Associate Director, Planning

Job Description
Overview: 
The Associate Director, Strategy is the day-to-day steward on media issues for assigned brands, including accurate budget control and flow of online media activity.  They will be required to develop and maintain a strong knowledge of their clients’ business and apply their media understanding accordingly to help deliver against the clients’ needs/objectives.  They will work closely with the Managers in the development and communication of all media recommendations.   
 
Role Objectives: 
Strong cross-channel planning and buying skills, particularly in digital 
Successful at building strong, collaborative client relationships, instilling trust and authority on behalf of the agency 
Ability to manage timelines, projects and personnel within direct report team and across cross-functional teams 
Flexible and able to keep up with a fast-paced, constantly-evolving environment 
Including the capacity to successfully manage multiple work streams at one time 
Strong foundation in strategic and critical thinking, finding ways to innovate and collaborate with teams to improve outputs 
Experience with productive and positive vendor relationship management  
Individual should possess confidence, composure, and polished presentation skills to effectively attend and lead in-person meetings with key clients on a daily basis 
Self-motivation and organization are key due to coordination with multiple internal and external clients