Associate Media Director, Print Job in New York 10017, New York Us

Associate Director, Print

 

Formed in 1990, PHD is a media and communications agency with over 60 offices and 2000 staff globally. PHD is a media business that has been built on a culture of thought leadership, creativity and innovation. At our core is a strong belief that great media ideas matter. In our hearts is a commitment to lead the industry with thought provoking opinion and pioneering thinking.

The PHD network in the US was created in 2002 by bringing together best-in-class media specialist companies built on a foundation of strategic, brand-based media services. A top 10 media buyer in the US representing nearly $4 billion in media billings, PHD serves over 60 clients out of five offices with over 400 employees.

The following are the responsibilities and duties of the Associate Director, Print. This is not an all-inclusive list and will vary by account assignment.

 

The PHD Print Team

The PHD Print team is a full service planning and buying group responsible for all aspects of the print process including the following:

·         Print plan development, including integrated programs across multiple platforms

•       Accountable for overall negotiation, investment and stewardship of client funds

•       Competitive insights and expertise on marketplace intelligence (current news, trending, forecasting)

 

Role
The Associate Media Director is expected to oversee all Print Strategy, working closely with the planning and other investment teams to ensure a final integrated product is delivered to the client, consisting of best in class print related ideas.  This person should oversee all negotiations (taking the lead role on the bigger programs) and have strong print vendor relationships in the community.  He/she should act as the liaison between the media community, planning groups and the clients.  This is a hands-on leader role that requires balancing between delegating responsibly and ownership of executing deliverables on time, on budget, and with attention to quality.  This role sets the tone for the team in terms of establishing priorities, morale, energy level, and quality standard. The AMD will partner with Human Resources to assess talent, set performance goals, supervise-coach-provide routine feedback against performance expectations, advocate learning and development, and recruit talent to drive outcomes that deliver on ROI.

 

 

Knowledge/Expertise

§  Committed to and delivering creative thinking in the print space

§  Professional presence

§  Resourceful and analytical thinker

§  Must be willing and able to manage, motivate, define, execute, and deliver

§  Excellent presentation skills:

o   Conveys thoughts, ideas, feelings and decisions in a clear, concise and appropriate manner. Demonstrates both good verbal and written skills. Is a good listener

 

PHD is a dynamic organization.  Accordingly, the responsibilities associated with this position will change from time to time in accordance with the Agency’s business needs.  More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those described.