5-10 years of experience in integrated media planning or communications disciplines
Proven track record with high-budget clients in linear video and CTV Upfront
Proficient in optimization tools for media planning
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Strong relationship-building skills with senior stakeholders
Demonstrated leadership and organizational abilities
Experience in new business planning and presentations
Responsibilities
Act as lead design counsel during key planning periods and projects
Ensure excellence in communications design across major initiatives
Drive adoption of innovative communications design approaches
Collaborate with external partners and internal teams for strategic alignment
Oversee connections architecture and analytics strategy across media channels
Maintain high-quality outputs in line with communications design vision
Integrate Specialty Business Unit leadership within the design team
Manage product outcomes for new business pitches and collaborations
Benefits
Opportunity to lead and innovate in communications design
Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
Exposure to high-profile clients and projects
Professional development and growth opportunities
Flexible in-office work policy
Full Job Description
Agency: UM
Job Function: Media
Job Subfunction: Media Planning and Buying
Job Description:
Position Overview
As Group Director, Communications Design you are at the forefront of bringing the next generation of planning to life. As the Design leader of your client group, you are ensuring the adoption and adherence of communications design principles across your client base, ensuring your team consistently delivers best in class idea led, culturally empowered communications ecosystems that drive effectiveness.
Responsibilities
Act as lead design counsel for clients at key periods (e.g. annual planning) or across key projects (eg. New launches)
Responsible for communications design product excellence across major planning initiatives across designated client base
Lead the team's adoption of best-in-class communications design approaches and innovation, and adherence to planning process
Oversee collaboration with external partners (creative agency), and internal strategy and partnerships teams through the planning process to ensure creative excellence, strategic fit and commercial feasibility of the Connections Design approach
Oversight of connections architecture development, analytics strategy and ecosystem delivery across owned, earned, shared & paid (OESP)
Responsible for best-in-class quality and consistency of every output from the communications design client team they oversee, in line with the communications design discipline vision
Responsible for ensuring profitable integration of Specialty Business Unit (SBU) leadership within design team
Oversee opportunities to grow scope to appropriate communications design staffing levels and up-leveled talent on client assignments
Manage the product outcomes for new business efforts across pitches for Communications Design resource, including casting talent, running brainstorms, integrating with partnerships & SBU's on
Required Skills and Experience
Experience in an integrated planning role in media, publisher / vendor, or communications discipline (digital, content)
Experience with high budget clients that participate in the linear video and CTV Upfront
Skilled at utilizing tools for optimizations
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Proven ability to develop and maintain high level professional relationships with senior clients, colleagues and vendors
Strong organizational, analytical and leadership skills
Strong experience/involvement in new business planning and presentations skills
Desired Skills and Experience
10+ years relevant experience with 5+ years leading, managing and motivating a team
Category or audience experience as relevant per assignment
Ability to lead strategic thinking for integrated marketing communication plans encompassing traditional and non-traditional media strategies
Ability to ensure consistency and best practices across all projects; strong project management skills
Ability to assess client needs for utilization and development of planning and research tools and resources
$175,000 - $185,000
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.
