Associate Director of Connection Strategy(Associate Media Director)

To apply, send resumes to careers@solve-ideas.com with “Associate Director of Connection Strategy – Associate Media Director” as the subject line.

Overview

You’re a dynamic, creative thinker who can flex both the right and left-hand sides of their brain, depending on the day and how much coffee you’ve had. You’re detail-oriented but can also see the bigger picture and flourish working in a silo-less environment with other creative thinkers as committed to problem solving as you are. You’re a leader and well-versed at managing and mentoring a team to reach for their absolute best. Solve is currently seeking a full-time Associate Director of Connection Strategy with experience planning media across all fronts.

Some of the things you'll do
  • You will lead a Connection Strategy team in the development of media strategies and plans
  • Collaborate across all of Solve’s departments to develop a holistic campaign approach, helping bring the agency’s work to life across all media
  • Develop go-to-market strategy and lead media planning across a wide variety of media, including broadcast TV, radio, print, OOH, and digital (both national & local)
  • Play a critical role in understanding the changing media landscape and guiding internal and external partners on the best media strategies to achieve the client’s goal
  • Be the primary point of contact for clients on everything from status calls to media plan presentations
  • Author compelling presentations that bring your team’s media plans to life
  • Grow and mentor a passionate staff of creative thinkers
Qualifications
  • 8-10 years in Media Planning, with experience across all media from national to local
  • Ability to think creatively & strategically, and do so on the spot
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal/presentation
  • Strong track record of mentorship and team management
  • Insatiably curious & capable of developing hypotheses, devising tests and carrying them out
  • Thrives in a fast-paced, highly entrepreneurial environment
  • Not intimidated by ambiguity or problems without established best practice solutions
About Solve

Solve is an award-winning, independently owned advertising agency and two-time Ad Age “Small Agency of The Year.” We’re strategically focused, creatively driven, and relentless in our drive to solve our client’s challenges in remarkable ways. Our model delivers big agency experience without big agency baggage, with an inclusive environment that fosters collaboration across all departments, as well as with our clients and partners. Talk with us at www.solve-ideas.com.