Communications Designer

About This Role

This role as a Global Communications Designer plays a crucial part in developing effective communication plans for clients to achieve their business objectives. You will be responsible for strategizing, producing, and interpreting key media, consumer, and market intelligence for client connection plans. The ideal candidate has a passion for brands, media, and ideas, and stays informed on the latest media news and innovations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to impactful communications plan development to meet client needs and deliver communication ideas
• Attend regular client status meetings, creative statuses, and maintain ongoing rapport
• Analyze and provide clients with research data and media/marketing information, including real-time opportunities to ensure clients remain competitive
• Provide communications and audience intelligence and data inputs through the application of syndicated and proprietary systems for communications design goal setting and decision-making
• Provide partner selection recommendation and justification designed to deliver on client KPIs using sophisticated data and analytics, via multi-faceted, strategic partnerships, while delivering maximum strategic value and efficiency
• Develop RFPs and oversee the submission process with media partners
• Develop industry and partner POVs with Manager's oversight
• Oversee all production timelines, creative development, and creative hand-offs to ensure campaign launches on time and without issue
• Evaluate partner proposals, negotiate plan details, develop the plan, and ultimately present plan recommendations to internal stakeholders and clients
• Oversee campaign implementation, optimization, and performance of campaign activities including authorizations, IOs, budgets, creative, reporting, and the billing and reconciliation process
• Manage all partner-specific budget allocation, optimization, media partnership programs, and added value details

Requirements

• 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
• PC proficiency and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Nice to have:

• 1+ years of experience in a digital media planning/buying position at an advertising/media agency
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with clients, colleagues, and vendors
• Experience analyzing data and market research
• Experience delegating assignments to junior staff

Benefits