Associate Director, Communications Design (Media Planning)
$110,000–$120,000 year
On-site · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Associate Director, Communications Design (Planning) orchestrates the detailed communications plan from idea to market, partnering with the Director and cross-functional teams to translate strategy into a culturally rich, actionable plan. Responsibilities include overseeing the development of detailed plans, presenting holistic approaches to stakeholders, managing day-to-day client workflows in Comms Design/Planning, delivering client education on marketplace trends, training design teams in planning fundamentals, applying best practices to surface media and marketing insights across owned/earned/shared/paid channels, writing and managing outputs from RFP submissions, contributing to KPI delivery and growth of Specialty Business Units, and supporting new business efforts. Required skills include integrated planning experience, ability to delegate and manage staff, strong client/vendor relationship-building, excellent communication and presentation abilities, time-management, MS Office proficiency, and a track record of delivering impactful, culturally informed comms plans.
Required Qualifications
- 6+ years relevant experience in media/planning/communications
- 3+ years managing or developing staff
- Experience in an integrated planning role in media, publisher / vendor, or communications discipline (digital, content)
- Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
- Strong time-management and organizational skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
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