Senior Vice President, Client Solutions and Planning (Remote)

Company Description

A global agency network, dedicated to our clients' long term, sustainable growth. We deliver growth through fully integrated solutions and are powered by dentsu Group's best-in-class media, data, technology and content capability. Across the world we work hand in hand with our clients' other agencies, and tap into our vast landscape of innovators, from tech giants to upstart startups.

Job Description

Reporting to the EVP, Managing Director, the SVP of Client Solutions and Planning provides their brands, other agencies and the rest of the agency team with a critical perspective on the future that will be a reality when communications will hit the market. This requires insightfulness, confidence, eloquence and persuasiveness and the ability to support insights with evidence. You will develop game-changing media strategies that create a competitive advantage for current and prospective clients - guiding our business goals, insight generation, cultural narrative, media briefs, creative media solutions, award-worthy ideas, strategic POVs and go-to market activations. You are also in charge of delivering expertise and contributing to agency growth plans. This role can be remote.

• Develop a compelling strategic narrative that reframes client challenges into strategic media opportunities that create a competitive advantage
• Demonstrate an understanding of the media landscape to improve how media can reach people in the most meaningful ways
• Identify the strategic role media can play in overcoming barriers along the customer journey; ensure teams are applying strategic media principles through planning and activation
• Identify how brands should evolve and behave in different cultural spaces to create more value for consumers
• Lead/contribute to the strategic component of new business pitches
• Work with senior management, agency partners and peers to contribute to the success of the agency
• Manage a large team of media planners for a key account for the agency
• Demonstrate a posture of 'extreme collaboration' to ensure insights are executed across multiple agencies and by adding value when participating in research initiated by others
• Stay on top of business and client concerns to head off issues early
• Represent your client's point of view when reviewing work, use this perspective when providing feedback to team and presenting to client, focused on doing the best work for your client's business
• Provide appropriate management updates and solicit feedback and direction
• Demonstrate storytelling skills that challenge how a client thinks about their business
• Adapt communication style to relevant audience, which can swing from creatives through to senior business executives
• Move audience to desired action through clear delivery of information
• Encourage open, ongoing internal communication

Qualifications

• 12+ years experience in Communications Planning or Strategic Media Planning
• Translate consumer data into information and insights to inform media plans
• Provide strategic perspective and points of view when needed, based on minimal briefing (i.e. New Business Chemistry Checks)
• Win client trust, at senior level, by demonstrating a competent grasp of client's business and brand category
• Understanding of multiple communications channels and their role in brand marketing
• Provide creative media solutions, and the ability to align team members, agency partners, and clients, behind a shared vision
• Be an ambassador and demonstrate grace in challenging internal/external scenarios

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Additional Information

The anticipated salary range for this position is $163,000-$263,000. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will en