Senior Manager, Planning

Job Description:

iProspect is looking for an Senior Manager of Planning with solid integrated media expertise to help maintain and grow one of our large integrated media businesses.  This person’s background should have some experience in both traditional and off-line media (TV, Radio, Print, OOH), but a major focus of this role will focus on all things digital – digital media planning, digital activation, digital partnerships, digital channels, and performance media. 

Reporting to the Senior Director of Planning, you will be a key member of the team and a point person to our clients. This role will be very hands-on and involved in the day-to-day of this newly expanded account. In addition, you will be a crucial contributor in areas of agency development and growth – from training to new business pitches, etc.

As a Senior Manager of Media Planning at iProspect, you are responsible for ensuring that communications strategies are effectively converted into plans as well as leading the development and implementation of those plans.  In partnership with the senior leadership, you will help in setting the strategic tone for the account/within your assigned division.  You are expected to have a strong working knowledge of the media landscape (including digital). 

Managing client relationships is also a key component of this role. This role is hybrid, as there are some in-office expectations for our Chicago client.

Key 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

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of communications/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…)

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The anticipated salary range for this position is $68,000-$110,000. Salary is based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

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