Director, Investment & Activation
Apply NowCompany: Omnicom Media Group US PHD
Location: New York, NY 10025
Description:
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.
Responsibilities
A high level of success is required in each of the following Core Competencies:
- Action Innovative
- Brings creative ideas that meet needs, solves problems, and drives the business strategy
- Can manage the creative process and facilitate brainstorming
- Open to the ideas of others. Can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace Interaction Opportunity Focused
- Identifies opportunities to increase individual and organizational performance or results by consistently looking at ways to make things better
- Remains solution-oriented even in the face of disappointment and adversity Leadership Strategic
- Considers a broad business context for the development of challenging and realistic goals
- Creates a direction for the organization and devises the plans for short-term and long-term vitality, grow and success Environmental Awareness
- Understands industry trends and their potential impact on our organization
- Maintains a stable of sources for real-time information that can affect our industry and our company
- Knows our position in the market-place and works to exploit it Personal Impact Self-Awareness
- Demonstrates a realistic knowledge of self - strengths and weaknesses
- Is self-confident and true to their convictions, yet open to alternative perspectives and constructive feedback
- Able to control their state of mind and mood by keeping disruptive emotions and impulses in check while maintaining an ability to work in a productive manner Management Planning and Organization
- Creates a plan that organizes and aligns resources to accomplish objectives within an established timeline
- Handles unanticipated events and situations effectively by having an alternative plan of action
- Efficiently manages multiple demands and competing priorities Judgment - Intelligently manages the reward/risk ratio
- Takes responsibility for making timely and well-analyzed decisions
- Confirms conclusions and takes actions based upon the facts, available resources and our organizational goals and values
Qualifications
- Management Experience
- Bachelor's degree
- 5-10 years in a management role; must be comfortable managing a team of 20+ employees
- Must love managing and leading a team of passionate and dedicated media professionals across digital areas - Meeting with senior leaders to understand and facilitate client, agency and business requests
- Understanding of client/agency finance process; client billing and employee hours/pacing against business scope
- Must follow agency process to support/push continued adherence to facilitate workflow and manage expectations
- Media Experience - 7+ years digital buying
- Must have a strong understanding of the digital marketplace with regard to rates, digital buying models, negotiation, programmatic, content development, content syndication and contract execution
- Initiating, negotiating, and maintaining vendor commitment levels and contracts across agency and/or client portfolio
- Knowledge in Comscore, DFA, Adviews, eMarketer is non-negotiable
- Must be proficient in media terminology, media math, and reach and frequency calculations Knowledge/Expertise
- Committed to and delivers client service
- Professional presence
- Resourceful and analytical thinker - Must be willing and able to manage, motivate, define, execute, and deliver
- Excellent presentation skills: - Conveys thoughts, ideas, feelings and decisions in a clear, concise and appropriate manner
- Demonstrates both good verbal and written skills
- Is a good listener
This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation days, sick days, personal days, paid parental leave, paid medical leave, and STD/LTD insurance benefits.
Compensation Range
$90,000-$160,000 USD
This role is hybrid, requiring three (3) days per week in the office. The remaining two (2) days may be worked remotely. Specific in-office days will be discussed during the interview process, with flexibility to align with team needs. Please note that the number or required in-office days may be adjusted over time, potentially increasing the number of required in-office days based on business needs.
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.
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Responsibilities
A high level of success is required in each of the following Core Competencies:
- Action Innovative
- Brings creative ideas that meet needs, solves problems, and drives the business strategy
- Can manage the creative process and facilitate brainstorming
- Open to the ideas of others. Can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace Interaction Opportunity Focused
- Identifies opportunities to increase individual and organizational performance or results by consistently looking at ways to make things better
- Remains solution-oriented even in the face of disappointment and adversity Leadership Strategic
- Considers a broad business context for the development of challenging and realistic goals
- Creates a direction for the organization and devises the plans for short-term and long-term vitality, grow and success Environmental Awareness
- Understands industry trends and their potential impact on our organization
- Maintains a stable of sources for real-time information that can affect our industry and our company
- Knows our position in the market-place and works to exploit it Personal Impact Self-Awareness
- Demonstrates a realistic knowledge of self - strengths and weaknesses
- Is self-confident and true to their convictions, yet open to alternative perspectives and constructive feedback
- Able to control their state of mind and mood by keeping disruptive emotions and impulses in check while maintaining an ability to work in a productive manner Management Planning and Organization
- Creates a plan that organizes and aligns resources to accomplish objectives within an established timeline
- Handles unanticipated events and situations effectively by having an alternative plan of action
- Efficiently manages multiple demands and competing priorities Judgment - Intelligently manages the reward/risk ratio
- Takes responsibility for making timely and well-analyzed decisions
- Confirms conclusions and takes actions based upon the facts, available resources and our organizational goals and values
Qualifications
- Management Experience
- Bachelor's degree
- 5-10 years in a management role; must be comfortable managing a team of 20+ employees
- Must love managing and leading a team of passionate and dedicated media professionals across digital areas - Meeting with senior leaders to understand and facilitate client, agency and business requests
- Understanding of client/agency finance process; client billing and employee hours/pacing against business scope
- Must follow agency process to support/push continued adherence to facilitate workflow and manage expectations
- Media Experience - 7+ years digital buying
- Must have a strong understanding of the digital marketplace with regard to rates, digital buying models, negotiation, programmatic, content development, content syndication and contract execution
- Initiating, negotiating, and maintaining vendor commitment levels and contracts across agency and/or client portfolio
- Knowledge in Comscore, DFA, Adviews, eMarketer is non-negotiable
- Must be proficient in media terminology, media math, and reach and frequency calculations Knowledge/Expertise
- Committed to and delivers client service
- Professional presence
- Resourceful and analytical thinker - Must be willing and able to manage, motivate, define, execute, and deliver
- Excellent presentation skills: - Conveys thoughts, ideas, feelings and decisions in a clear, concise and appropriate manner
- Demonstrates both good verbal and written skills
- Is a good listener
This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation days, sick days, personal days, paid parental leave, paid medical leave, and STD/LTD insurance benefits.
Compensation Range
$90,000-$160,000 USD
This role is hybrid, requiring three (3) days per week in the office. The remaining two (2) days may be worked remotely. Specific in-office days will be discussed during the interview process, with flexibility to align with team needs. Please note that the number or required in-office days may be adjusted over time, potentially increasing the number of required in-office days based on business needs.
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.
Review Our Recruitment Privacy Notice