Manager, Communications Design
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Salary range $75,000 - $90,000 · Full-time
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- Salary range $75,000 - $90,000
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Original job description
Agency
Initiative
Job Function
Media
Job Subfunction
Media Planning and Buying
Job Description
Position Summary
The role of a Media Planning Manager is to supervise and manage our integrated media planning product and assume an active role on the business. The Media Planning Manager will assist with the development of media strategies and operating procedures and will also be responsible for leading, mentoring, coaching and developing employees.
This role requires you to work as part of an integrated media planning team to ensure the product is grounded in insights and experience, resulting in flawless media executions.
Key Responsibilities
To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager.
Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us - we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.
Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice/
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Salary range $75,000 - $90,000
Initiative
Job Function
Media
Job Subfunction
Media Planning and Buying
Job Description
Position Summary
The role of a Media Planning Manager is to supervise and manage our integrated media planning product and assume an active role on the business. The Media Planning Manager will assist with the development of media strategies and operating procedures and will also be responsible for leading, mentoring, coaching and developing employees.
This role requires you to work as part of an integrated media planning team to ensure the product is grounded in insights and experience, resulting in flawless media executions.
Key Responsibilities
- Accountable for leading the preparation, writing and presentation of integrated media plans, proposals and analysis that satisfy client objectives and that go beyond the brief.
- Maintain stewardship and accountability of the media plan, regularly evaluating and monitoring execution.
- Liaise and foster knowledge-sharing with other disciplines internally, partner agencies and other departments to ensure that media and client knowledge is current.
- Ensure that all media plans adhere to the agency's values, philosophies and processes.
- Lead the preparation and presentation of evaluations of media opportunities, media trends and issues of interest to clients.
- Awareness of client Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and objectives, ensuring that tracking is in place for check-ins as required.
- Manage and lead a team of employees. Effectively communicate agency goals, manage workloads, provide ongoing performance feedback and support professional development. Interview and participate in hiring decision of employees if/when required.
- Accurately and effectively manage client’s day-to-day planning requirements, with a strong understanding of client’s business objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Inform leadership of potential challenges and opportunities as it relates to client and/or people management.
- Influence decision making by encouraging appropriate strategies and benefits of offerings to clients.
- Participate in additional agency/team projects and new business presentations as required.
- Oversee financial media control, including purchase authorizations, billing and budget control reports and ensure that discrepancies are resolved in a timely fashion.
- Professional or educational background in Marketing and/or Advertising would give leverage to this application.
- Manager level of experience in integrated media planning.
- History of developing positive on-going business relationships with focus on client service.
- Ability to develop and foster solid relationships and partnerships, both internally and externally.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively apply knowledge and insights gained from research resources to media planning.
- Previous experience managing and developing employees.
- Proactive approach to problem solving, supporting the team, self-development, etc.
- Proficient with media research tools (e.g. Clear Decisions, Vividata, Neilson), and media tools (e.g. Prisma) would give leverage to this application.
- Curiosity, with a passion for continuous development.
- Experience with presenting.
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Independent thinker with highly developed organizational skills and solid attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to work collaboratively as well as independently.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- Ability to travel as required.
To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager.
Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us - we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.
Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice/
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Salary range $75,000 - $90,000
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead the development, presentation, stewardship, and evaluation of integrated media plans, ensuring they meet client objectives and are grounded in research and insights. Manage and develop a team, maintain client relationships, monitor media budgets and execution, and contribute to agency initiatives and new business presentations.
Requirements
The role seeks manager-level experience in integrated media planning, a track record of strong client relationships, and experience managing and developing employees. Candidates should have strong communication, presentation, organizational, and problem-solving skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office, and familiarity with media research and planning tools; a marketing or advertising background is an advantage.
Skills
- Integrated Media Planning
- Media Strategy
- Team Leadership
- Employee Coaching and Development
- Client Service
- Media Research
- Media Plan Evaluation
- Presentation Skills
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Budget Control
- Problem Solving
- Project Management
- Organizational Skills
- Microsoft Office
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Categories
- Marketing
- Management & Leadership
- Creative & Media
Keywords
- Integrated Media Planning
- Media Planning
- Media Buying
- Media Strategy
- Media Plans
- Media Proposals
- Media Research
- Media Trends
- Client Objectives
- Key Performance Indicators
- Client Service
- Team Leadership
- Employee Development
- Performance Feedback
- Hiring
- Budget Control
- Purchase Authorizations
- Billing
- Clear Decisions
- Vividata
- Nielsen
- Prisma
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Advertising
- Marketing
- New Business Presentations