Omnicom Media is hiring: Senior Communication Designer in New York

Business Overview

We believe in the power of media to reshape our industry and orchestrate a brand's entire consumer experience, by balancing both what unites people and what makes them different. When brands unite people in culture, they build Fame, and when brands connect individuals to their unique journeys, they build customer Flow. Initiative builds Fame & Flow for brands like Nike, Amazon, Merck, and T-Mobile. Media responsibility is at the forefront of everything we do, whether it's creating media plans that reflect the diversity of our communities, promote brand safety, and foster sustainability. Our agency celebrates diversity in an inclusive environment where all of our 6,000+ strong talent across 90+ markets feel seen, heard, and valued. Our vision is to create not only a better media company, but also a better media industry, and maybe even a better world.

We make a promise to our people that we double down on seeing, celebrating & elevating all the things that make you, uniquely you. And just as we do for our brands and clients, we connect our people to the journeys that matter in building a meaningful career.

There are four I's in Initiative and these represent our core values and behaviors.

INDIVID[YOU]ALITY - you bring your genuine and unique self to and into the work, every day.

INSTINCT - you're tuned in and armed with intelligence; you have a bias for action - shit happens when you're around.

IMPACT! - you care deeply about the impact you have on our clients, their customers, our community, the media landscape and our world at large.

IMAGINATION - your ability to imagine and bring to life the ideas, solutions, and the future of Initiative, makes us THE create media agency in the world.

Position Overview

As Senior Communications Designer, you are an important part of the creation of the most appropriate communications plan for your client to achieve their business goals. You are responsible for helping to strategize, produce and make sense of the key media, consumer and market intelligence required to your clients' connections plan. You have a passion for brands, media and ideas, and within the team are considered the go-to-person on the latest news and innovations going on in media. You are an important part of the idea design, and the development of the communications architecture and tactics.

In this role, you produce and analyze consumer, brand and marketing intelligence for the communications plan development. You have a good understanding of the communications planning process, and are able to help mine through tools like MediaTools and audience and competitive data from MRI, client and desk research, and Kantar, to set the most appropriate communications goals for a given task, and understand the right channels and approaches to take. However, you don't stop at the fundamentals, and are also able to use social listening data, search trends, wider audience trend information and other ideas as dynamic inputs to the communications approach.

Responsibilities
• Contribute to impactful communications plan development to meet client needs and deliver communications idea
• Responsible for accurate ongoing management and team dissemination of client owned and shared asset audit to enable true OESP planning
• Provide communications and audience intelligence and data inputs through the application of syndicated and proprietary systems for communications design goal setting and decision making
• Work with media vendors and partnership team to maintain and share intelligence regarding media opportunities as it relates to client's audiences and categories, for use in planning and ideation
• Support the Communication Design Directors in researching relevant innovations, audience trends & Partnerships opportunities with the ability to provide the Strategy team with actionable insights
• Contribute to the ideation team sessions in conjunction with the Strategy team and relevant Specialty Business Units to generate creative & compelling connections idea
• Contributor to Specialty Business Units revenue growth through planning outcomes

Required Skills and Experience
• Experience in an integrated planning role in media, publisher/vendor, or communications discipline (digital, content)
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with clients, colleagues, and vendors
• Required PC proficiency and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Desired Skills and Experience
• 2+ years relevant experience
• Category or audience experience as relevant per assignment
• Strong time-management and organizational skills
• Experience analyzing data and market research
• Experience delegating assignments to junior staff

Wage and Benefits

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.

The salary range for this position is posted below. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, tenure and standing with the Company (applicable to current employees), as well as the employee's/applicant's skill set, level of experience, and qualifications.

Employment Transparency

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and other job functions are subject to modification. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

For applicants to jobs in the United States: In compliance with the current Americans with Disabilities Act and state and local laws, if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position, please email accommodation@mbww.com.

Salary Range

$70,000-$75,000 USD

In Summary: Initiative builds Fame & Flow for brands like Nike, Amazon, Merck, and T-Mobile . Senior Communications Designer is responsible for helping to strategize, produce and make sense of the key media, consumer and market intelligence required to your clients' connections plan . Responsibilities include producing and analyzing consumer, brand and marketing intelligence for the communications plan development .

En Español: Creemos en el poder de los medios de comunicación para remodelar nuestra industria y orquestar toda la experiencia del consumidor de una marca, equilibrando lo que une a las personas y lo que las hace diferentes. Cuando las marcas unen a la gente en la cultura, construyen fama, y cuando las marchas conectan individuos a sus viajes únicos, crean flujo de clientes. Y así como hacemos para nuestras marcas y clientes, conectamos a nuestra gente con los viajes que importan en la construcción de una carrera significativa. Hay cuatro I's en Initiative y estos representan nuestros valores y comportamientos fundamentales. INDIVID [YOU]ALITY - traes tu verdadero y único yo al trabajo, todos los días. INSTINCT - estás sintonizado y armado con inteligencia; tienes un sesgo hacia la acción - cosas suceden cuando estás cerca. IMPACT! - te preocupas profundamente por el impacto que tienes en nuestros clientes, sus clientes, nuestra comunidad, el paisaje mediático y nuestro mundo en general. Usted tiene una buena comprensión del proceso de planificación de comunicaciones, y es capaz de ayudar a minar mediante herramientas como MediaTools y audiencia y datos competitivos de resonancia magnética, investigación cliente y escritorio, y Kantar, para establecer los objetivos de comunicación más apropiados para una tarea dada, y entender los canales y enfoques correctos para tomar. Sin embargo, no se detiene en los fundamentos y también puede utilizar datos de escucha social, tendencias de búsqueda, información sobre las tendencias del público más amplio y otras ideas como entradas dinámicas para el enfoque de comunicación. Responsabilidades • Contribuir al desarrollo de un plan de comunicaciones impactante para satisfacer las necesidades del cliente y entregar la idea de comunicación • Responsible por una gestión continua exacta y difusión en equipo de los activos propios y compartidos del cliente para permitir una verdadera planificación OESP • Proporcionar comunicaciones e inteligencia de audiencia y entradas de datos a través de sistemas sindicalizados y propietarios para establecer objetivos de diseño y toma de decisiones de Comunicación • Trabajar con proveedores de medios y equipos asociados para mantener y compartir conocimientos acerca de oportunidades mediáticas relacionadas con audiencias y categorías de clientes, para su uso en planeamiento e ideología junior Cuando un empleado o futuro empleado sea remunerado dentro de este rango dependerá, entre otros factores, de los rangos reales para los empleados actuales/anteriores en la posición subjetiva, consideraciones del mercado, consideración presupuestaria, tenencia y situación con la Compañía (aplicable a los trabajadores actuales), así como el conjunto de habilidades, nivel de experiencia y calificación del empleado / solicitante. Transparencia laboral Es nuestra política proporcionar oportunidades de empleo iguales a todos los empleadas y candidatos al empleo sin importar raza, color, etnia, edad, religión, credo, origen nacional, orientación sexual, identidad de género, estado civil, ciudadanía, información genética, estatus veterano, discapacidad u cualquier otra base prohibida por la ley federal, estatal o local aplicable. Se pueden proporcionar alojamientos razonables para permitir a las personas con discapacidad realizar las funciones esenciales. Para los solicitantes de empleo en Estados Unidos: En cumplimiento de la ley actual sobre estadounidenses con discapacidades y leyes estatales y locales, si usted tiene una discapacidad y desea solicitar un alojamiento para solicitar un puesto, por favor envíe un correo electrónico a accommodation@mbww.com.