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Freelance Associate Media Director

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Salary $45 – $55 per hour

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Our client, a top international Advertising Agency is hiring a Associate Media Director on a long-term contract basis!

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100% Remote work

Top International Advertising Agency with flagship clientele!

Job Details

Key Responsibilities

Knowledge

  • Channel and audience agnostic by virtue of having expertise in several areas & being deeply

knowledgeable about breadth of marketing options (behind media). Approaches brand from holistic media perspective

  • Recognized expert in media disciplines (e.g., research, buying, planning, etc.) with the ability to

deliver significant insight to the client’s business

  • Understands the total marketing process and the strategic role of media
  • Recognized industry expert outside of the company
  • Grasp of agency and client business functions and processes
  • Strong knowledge of research and tools capabilities
  • Ability to predict industry trends

Strategy

  • Strategy Has vision for the brand and is the leader creating brand planning based on that vision.
  • Ensures that strategies align with objectives and objectives of projects are met. Contributes to

agency level strategic initiatives. Oversees team in developing clients’ media strategy and analyses (online and offline). Translates brand marketing objectives into succinct digital media strategies.

  • Collaborates with other agency teams to ensure strategic alignment of client’s needs
  • Financials Oversight of program budgets, including staffing and resource requirements. Influences management of department resources. Responsible for major negotiations at the higher dollar values or accountable performance agreements.
  • Execution and Process comprehensive media management of key accounts industry/category knowledge; media planning, negotiations; implementation; performance tracking and analysis
  • Coordination Uber-coordination (and integration) among all capabilities/ agencies.
  • Best practices Proactively searches out (and shares) best practices from around the network to

strengthen the team’s delivery. Consistently strives to improve approach, methods and media

capability deliverables

  • Media’s role in Agency Promotes/sells media department internally
  • New business Develops new business opportunities with existing clients and assists with developing new client relationships. Seeks internal growth opportunities with key clients.
  • Drives professional, impactful standards within team for all written and verbal contact with clients
  • Effective listening skills to react to and resolve issues, and identify opportunities
  • Recognizes that every presentation is a selling/advisory opportunity
  • Well versed in communications planning
  • Integrates new media tools into agency’s business model
  • Serves as an external industry leader
  • Impacts results beyond position and client responsibilities

Client Relationship

  • Passion for clients and their business
  • Be and be seen as point person for senior client. Leads client communications. Day-to-day client

contact with client’s senior management

  • Communication Clear, concise written skills to effectively communicate story in a compelling fashion.
  • A ‘gold- standard’ writer and presenter (role model)
  • Strategy High-level, strategic/expert. Works with senior clients to shape their marketing priorities
  • Sells services of Media capability in new business pitches and RFPs to prospective clients

Requirements

  • Strong innovation and creativity skills
  • Proven ability to lead people (mentoring and developing) and projects
  • Experience with SEO and paid search
  • Knowledge of ad serving technologies (Atlas and others)
  • Knowledge of media tools (@Plan, AdRelevance, Web R/F)
  • 10+ years advertising experience, preferably within media; Extensive online media experience required
  • 6+ years management experience preferred
  • Pharmaceutical industry a plus
  • BA/BS; advanced degree a plus

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