Associate Director Jobs

• Provide business solutions through media approaches
• Manage client requests appropriately
• Work with team members to ensure accurate and timely invoicing
• Lead regular insight meetings with clients detailing performance, campaign optimizations, and new opportunities.
• Be the people leader, a mentor and sometimes a doer when needed.
• Uphold financial policy and integrity
• Present media plans and strategies
• Keep informed regarding media trends, technologies and new media opportunities
• Manage performance evaluations and facilitate cascading goals amongst the team
• Ensure continuous learning and development of team ie. Set training agendas
• Develop and nurture ongoing relationships with key clients, especially at the senior level
• Educate clients and provide thought leadership on changing media, consumer and marketplace dynamics that impact strategic direction
• Evaluate media recommendations, presentations and clearly identify key media deliverables in terms of accountability and performance
• Maintain positive relationships with media vendors, request continuous ideas to be shared with clients
• Interview and make hiring recommendations for team
• Maintain regular WIPs, dialogues and reviews to ensure effective work processes

• Strong analytical abilities
• Demonstrated business acumen and a track record of success in the media services profession
• Solid interpersonal and teamwork abilities
• Strong command of media research and reporting resources
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Bachelor’s degree in business or advertising or equivalent experience.
• A keen sense of curiosity
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Challenges traditional boundaries and demonstrates consistent creative approaches to business problems
• Strong negotiating skills
• 7+ years of progressive levels of responsibility in media planning, buying and management

Publicis Media is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We create and nurture a vibrant work environment that celebrates, values and leverages all aspects of diversity and inclusiveness, attracts world-class talent and serves as the industry benchmark for best practices.We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide appropriate accommodation for candidates with disabilities or accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process, upon request. Please contact our recruiter for any questions, accommodations or specific requests.We thankall candidates for their interest in Publicis Media however, only those candidatesselected for an interview will be contacted