What are the responsibilities and job description for the Media Planning Director position at Zimmerman Advertising?
Overall Objective
The Media Planning Director manages the efforts of his/her assigned teams in the timely development and submission of annual Media Plans, Point-of-Views (POVs) and related media analyses as may be directed or required.
Responsibilities
- Learns all phases of the clients’ marketing objectives.
- Manages the development, implementation and optimization of integrated media plans, strategies and tactics.
- Oversees preparation and presents media plans, as needed, including objectives, strategy, rationale, and all backup materials. Make presentations directly to client senior executives and associated client team members.
- Manage clients’ expectations with leaders, clearly communicating media strategies to clients
- Supervises the execution of media plans, including preparation of media budgets, schedules of insertions, contracts, and supporting materials.
- Prepares media authorizations per approved plans/project requests.
- Prepares budget recaps for clients.
- Trains and supervises supervisors, planners and assistants in all media channels
- Monitors active buys during the negotiations process and checks final buys for adherence to guidelines.
- Monitors live campaigns, ensuring ongoing optimizations are made by team – and delivering periodic campaign performance reporting internally and to clients
- Participates in new business project assignments.
- Assists accounting department in reconciling variances and assuring proper payments.
- Proactively builds relationships with internal and external partners that aid in driving innovative media solutions for assigned clients
- Works with the senior Buying team management to define and develop optimal media buys, monitoring, post-promotional reporting and other post-buy analyses
- Attends presentations by media vendors for the purpose of evaluating new information/services and to maintain good rapport with sales representatives; maintains a high professional profile.
- Develop POVs as needed in response to client needs or requests
- Ensures relationships with account teams are harmonious and productive
- Regularly meets with stakeholders to ensure alignment
- Regularly meets with direct reports to provide feedback and coach/develop team
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
- 8-10 years media planning experience preferrably in a full-service Advertising/Marketing Agency
- Prior experience in a supervisory and/or Director role is required
- Experienced across most major media channels; sufficient knowledge in both traditional and digital channels
- Excellent presentation and writing skills
- Proven ability to develop high quality media strategies that drove results
- Experience negotiating short and long-term contracts with vendors
- MS Office: Internet Explorer, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Experience with most major media planning technology (e.g., Telmar or IMS Reach/Frequency, Kantar or Nielsen Competitive, Nielsen and/or Comscore ratings, Comscore digital, MRI-Simmons, Scarborough, Mediatools, Strata etc.)
- Experience working in a results-focused, fast-paced environment.
