Senior Manager, Planning

Job Description:

dentsu is looking for a Senior Manager of Client Solutions & Planning with solid integrated media expertise to help grow one of our larger retail clients. You will have experience in both traditional and off-line media (TV, Radio, OOH), but a major focus of this role will be on all thing's digital media and performance media. This role will report into the Associate Director of Client Solutions & Planning.

As a Senior Manager of Clients Solutions & Planning, you will be a key member of the team and a primary point of contact for client stakeholders, playing a highly hands-on role in the day-to-day management of planning workstreams. You will also be a critical contributor to the continued growth and evolution of the account—driving strategic planning rigor, advancing the current media plans, and helping scale best practices across teams and workstreams.

Responsibilities:

• Participate and help lead the strategic media planning/execution across full-funnel media strategies to drive client business outcomes

• Serve as a trusted resource and leader, providing guidance to junior team members while effectively managing and aligning stakeholders across different levels of the organization

• Demonstrate ability to use resources (syndicated, proprietary, analyst data) to help guide client's marketing goals and apply to recommendations

• Work with Investment Teams to outline the strategy, appropriate processes, and timelines to ensure timely and error-free delivery of media plans

• Understand and adopt new techniques and technologies that are relevant for clients' media strategies

• Provide relevant insight and input into existing and new media opportunities

• Build strong, collaborative relationships with clients by translating complex data into clear, actionable insights for both client and internal teams

• Represent the client's point of view when developing/reviewing work, use this perspective when providing feedback to teams and presenting to clients

• Provide and discuss industry information on media, markets and related dynamics

• Train, motivate and develop media planning group documents

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in media planning for large clients

• Experience in traditional and digital media planning and current knowledge of media trends and innovations

• Experience supporting local, regional, or multi-market media planning within a larger enterprise framework

• Experience managing junior team members

• Understanding of full-funnel media strategies & how to drive measurable business outcomes

• Experience working with cross-functional teams to manage and develop media plans (Ex: Investment Teams, Data & Analytics, Audience & Insights)

• Working knowledge of Insights & Planning tools (Ex: comScore, eMarketer, Pathmatics, Nielsen)

• Experience with Media Tools and buying platforms such as DDS, Media Ocean, Spot Toolkit

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The annual salary range for this position is $80,000 - $90,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation.

Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,

• Life insurance,

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,

• 401k,

• Flexible paid time off,

• At least 15 paid holidays per year,

• Paid sick and safe leave, and

• Paid parental leave

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit

To begin the application process, please click on the "Apply" button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps.

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