Director, Communications Design

The role

You will design the blueprint for cultural ideas through communications planning, integration, and growth performance. You will partner with the Strategy team to manage the design of integrated communications plans across owned, earned, and paid connections.

What you will do

• Oversee client education program around communications design relevant marketplace trends.
• Present the communications design idea and recommendation to the client.
• Oversee the day-to-day requirements and workflow of the client as it relates to Communications Design outputs.
• In charge of the communications design brief deployment and relevant stakeholder engagement.
• Lead ideation sessions and curate outcomes.
• Develop the communications idea all connections will help unlock.
• Design communications architecture and ecosystem delivery across Owned, Earned, Shared, Paid (OESP).
• Integrate Specialty Business Units activities within every relevant brief.
• Implement communications design deliverables as part of client business development and growth strategy.

Required qualifications

• Experience in an integrated planning role in media, publisher / vendor, or communications discipline (digital, content)
• Ability to delegate and oversee direct reports
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with senior clients, colleagues, and vendors
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Experience/involvement in new business planning and strong presentations skills
• Required PC proficiency and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)

Nice to have

• 8+ years relevant experience with 4+ years of experience managing or developing staff
• Category or audience experience as relevant per assignment
• Proven problem-solving ability
• Ability to work successfully within a team, handling multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines under pressure

Benefits

• medical and dental coverage
• 401(k) plans
• flex spending
• life insurance
• disability
• employee discount program
• employee stock purchase program
• paid family benefits

About the company

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