Associate Director
$105k/y-$125k/y
3 days ago
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OnsiteFull-timeSenior
Summary
Starcom is seeking an Associate Director to join their team in Chicago, IL. The role involves overseeing a media planning team and managing cross-media strategy and planning campaigns.
About the Role
As an Associate Director, you will be responsible for strategizing with internal directors and clients to develop innovative marketing solutions, managing campaign planning for assigned client accounts, and leading strategic planning initiatives including budget and channel allocation. You will also interface with clients and partner agencies, review client deliverables for quality, and foster relationships with key partners.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, preferably with a concentration in marketing, advertising, communications, business, sociology, or consumer insights.
- 5+ years of experience in media planning/strategy experience across media channels.
- Previous team management experience.
- Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
Preferred:
- Strong digital media experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with strong understanding of Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience working within media systems/platforms (Kantar, MOAT, Prisma, ComScore etc.)
Benefits
- Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more.
- Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility.
- Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements.
- Tuition Assistance.
- Paid time off including Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- 'Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks a year.
With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With almost 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellanova, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa, WK Kellogg Company and more.
Chicago, IL