With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at center of all we do.
Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward.
With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellogg Company, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa and more.
Job Description
The Vice President, Planning manages the planning process for assigned clients. The VP is a leader who contributes to brand strategy, builds solid relationships with clients across all levels and functions, and can manage, lead, and develop their internal planning team while also playing an active hands-on role in the deployment of strategic plans.
The VP should also be fiscally accountable for ensuring proper budget management and identifying upside revenue potential for the agency.
All potential applicants are encouraged to scroll through and read the complete job description before applying.
Responsibilities :
- Strong leadership presence and client management skills
- Leads thinking to inspire innovative solutions, creativity, and a proactive approach
- Digital mindset / fluency and an insatiable curiosity
- Flexibility and agility to manage complex processes
- Ensure the team delivers sound strategic plan recommendations based on a clear understanding of client objectives
- Maintain an in-depth knowledge of client businesses with a focus on upstream initiatives
- Expert command of Media Research resources, capabilities and limitations
- Exemplify collaboration by building and maintaining productive relationships across all communications areas (internal teams and agency partners).
- Ability to think beyond media as an active collaborator in the Integrated Marketing Communications process
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; inclusive of presentation and storytelling skills.
- Ability to prioritize and organize issues / projects for self and staff
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, preferably with a concentration in marketing, advertising, communications, business, sociology, or consumer insights
- 10+ years of media planning, buying, and management experience in progressive levels of responsibility.
- 7+ years of management experience with progressing responsibilities
- Demonstrated business acumen and a track record of success in the media services profession.
- Strategic thinker, seeing the bigger picture, with the ability to analyze everything and think critically when solving problems to come up with unconventional solutions.
- Ability to establish and manage the P&L statement.
- Previous leadership and team management.
- Ability to build great relationships with clients, vendors, and reps.
- History of negotiating to get the job done right and track record of success in media.
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