Agency:PHd
Job Function:Media
Job Subfunction: Media Planning and Buying
Job Description:Within this role you have two core areas of responsibility:
Planning Excellence for the Client- Serve as the strategic lead, overseeing the development and implementation of sophisticated, multi-channel media plans that drive client business outcomes.
- Deepen client relationships by acting as a trusted advisor and proactively identifying new opportunities and solutions to address their business challenges.
- Guide and elevate all aspects of client communication, presentations, and deliverables, ensuring clarity, insight, and alignment with client objectives.
- Oversee the evaluation of in-market performance, ensuring data-driven optimizations and actionable insights are delivered consistently.
- Stay ahead of industry trends and best practices to provide thought leadership and innovative solutions for clients.
Planning Excellence for the Team - Lead, mentor, and develop planning teams by fostering a culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability.
- Drive cross-functional alignment with activation, analytics, creative, and strategy teams to ensure seamless, best-in-class plan execution.
- Maintain rigorous standards of quality, accuracy, and consistency across all internal and external deliverables.
- Champion process improvements, adoption of OM tools, and continuous learning across the planning function.
- Identify and nurture emerging talent by providing direct coaching, feedback, and leadership development opportunities.
Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, communications, business, or a related field.
- 7+ years of media planning experience with increasing leadership responsibilities, preferably within an agency environment.
- Demonstrated expertise in developing, presenting, and executing integrated media strategies for complex, high-value client portfolios.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and strategic thinking skills.
- Advanced analytical ability and experience translating data into actionable business insights.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and core industry planning tools; strong project management skills are essential.
- Ability to balance multiple priorities, lead in a fast-paced environment, and inspire team performance.
- Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and team development.
$70,000 - $125,000
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. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom's corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.
