Executive Vice President, Media Director, Client Lead

Company Description

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 EVP, Client Lead serves as the account lead and partner to our clients providing comprehensive media thought leadership. They help set the direction while driving new thinking and challenging the team and themselves to deliver innovative work for our client. The EVP, Client Lead is a strong relationship builder and problem solver who provides strategic oversight to holistic media plans, innovative ideas, and marketplace solutions tailored to a fast-paced client.

The EVP, Client Lead helps to drive overall agency business and working to shape the future success.

Responsibilities:

• Effectively and confidently balance the expectations and business goals of the client and agency
• Work with the client to establish annual budget and staffing plan to best meet the needs of the client and agency
• Bring innovation and thought leadership to drive modern marketing solutions for our client
• Drive integration across the assigned account with communication and collaboration across the agency and Publicis network
• Own and monitor P&L fluctuations to proactively identify risks and opportunities 
• Serves as strategic business lead in appropriate business development opportunities in conjunction with the assigned pitch team
• Direct and nurture the development, presentation and maintenance of communication plans to build a competitive advantage including: insight development, innovation road maps, strategic initiatives, big but relevant ideas, updates, and point-of-views (POVs)
• Establish and build strong working relationships with senior level client contacts
• Maintain a strong understanding of marketplace conditions relevant to the client and use that knowledge for ongoing communication
• Partner with internal teams to develop insights into brand extensions through evaluations and recommendations of cross-platform concepts; high degree of partnership across various areas/teams requires open and flexible collaboration style
• Drive a culture based on team work, collaboration with accountability and intellectual curiosity
• Manage and coach Directors/VPs/SVPs across account to co-manage and mentor a team with varying levels of experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in advertising, marketing, business, or similar area
• 15+ years of experience with previous experience leading a large account and team
• Superior client service and media experience
• Experience across media channels (national, local, digital, direct, programmatic, shopper, etc.)
• Ability to anticipate and quickly assess continually changing client needs and adapt resources and strategies accordingly
• Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills
• Ability to translate data into viable business solutions to enhance strategies and meet deliverables
• Excellent leadership skills with ability to lead team to deliver high-quality results 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.