Media Planning Manager - Toronto, Canada - Starcom

Starcom

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Company Description

We are the Human Experience Company

We know brands will only thrive if they anticipate people's desires. We create experiences people love and actions brands need. We are stronger because our commitment to human outcomes is proven to drive better business outcomes. When others dehumanize people as mere data points, we will win by knowing and treating them as human beings.

Starcom has experienced an incredible growth rate over the past years. The network has transformed and moved at the pace of culture. As the Human Experience company we are pleased to offer the opportunity to work from anywhere in Canada.

Publicis Media Canada is proud to be Great Places to Work certified and recognized with Best Workplaces for Today's Youth.

We provide continuing opportunities for career growth by fostering a diverse work environment that respects and supports individual contributions and opinions.

We strive to provide what matters to you personally with the ability to choose and modify programs to suit your lifestyle.

Job Description:

Lead a Large Account Planning Team on a High Volume Business

Lead a planning team of multiple levels of seniority across multiple product lines
Lead by example and develop a team building approach, developing people, the client and yourself.
Liaise with specialist teams across the Network to ensure 'new and best' is adopted and shared with the client by your team.
Ensure staff are managing their time well, operating effectively to meet client needs, and ensure strategies are in place allowing for time off.
Take an active role in mapping the training and development of a team.
Work closely with your direct manager and across the rest of the planning team to assess and help guide team members' development.
Proactively communicate feedback regularly with the team and effectively and professionally handle performance issues as they occur.

Build Up Communications and Relationships

Build a relationship with key client stakeholders to ensure a strong collaborative approach between teams in achieving business goals.
Deliver reporting, Strategic, and Plan presentations in person and online to audiences of various disciplines and savviness.
Lead the continued improvement on processes and organization that ensures timely communication and askmanagement across a high volume of requests.
Continue to work on communication skills for the team members of various levels.
Work with the team to disseminate client objectives and briefs with internal stakeholders to manage each project's roadmap to delivery.

Make a Big Impact

Ensure strong client relationships, quality of deliverables, and client satisfaction
Maintain an indepth knowledge of client business both current and historical
Coordinates with partner agencies to maintain efficient work streams and push better executions
Maintain overall control of workflow and assigned team responsibilities
Provide assistance, when necessary, to ensure timely completion of projects
Assists Directors with maintaining KPI tracking and forecasting

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree from a fouryear college or university preferred
5+ years of progressive levels of responsibility in media planning, buying, and team management.
Demonstrated business acumen and a track record of success in the media services profession.
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
Strong negotiating skills
Solid interpersonal and teamwork abilities
Demonstrated ability to build and strengthen client relationships.
Demonstrated leadership and supervision skills.
Demonstrated critical thinking and problemsolving abilities.
Strong analytical abilities
Strong command of media research and reporting resources
Must have Full Funnel media experience as this role will be working on all types of campaigns
Awareness, Consideration/Demand Gen, and conversion KPIs

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