Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader with a rich history of over 80 years. The Associate, Partner Direct will be responsible for managing media communication for a global electronics client, including budget control and digital media activity oversight.
Responsibilities
- Support the creation, management, and stewardship of client media plans and investments
- Gather and Analyze market data to determine the client’s advertising placement needs
- Assist the Senior Media Associate with plan stewardship and management
- Help monitoring and meeting deadlines and ensuring accuracy of plan implementation
- Manage budgets, submit purchase authorizations, and resolve billing discrepancies
Skills
- 0-2 years of digital media planning experience is required
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal and a proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Demonstrated quantitative and analytical skills, but they will embrace a role that requires a mix of art and science
- Experience developing and presenting their thoughts and ideas and ability to speak up with new ideas
- Ability to think critically, analyze everything, and look for unconventional solutions to problems
- Thorough and exceptional organizational skills
- Proficiency with MS Office with intermediate to advanced Excel skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
- Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
- Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
- Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
- Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
- Tuition Assistance
- Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
- Matching Gifts programs
- Flexible working arrangements
- 'Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere
- Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
- Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
- We also offer medical and voluntary benefits to our freelancers and temporary employees.
- Voluntary benefit options include supplemental medical insurance, transportation, and parking benefits, legal benefits, pet insurance, and auto and home insurance.
- You will also be eligible to participate in the Publicis 401(k) Plan after you complete 1,000 work hours in a consecutive 12-month period.
Company Overview
With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. It was founded in 1936, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is http://www.starcomww.com.