Manager, Communication Design

Business Overview We believe in the power of media to reshape our industry and orchestrate a brand’s entire consumer experience, by balancing both what unites people and what makes them different. When brands unite people in culture, they build Fame, and when brands connect individuals to their unique journeys, they build customer Flow. Media responsibility is at the forefront of everything we do, whether it’s creating media plans that reflect the diversity of our communities, promote brand safety, and foster sustainability.

Our agency celebrates diversity in an inclusive environment where all of our 6,000+ strong talent across 90+ markets feel seen, heard, and valued. Our vision is to create not only a better media company, but also a better media industry, and maybe even a better world. We make a promise to our people that we double down on seeing, celebrating elevating all the things that make you, uniquely you.

And just as we do for our brands and clients, we connect our people to the journeys that matter in building a meaningful career. There are four I’s in Initiative and these represent our core values and behaviors. INDIVID[YOU]ALITY – you bring your genuine and unique self to and into the work, every day.

INSTINCT – you’re tuned in and armed with intelligence; you have a bias for action – shit happens when you’re around. IMPACT! – you care deeply about the impact you have on our clients, their customers, our community, the media landscape and our world at large.

IMAGINATION – your ability to imagine and bring to life the ideas, solutions, and the future of Initiative, makes us THE create media agency in the world. Position Overview As Manager, Communications Design (Media Planning), you are managing the production and application of accurate and insightful consumer, cultural relevant, media and market intelligence to contribute to an impactful communications/media plan. With direction from your Associate Director or Director, you take the strategic design imperatives (Strategy On A Page: SOAP) and communications idea and deploy a variety of data and intelligence to identify and prioritize the best communications channels.

In this role, you are leading the preparation of the communications/media plan flowchart via MediaTools or Lumina and ensuring the communications plan is built on solid, data rich fundamentals. Working with partnerships, media publishers/ distributors/ suppliers, and your communications design team, you ensure the accuracy of the inputs required for the development of the media plan flowchart. The manager will develop junior talent and teach media planning fundamentals to internal teams and clients alike.

Responsibilities

Create accurate substantiated and detailed media plans and media planning scenarios In charge of timely, accurate delivery of day-to-day requests from the team along with disciplined and organized call-reports and timely follow-throughs Organize and develop client-facing category, culture and competitive tracking documents Work with the Associate Director and Partnerships team to develop the RFP to brief internal partnership’s/ SBU team and external partners Manage the team output and development of the flowchart including oversight of the plan being accurately produced within Ripple/ MediaTools/Lumina to address the reach/frequency and business goals Lead the best practice production of audience and communications data and intelligence for the development of the communications plan, utilizing relevant tools and techniques Contribute to the ideation team sessions in conjunction with the Strategy team and relevant SBU to generate creative compelling connections idea.