship of media plans for client’s business. The AMD effectively leverages experience, knowledge and skills to push fresh thinking while balancing client, agency, and team needs with the assistance of the VP/SVP/EVP. This position reports directly to the VP/SVP, Strategy. Role Objectives:

Implement effective marketing strategies and lead all day-to-day aspects of planning across multiple campaigns

Develop planning objectives that align with and elevate the client’s marketing and business goals

Act as the cross-team leader, integrating all aspects of media to define and execute campaigns

Establish and grow client relationships by demonstrating an understanding of industry and client business issues

Work with internal investment teams to gauge media performance and KPIs to determine the extent to which the original objectives and strategies were met

Following detailed instructions and using established procedures, completes work in a detailed and complete manner

Supervising, training and developing skills of Assistants, Planners and Supervisors by managing workload, delegating responsibilities and checking work for accuracy

Provide job performance feedback to subordinates to manage career trajectory of the junior staff and make recommendations to management

Oversee the process and procedure for client set up, billing and all administrative functions

Responsible for managing projects and resources for all aspects impacting the client’s business

Participates in the recruitment and selection of junior staff

Mentor and guide direct reports to ensure proper education for advancement

Lead by example assisting in all levels of the planning and activation process

Effectively communicate across all levels and be willing to adopt new skills

Detailed awareness of media landscape, trends, challenges and competition

Strong knowledge of all cross-channel media, with a drive for curiosity and passion for the client’s business

Qualifications

B.A. or B.S., preferably in Marketing, Advertising, or related field

6+ years of media planning experience

2+ years of experience managing junior staff

Agency experience highly preferred

Computer Skills/Software Knowledge: Microsoft Suite, Nielsen Suite, Kantar, IMS, Flowchart Software, R/F and Optimization Software, Social Tracking tools, comScore, Prisma, Mbox, MRI/GfK, GWI

Ability to translate data into well-articulated and actionable ideas

Strong written and verbal skills, with ability to present to clients, maintain client correspondence and internal documentation

Minimal supervision, relies on experience/ judgment

Resource for others in resolution of complex problems/issues

Excellent management, motivational, organizational, interpersonal and quantitative/analytical skills

Detail-oriented and proven ability to thrive in a fast paced environment

Demonstrate ability to learn new propriety software and processes quickly and proficiently

Understanding of Activation/Negotiation team functions

Manage projects, resources, stakeholders, and participants

Orient, train, assign and review the work of subordinates

Be a resource to others in the resolution of complex problems/issues

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