OOH Strategy Director

Apex Exchange

  • Toronto, ON
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 24 days ago
  • Apply easily
Company DescriptionPublicis Media is one of Canada’s fastest growing Media Agency networks. The secret sauce? A pool of talented individuals who learn from each other (while tapping into global centers of excellence) and transparency at the core of everything we do, from data reporting to billing all the way to agency leadership. The result is a blend of meaningful work for some of Canadas’ favorite brands and endless opportunities to grow for our team members.PMX (Publicis Media Exchange) is the commercial arm of Publicis Media, driving and delivering value for clients, while fostering and building marketplace leading partnerships with media owners. PMX drives value for the brand agencies through intelligent investment and centers of excellence within buying and digital practices such as television, radio, ooh, search, social, programmatic and ecommerce.Publicis Media Canada is proud to be Great Places to Work™ certified and recognized with Best Workplaces™ for Today’s Youth. We provide continuing opportunities for career growth by fostering a diverse work environment that respects and supports individual contributions and opinions.We also offer our employees market leading benefit and incentive programs. You’ll be provided with 3 weeks minimum vacation to start plus additional long weekend Publicis days, holidays closures, your birthday off, free Headspace memberships, wellness and technology credits, and a market leading savings plan.We strive to provide what matters to you personally with the ability to choose and modify programs to suit your lifestyle.Job DescriptionThe OOH Strategy Director is a key member of the centralized Publicis Media OOH team who will play a crucial role in growing clients’ business and achieving performance goals through the strategic use of OOH & DOOH. A commercially minded leader, the Director will work cross-functionally with Publicis Media agency brands – Spark, Zenith, Starcom and Apex in the planning and delivery of integrated OOH & DOOH campaigns. They will cultivate strong relationships with clients and partners alike to deliver enhanced OOH solutions for the client briefs and campaign KPI’s. From a product and solutions delivery perspective, the Director will provide expertise and input and development of both vendor-supported products and tools, and proprietary Publicis Media OOH solutions. They will develop POVs, presentations, white papers, and issue quarterly OOH media updates to drive awareness of Publicis Media OOH capabilities and expertise. Collaborating with internal agencies, partners, and vendors, they provide strategic input in media pitches and provide recommendations to clients for large scale projects and activations, ensuring plans and buys exceed client expectations, delivering Out-of-Home Excellence.Responsibilities:
  • Develop relationships with brand agencies in the support, development, and growth of the OOH and DOOH business.
  • Provide strategic support to agency planning teams with development and execution of integrated OOH media planning.
  • Support and provide strategic input into client annual plans and receiving high engagement levels through requests and RFPs.
  • Develop POVs and provide recommendations to agency brand and clients in all related OOH activations and positioning amongst the industry.
  • Work cross-functionally with Apex and PMX OOH activation teams, ensuring all campaigns are effectively delivered and achieves all KPI’s.
  • Ensure client objectives and timelines are met by activation teams.
  • Partnering with key members of the OOH team, manage relationship with partners and vendors in the design and use of customized OOH/DOOH solutions.
  • Leads design, development, and execution of the OOH-Zine, a PMX publication that shares industry insights, explores new executions, showcases creative applications, and demonstrates OOH expertise.
  • Leads development of sales positioning and corresponding materials to drive awareness, and activations.
  • Explore and present thought Leadership opportunities and actively participate in key industry events.
  • Anticipate client needs by identifying areas of growth in products / services / capabilities.
  • Builds and holds excellent rapport and relationships with Media Owners.
  • Demonstrating knowledgeable opinion on vendor news and activity.
Qualifications
  • Minimum 5-years OOH planning leadership experience.
  • Demonstrated expertise and knowledge of the OOH & DOOH media landscape.
  • Strong relationship skills with the ability to communicate across all levels both internally and externally.
  • Showcases best practice planning to the team and monitors quality of output.
  • Experienced in resolving challenging client issues and team issues.
  • Solid verbal and written communication skills.
  • Technical proficiency, particularly with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
  • Able to work successfully with teams, handling multiple projects and tight deadlines under pressure.
  • Strong sales acumen and analytical ability.
  • Problem solver and good under pressure.
Additional InformationPublicis Media is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We create and nurture a vibrant work environment that celebrates, values and leverages all aspects of diversity and inclusiveness, attracts world-class talent and serves as the industry benchmark for best practices. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide appropriate accommodation for candidates with disabilities or accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process, upon request. Please contact our recruiter for any questions, accommodations or specific requests. We thank all candidates for their interest in Publicis Media however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted

Apex Exchange