Associate Director, Planning

PHD is a global communications planning and media buying agency network delivering smart strategic thinking and creative innovation for the world’s leading brands. Brilliant media thinking is in our DNA. 

A culture of thought-leadership, creativity and innovation has seen us grow from a challenger agency in the UK, to a global leader with over 6,000 employees in over 100 offices worldwide. 

We combine the latest industry insight with the best creative minds to produce planning innovation and create award-winning work for some of the world’s largest advertisers.  

Finding a better way is our ethos and sums up how we approach everything – from a new client brief to the way we work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Advertising, Media and/or related field

• Minimum 6 years of experience in integrated media planning.

• Expertise in developing fully integrated media strategies and plans, with emphasis on local media (broadcast, digital, and social)

• Auto category experience preferred

• Experience working in a cross-functional team environment

• Ability to make operational and investment recommendations and decisions

• Passionate and eager to improve processes and workstreams

• High level of proficiency in Account Management and client service. Experience developing close relationships and serving as a valuable partner to the client.

• Excellent presentation and written communication skills

• Ability to manage, track, and clearly report complex budgets.

Responsibilities

• Be responsive, accountable, and detailed-oriented as a primary client relationship holder

• Present media plans, analyses, strategic recommendations and other deliverables to clients

• Maintain complex monthly budget and billing documents and deliver clear, client-facing documents to facilitate client approvals.

• Manage, mentor, and motivate direct reports to encourage their professional development while providing daily supervision and guidance

• Manage workflow, deadlines, and interactions with strategy team, creative partners, clients, and other external teams

• Responsible for all work products created by team of direct reports

• Provide higher level of insight and analysis to campaign performance. Draw insights and actions from data to advance the client’s business forward

• Set the tone and strategic direction of the team built around growth and application of learnings

• Build sound strategic frameworks that ladder to client business goals

• Maintain communication and develop strategic partnerships with key stakeholders – clients, partner agencies, peers, etc.

PHD is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.