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Position Summary
As Manager, Planning, you’ll support the vision and strategic plan for the account, ensuring success across Work Quality, Client Relationships, Financials, and Team Health. You’ll play a key role in planning and
executing media strategies integral to their business success and launch industry-leading work that propels the business forward.
Responsibilities
Develop and execute strategic cross-channel communications plans for client assignments in conjunction with internal agency specialty teams
Supervise development and implementation of targeted, innovative media solutions consistent with media strategies
Leverage performance and measurement insights to inform plan recommendations and optimizations
Create external briefing documents aligned with plan parameters, objectives and strategies
Using syndicated research, pull and compile category trends, audience consumption, partner data and competitive activity, to derive strategic trends and insights to inform partner consideration set and channel mix
Develop relationships and meet with media partners to share client objectives and priorities and stay up to date on latest offerings
Keep on top of everchanging media landscape to identify relevant opportunities/solutions and develop POVs
Leverage planning best practices, media acumen, and understanding of client business to steward planning recommendations and conversations
Prepare and deliver dynamic presentations to showcase how recommendation meets client brief, objectives, and measurement expectations
Required Skills & Experience
Confident presentation skills in internal and client meetings
Mastery of syndicated research sources, planning tools, and media math
Solutions driven with strong trouble shooting skills
Excellent written and verbal skills
Well organized and manages timelines with others
Strong knowledge of industry trends and planning/measurement models
Understanding of marketing and communications process
Ability to work autonomously and in a group
Desired Skills & Experience
3-5 years of experience in media planning with knowledge of across various channels, national/local scope (to be customized by hiring team)
Skilled knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Mastery of campaign management, ad serving technology, third-party market research, and cloud-based collaboration tools such as MediaTools, Prisma/MBOX, DCM, Nielsen Ad Intel, Pathmatics, eTelmar, MRI Simmons, comScore, eMarketer, SharePoint, etc.
Success in managing junior staff and ability to manage up to leadership
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At IPG Mediabrands, we are unified behind a commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging. Together, we shine through a set of shared values and behaviors. We take pride in our responsibility to our clients, communities, and to each other. We embrace differences and recognize the unique value that each of us brings to our community.
We encourage you to apply, as unique backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences are welcomed.
We See You at IPG Mediabrands.
Wage and Benefits
We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family. To give you the ability to better meet your personal needs, and in support of your physical and emotional well-being, you will receive discretionary time off days and company-wide Appreciation Weeks and Wellness Days.
We also offer a competitive Total Compensation package, including a competitive salary and eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award or a relevant incentive award.
The salary range for this position is posted below. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, tenure and standing with the Company (applicable to current employees), as well as the employee’s/applicant’s skill set, level of experience, and qualifications.
Employment Transparency
It is the policy of Mediabrands, division of the Interpublic group, to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and other job functions are subject to modification. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
For applicants to jobs in the United States: In compliance with the current Americans with Disabilities Act and state and local laws, if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position with Mediabrands, please email accommodation@mbww.com.
About IPG Mediabrands
IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). IPG Mediabrands manages over $47 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients across its full-service agency networks UM, Initiative and Mediahub and through its award-winning specialty business units Healix, Kinesso, MAGNA, Mediabrands Content Studio, Orion Holdings, Rapport, and the IPG Media Lab. IPG Mediabrands clients include many of the world’s most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors including automotive, personal finance, consumer product goods (CPG), pharma, health and wellness, entertainment, financial services, energy, toys and gaming, direct to consumer and e-commerce, retail, hospitality, food and beverage, fashion and beauty. The company employs more than 18,000 diverse marketing communication professionals in more than 130 countries. Learn more at www.ipgmediabrands.com. 

$85,000.00 - $85,000.00
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