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Publicis Groupe Media Director, Search in Dallas, Texas
Company Description
At Saatchi we believe in creating ideas that can live anywhere. And we believe that when we work as a team, nothing is impossible.
We strive to bring out the best in each other and in ourselves, and expect applicants to understand the value of close collaboration.
We also believe that creating transformational work requires initiative, an entrepreneurial spirit and a bold commitment to achieving measurable results and business success for the clients we service.
Saatchi & Saatchi currently maintains a hybrid work policy to work in-office three days per week and remotely the other two days each week.
Job Description
As a Media Search Director , you will be a leader within the Consumer Communications (C2) Group. Core responsibilities of the job involve applying critical and creative thinking beyond the scope of media solutions including translating expectations into deliverables and communicating those deliverables across departments. Directors on the team are required to have strong comprehension and application of marketing objectives and solutions through writing and presenting strategic, executive level documents. Managing communication and balancing agency realities across departments is also critical to the role.
Success for this position is measured by the following:
Provides leadership and vision for the team
Maintains client relations while thoroughly understanding client’s business and shows an ability to anticipate client needs
Demonstrate both the art and science of working with Search Marketing
Roles and Responsibilities include:
Manage and lead relationship with external Search Partner
Utilize organizational skills to manage and prioritize team daily work flow
Monitor budgets and billing process for accuracy and timeliness
Lead the development of paid search strategies
Create client decks with Search Strategist, present to client, and oversee plan execution with Search Agency Partner
Develop and maintain strong professional relationships internally (across departments) and externally (clients, media vendors)
Collaborate internally with Account, Creative, Strategy, Production and Measurement teams to ensure strategic alignment
Coaching, guidance, inspirational leadership and performance management of all direct reports
Proactively address process, workflow, resources and communications issues and impediments
Qualifications
Minimum 8-10 years of dedicated Paid Search planning experience – and within a supervisory capacity for at least 3-5 years
Automotive or retail media experience is desirable
Ability to think critically and creatively to develop solutions that secure client goals – understanding that KPIs are not client goals, but a metric for determine if we’re on a path to securing client goals
Ability to apply critical thinking and analysis in business writing
Excellent verbal and written communication skills – must excel in the ability to explain complex systems/structures to clients / internal media teams / agency teams
Excellent organization and time management skills
Working knowledge of media research tools (Google Analytics, Omniture, Adobe Analytics, etc.) and ability to analyze syndicated research
Expert knowledge of Search Ads 360, Google AdWords, Microsoft Advertising (Bing), Prisma, SEM Rush
Experience with Google Analytics 360 a strong plus
Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Ability to prioritize large volume of own work as well as manage team deliverables and providing feedback in a timely fashion
Ability to deal with ambiguity and changes in direction
Resourcefulness, creatively using resources to proactively solve problems and get the job done
Ability to build and maintain strong interpersonal / professional relationship with vendors, clients, etc.
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