Associate Director, Investment, OOH

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB

The Associate Director, OOH Investment provides leadership and strategic direction for assigned clients via our OOH investments. As the Associate Director, you will act as a steward of the assigned clients’ OOH investments, act as an SME during client interactions, and advance the visibility of Rise in the market to gain access to preferred inventory, advantaged pricing, and first-mover opportunities. This role is pivotal in leading OOH strategies, managing client relationships and driving the success of high-profile campaigns.

Reporting to the Director, this position meaningfully collaborates with executive stakeholders across the media organization as well as the Account Management, Connections Planning, Strategy, Media Analytics teams and leaders across other channels.

The ideal candidate for this position has a passion for both brand and performance media, and has proven success leading strategy and negotiation. You understand the big, strategic picture of the OOH marketplace, while at the same time have the ability to concept, implement, and manage media that will drive real interactions, conversation, and engagement for our clients. This role is a blend of strategy, creative thinking, and hands-on tactical execution.

LOCATION : Chicago 4 days in office or Remote US

Responsibilities

• Support the Integrated Media Planning teams through the strategic development of media plans, flawless activation and execution, and accurate billing / financial management of each client’s media investment.
• Direct and execute investment strategies, by client, to secure the best possible rates for our clients based on their goals, objectives, budget and savings targets.
• Utilize data (rate, spend and plan history; internal benchmarks; database; channel and sales results; and all additional relevant data) to negotiate campaigns and achieve desired outcome across all vendors; direct team re : same.
• Responsible for managing a team of direct reports (remote and across all Rise locations) with accountability for all aspects of team oversight, including employee onboarding, employee training, employee performance (accountability and behavior), employee retention
• Mentor and lead a team of OOH planners in the creation of a cohesive, forward-leaning strategic activation unit. Maintain strong internal / external client relationships and set the tone for the team re : same.
• Utilize strong verbal and visual storytelling skills to translate strategy and data into clear, actionable takeaways and recommendations for diverse audiences.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Appropriate education and / or experience may be substituted on an equivalent basis

Education

Experience

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations :   N / A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

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PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Manual Dexterity :               Work requires definite skilled and accurate physical operations requiring some closely coordinated performance.

Physical Effort :                   Work requires handling light weight materials or equipment with no special speed or exertion.

Working Conditions :         Ordinary office, shop, field, or warehouse working conditions with some slightly disagreeable features.

Hazards :                               Negligible.  Little or no exposure to hazards.