Associate Media Director

As one of the top global media networks with 90 offices in 66 countries, Universal McCann is an established media communications agency with energy, creativity and an innovative spirit.  We offer a great environment in which the best and brightest can thrive.  Our Los Angeles office is currently seeking an experienced Associate Media Director on a large national consumer electronics account.

 

Summary:

 

The Associate Media Director demonstrates guidance / leadership in all areas of media, with an emphasis on developing strategic direction for clients and acting as a liaison between clients and agency to shepherd goals, directives, strategies, and media budgets.  Accountable for the quality and delivery of all work requested by and provided to client VP, media.

Responsibilities:Demonstrates full understanding of clients’ businesses.Provides planning team with client perspectives, insights, goals, and strategies for all plans and key initiativesBuilds and maintains solid client relationships in order to more effectively communicate ideas and contribute to positive client/agency partnership.Confers with clients to establish media goals, objectives, and strategies for advertising campaigns, as well as to set expectations and deadlines.Works closely with group media supervisors to set achievable deadlines and manage process of plan/recommendation development.Establishes and maintains effective communications and working knowledge with national and local senior buyers, interactive and retail groups to facilitate effective buys and manage inventory.Review/Approve media plans with individual groups prior to presentation to media director.Develops clear, concise presentations for upper management client media meetingsPresents media plans to upper management clients and communicates necessary revisions to supervisors for timely plan approval and implementationProactively identifies and evaluates new opportunities to support clients’ business. Responsible for the development and augmentation of procedures that establish quality control and consistency of all materials provided to the client.Along with director, identifies and develops promising personnel; as well as evaluates and communicates planning staff development needs in terms of rotation and promotion to ensure high quality personnel.Maintains familiarity with the history, present status and procedures of the client, as well as with conditions in the industry.Responsibility to supervise, advise, and counsel the group in all daily account activities.  Is at all times alert to new media and new methods of using existing media and new developments, and shares with the planning group of such developmentsMotivates and encourages planning group on innovation and creativity throughout all projects by serving as a role model within the group / team.Stays abreast of UM planning tools and research studies Qualifications:

 Bachelors Degree required.Seven to ten plus years of media planning experience required.Must have three plus years of management experience and strong interpersonal skills.Must be familiar with media research toolsThis position requires strong mathematical and analytical abilities

 Computer Skills:

 Â· Solid personal computer proficiency · MS Office preferred including Excel, Word and Power Point.  · This position requires the ability to use most, if not all, published computer based media research tools.

 

For immediate consideration, please e-mail resumes to hr.la@umww.com .  Please reference “Associate Media Directorâ€� in the subject line.  Universal McCann is EOE.