Associate Director, Planning, Wavemaker Global LLC, New York, NY. Craft and package comprehensive strategic stories (inclusive of a measurement framework) built on audience and industry insights to present to agency partners and clients. Assess and advise on recommended media support based on business line, creative and corporate priorities, including spend thresholds and optimal investment by business and channel. Oversee development and issuance of financial reports, quarterly projections, situational audits and clearing of any billing discrepancies. Advise on brand strategies and develop recommendations. Design expression of the idea in collaboration with account team, implementation team, and media partners. Develop effective and inspiring working relationships with team members, including insights and analytics, planning, implementation, digital, and entertainment. Oversee different account workstreams, by managing and delegating work effectively. Keep abreast of current events, media trends and any target market industry trends that impact client business. 40 hrs/week, Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Salary: $122,200/yr. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Must have four (4) years of related work experience in account planning or related media/communications planning.Must have: •Four (4) years of experience with major desktop research tools and qualitative research techniques such as Kantar Ad Insights, Nielsen Clear Decisions, YouGov, Mintel, Prisma, eMarketer, or WARC; •Three (3) years of experience with additional major planning tools such as Mediatools, Marketmate, Xpert, NMI (Neilsen Media Impact), Commspoint, comScore, or BrandWatch; •One (1) year of experience with interacting and presenting to senior-level clients; and •One (1) year of experience working in and across multiple communications disciplines, including digital. Telecommuting permitted within commuting distance.Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience.Please apply by emailing resume to careers.us@groupm.com referencing job code NY0073.

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