Transparentpartners51mo ago

USD 80000–140000/yr

Principal/ Senior Principal, Media Strategy and Operations

ChicagoFull Time - On Site (3 Days a Week)senior

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Overview

Transparent Partners is an independent consultancy that specializes in enhancing customer experiences through a marketing lens. Our goal is to identify the unique mix of data,

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OtherPrincipal/ Media Strategy And Operations

Transparent Partners is an independent consultancy that specializes in enhancing customer experiences through a marketing lens. Our goal is to identify the unique mix of data, technology and operational processes that will empower brands to thrive in the ever changing marketing landscape.

Practice Overview

The Media Strategy and Operations practice is a mix of Client Service, Business Development and Operational Support. MSO practitioners:

Ownership: Possess the leadership capacity to hold all parties accountable. This includes self-accountability to maintain end to end ownership of projects, ensuring budgetary goals are achieved.

Credibility: Relentlessly pursue the development of client relationships, striving to reach trusted advisor status. Earning client confidence through demonstrated ability, constantly adding value and repeated examples of dependability.

Leadership: Are big thinkers who can guide our clients to new heights by providing strategic thought leadership. Unafraid to challenge the status quo and offer up bold, disruptive ideas.

Empathy: Attack problems from the client’s point of view and keep their interests, attitudes and priorities top of mind. Seeking to understand through focused listening and serving as a client’s voice to third parties.

Clarity: Make the complex understandable by simplifying technical jargon, decluttering broken processes and eliminating ambiguity. Carefully articulating and crystallizing recommendations through a collaborative and iterative process.

Curiosity: Maintain an innate desire to learn - both the client's business challenges, and emerging trends and capabilities to better inform the approach. Asking thoughtful questions that reveal opportunities.

Position Overview

This position contributes to business growth through the creation and maintenance of client relationships. They are responsible for gathering and synthesizing client inputs, identifying key areas of opportunity, organizing and aligning the organization around a clearly defined vision and ultimately, delivering results. The MSO Principal must understand category dynamics, client-specific challenges and emerging capabilities within the marketplace. They manage all client communications- weekly status, ongoing email discussions and deliverable presentations as well as cross-functional resources required to deliver the project in-full.

4-year college degree in a related field, MBA a plus

5+ years of Agency (Media Strategy and/or Buying), MarTech/AdTech or Brand experience

Experience across media (paid & owned) taxonomy and tagging tools and processes

Experience with integrations between media and creative (processes, tools (e.g. DAM), and measurement)

Understanding of budget planning and management

Ability to take initiative and work in collaboration with internal team as well as external partners (brands, agencies and platforms)

Proven history of successfully managing projects and accountability across various cross-functional teams (marketing, product, engineering, finance) and meeting timelines

Demonstrable experience actively participating in and facilitating meetings (internal and client facing) with intention and end goal in mind

Experience developing work back schedules used to guide a cross-functional team toward a common end goal, keeping in mind the time, effort and dependencies required to get there. Workflow design and tool (Screendragon, Workfront, Asana, Jira, etc.) experience is a bonus!

Ability to actively listen, demonstrate understanding and distill and disseminate that information appropriately across relevant parties

Excellent time management and organizational skills with an eye for detail, while being able to see the big picture and keep the end goal in mind

Strong communication skills – both written and verbal

Capable of simplifying complex concepts for broader group understanding

Demonstrable experience supporting, managing and/or implementing strategies around data or technology solutions

Experience building relationships across a distributed workforce

Capable of maintaining a professional demeanor, representing our company values during challenging interactions and fair when making decisions

Demonstrates flexibility, eagerness to learn and genuine desire to contribute

Important: This role is not eligible for candidates on F-1 OPT, STEM OPT, or requiring any future visa sponsorship. Even if your current work authorization is valid for several years, these visa types require the employer to participate in e-Verify and maintain federal reporting/compliance processes. Transparent Partners does not support these processes, so we are unable to hire candidates on F1 OPT or STEM OPT.

Be the primary point of contact for both internal and external stakeholders- developing relationships with targeted stakeholders inside client, agency and platform organizations

Know the client inside and out. Use all available resources to develop a deep level of knowledge about the client including financial results, recent announcements, categories in which they compete, organizational structure, external factors influencing their business, and business goals

Develop a deep level of trust across key accounts, customer stakeholders and executive sponsors

Help to manage internal/external expectations- mitigating risk and escalating concerns where appropriate

Set the strategy and structure for multiple work streams

Understand client expectations; ensuring quality, setting the structure, vision and narrative for all client outputs to meet those needs

Work with Accounts senior leadership to identify and create new opportunities that will drive ROI for our clients

Collaborate with Project Manager in development of project plan to ensure client goals are being met

Partner with cross-teams to synthesize discovery findings into client deliverables and work with technology, data and leadership team to present recommendations to clients

Work with the Account Lead to craft the “story” around key deliverables ensuring the relevance and impact of findings is understood and actionable

Ensure materials are reviewed and internal alignment gained to enable successful client delivery

Proactive identification of risk and coordination of resolutions across internal and external teams

Support business development efforts in establishing new client partnerships

Help maintain, inform and improve upon internal process flows and governance

Develop a deep level of trust across internal disciplines and contribute to the success of the work stream delivery

Play an active role in supporting advancement of Transparent internal goals to educate and advance our collective expertise

Contribute to Transparent’s branding and awareness efforts through content creation, social marketing and event participation

Continued focus on educational and network development opportunities

Competitive salary + bonus opportunities

Health, dental, and vision coverage

401k with match