Saatchi & Saatchi

Associate Media Director

Saatchi & Saatchi • $90K — $130K *
Miami, FL 33186In-Person
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Reposted 2 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, business, or communications; MBA is a plus.
  • 5+ years of experience in media planning, buying, and management with increasing responsibility.
  • Proven experience in team leadership and management, fostering growth within team members.
  • Strong foundation in digital media, with a keen understanding of cross-channel strategies.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain collaborative client and vendor relationships.
  • Excellent strategic and critical thinking skills with a focus on innovation and problem-solving.
  • Experience in managing multiple projects and work streams effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily media operations for assigned brands, ensuring budget accuracy.
  • Develop and communicate media recommendations collaboratively with Managers.
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships, establishing trust in the agency.
  • Manage project timelines and coordinate personnel across various teams.
  • Adapt to a fast-paced, evolving environment while managing multiple priorities.
  • Analyze client business models to tailor media strategies to meet objectives.
  • Lead meetings with key clients, presenting media strategies professionally.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for career advancement in a dynamic environment.
  • Work in a collaborative and innovative team culture.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge digital media tools and technologies.
  • Chance to strengthen client relationships and make impactful recommendations.
Full Job Description
The role of the Strategy Associate Director is to be the day-to-day steward on media issues for assigned brands, including accurate budget control and flow of media activity. You will be required to develop and maintain a strong knowledge of their clients' business and apply their media understanding accordingly to help deliver against the clients' needs/objectives. You will work closely with the Managers in the development and communication of all media recommendations. Responsabilidades
  • Strong cross-channel planning and buying skills, particularly in digital
  • Successful at building strong, collaborative client relationships, instilling trust and authority on behalf of the agency
  • Ability to manage timelines, projects and personnel within direct report team and across cross-functional teams
  • Flexible and able to keep up with a fast paced, constantly evolving environment
  • Including the capacity to successfully manage multiple work streams at one time
  • Strong foundation in strategic and critical thinking, with an eye for finding ways to innovate and collaborate with teams to improve outputs
  • Experience with productive and positive vendor relationship management
  • Individual should possess confidence and composure and polished presentation skills to effectively attend and lead meetings in-person with key clients on a daily basis
  • Self-motivation and organization are key given coordination with multiple internal and external teams
  • Bachelor's degree, preferably with a concentration in advertising, marketing, business administration, and communications preferred. If you have an MBA, that's an added bonus.
  • Have been working in media planning, buying and management for 5+ years with progressive levels of responsibility.
  • Think strategically, consider the bigger picture, analyze everything and think critically when solving problems to come up with unconventional solutions.
  • Have led a team before, know what it takes to manage a group, even when a lot of moving parts are involved, not only can you take care of the day-to-day part of overseeing others, but you are good at helping them grow and realize their own potential.
  • Build great relationships with clients, vendors, and reps, have a history negotiating to get the job done right and track record of success in media, understand business and have a knack for sharing complicated ideas in a simple, understandable way.
  • Already active in the kinds of digital gadgets and communities that are changing our business, have a passion for tablets, smartphones, social networks, instant messaging, widgets, apps, blogs and whatever is new and life-changing, and want to find ways to make them work for brands.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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6,000 employees
Industry
Media
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