We will be the first to admit: we’re needy. We need a game changer. We need someone who believes (like we do) that digital technology will eventually power and drive all media channels. We need someone whose brain will explode if they don’t get that last idea down on paper.

As if that’s not enough, we need someone who thrives on mentoring both peers and direct reports. We need passion for driving business and enthusiasm for our pursuit of the agency model of the future. We need someone for whom working hard and playing hard is a lifelong pursuit.

In short, we need an experienced digital/multi-media creative director who produces strategic results that engage clients and consumers alike.

Can you help satisfy our needs? If so, what you will receive in return is a mediamarketing agency constantly trying to be better than the day before, a creative team singularly focused on producing digital work that drives results and cohorts in client strategy who can’t wait to work with you to develop the next big idea.

Details!  Requirements and Preferred Qualifications

• 8-10 years of industry experience and preferred agency creative direction experience.
• Media experience: a strong background interactive/digital is required (online and/or mobile display, online promotions, websites, email marketing, microsites/landing pages, & more), print, direct mail, and multi-media campaigns.
• Leadership: demonstrated ability to develop trust and rapport with team members, work in a matrixed team environment well, and collaborate with all levels of our organization and client organizations to deliver results.  Positive person that leads by example in collaboration, appreciation of other staff, can build consensus through passionate and differing opinions.  Honest, kind and gifted with giving feedback to junior team members.  Currently leads a team of 6 but influences all areas of our company.
• Communication: poised, together and an asset in presentations to CMO, CIO, and other senior executives.  Excellent listening skills that produce masterful positioning.  Anticipates questions and challenges
• Organization: Billing/revenue/numbers tolerant – project budget creation and management.  Can navigate complex client structure/process in a way that builds client relationships.  Ability to consistently deliver quality on time.   Positively navigates obstacles.
• Thinking: creative and strategic problem solver!  Contagious idea generator.  Able to develop and clearly share compelling & unifying concepts to the client and Empower teams.  Nimble thinker.  Thirst for learning and communicating digital technology opportunities
• Creative: we want to see your portfolio and see how you think, design and sell compelling creative.
• Estimated Travel Time: 25%
• Bachelors Degree, in anything.
• Preferred: Creative Director leading teams designing for digital. That means experience recruiting, developing and managing a full-service Creative team of Art Directors, Designers, Copywriters and Production Managers.  Experience overseeing Web Designers and Art Directors or have personal facility with commonly used software packages with Adobe Creative Suite 5.  Past success working in diverse digital assignments utilizing various interactive technologies, platforms and media.  Knowledgeable working with Microsoft Office Suite.

SEND RESUME & PORTFOLIO LINKS TO: Empower MediaMarketing, 1111 St. Gregory St., Cincinnati, OH  45202,  Fax:  513.719.6534   www.empowermm.com  jobs@empowermm.com 

Please no permanent placement or third party submissions.

We have an immediate opening for Digital Strategy Director (or “Digital/Interactive Director” at other agencies)

Position Summary: Our Digital Strategy Director ensures leading edge strategic thinking is applied to clients’ media/marketing plans and helps lead the Strategy Team to create a truly integrated marketing strategy. She/he collaborates and partners with other Empower divisions and teams to develop innovative communication strategies in order to meet clients’ marketing goals. The Digital Strategy Director will leverage their deep understanding on how to execute web promotions, email programs, website development and Digital creative to manage Digital marketing projects and mentor staff.

The daily life of Empower’s Digital Strategy Director involves:

• Managing and leading teams to bring creative and strategic thinking to every plan/project.
• Coaching, developing team member’s mastery of Digital Marketing principals and competencies in order for them to apply key media and marketing tools, ideas and develop analyses for clients in the future.
• Leading the digital integration and innovation CHARGE across functions and collaborates with other divisional Empower experts to help move our clients to innovation.
• Strategy, Strategy, Strategy: develops valued partner relationship with client’s senior level counterpart; does Client Discovery Process (gathering all marketing information and historical learning); understands the client’s consumer/customer through Empower’s Target Insight Engineering’s and Impact Moments Planning processes; understands the client’s marketing objectives and develops (and measures) Return on Investment (ROI), Return on Objective (ROO) and/or other measurement metrics; develops effective digital media strategy; execute digital marketing programs that include online promotions, email management, digital creative and website development; jointly handles unfamiliar problems, situation, or issues; presents annual client P&L, compensation agreements, and oversees account profitability.
• Develops Empower point-of-view on new media/marketing tools, ideas and concepts for client.
• Accountable for the development and execution of Client Satisfaction (Partnership Review) action plans for Digital Marketing initiatives and leads Account Review process.
• Responsible for professional and personal development via training and attending industry conferences as a representative of Empower.
• Responsible for writing and/or working with team to write Digital Client Briefs (update quarterly).
• Assists the New Business Development Division (Growth Team @ Empower) by generating leads, assisting and/or attending pitches, developing strategic media recommendations.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree.

Minimum 5 years professional experience developing digital marketing strategy, project managing digital programs and online advertising campaigns. With demonstrated experience in:

• Project managing all components of digital marketing and media executions such as project kick-off, timelines and budgets, contracts, flowcharts, recommendations, presentations, and analysis.
• Effective use of research tools define target audiences and optimize marketing and media plans.
• Demonstrated development and negotiation skills in online advertising, co-marketing/partnership programs and integrated campaigns.
• Researching, identifying and compiling competitive insights to guide and optimize digital marketing efforts.
• Accurately defining, scoping, pricing and managing digital programs and campaigns.
• Delivering projects on-time and on-budget.
• Creative ability and passionate interest in creating powerful digital marketing plans that meet client objectives, by incorporating digital and emerging media and in collaboration with clients and internal teams
• Strong, effective business professional communication and client presentation skills; preferred previous experience in presenting to clients from an agency perspective.
• Solid understanding of traditional marketing principles and how they apply to the digital medium.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing and success factors.
• Preferred 5 or more years experience in client-centered, agency environment (i.e. fast-paced, client or brand-centric professional experiences).

SEND RESUME TO: Empower MediaMarketing 1111 St. Gregory St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Fax: 513.719.6536 www.empowermm.com jobs@empowermm.com

Empower Media Marketing cultivates a diverse workforce and a tolerant, inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity contributes to the free exchange of ideas, as well as the creativity and innovation that are essential to our company’s long-term success. We are an equal opportunity employer; we do not discriminate against any person with respect to employment, including hiring, job assignment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or privileges of employment because of a person’s race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by law. Empower Media Marketing makes employment decisions based on merit and business needs, and complies with the law regarding reasonable accommodation for handicapped and disabled employees.