Director, Communications Design

Business Overview

IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). IPG Mediabrands manages over $47 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients across its full-service agency networks UM, Initiative and Mediahub and through its award-winning specialty business units Healix, Kinesso, MAGNA, Mediabrands Content Studio, Orion Holdings, Rapport, and the IPG Media Lab. IPG Mediabrands clients include many of the world's most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors including automotive, personal finance, consumer product goods (CPG), pharma, health and wellness, entertainment, financial services, energy, toys and gaming, direct to consumer and e-commerce, retail, hospitality, food and beverage, fashion and beauty.

The company employs more than 18,000 diverse marketing communication professionals in more than 130 countries. Learn more at

As Director, Communications Design you are designing the blueprint for cultural ideas to spread through communications planning excellence, integration and growth performance on your clients and brands. In your role you are translating the communications strategy into the actionable idea platform (in junction with creative partners) that will deliver behavioral change at all connection points. Creating innovative connections that grow brands is a passion for you.

You will partner with the Strategy team on the Connections Architecture and utilize your experience & skills to manage the design of fully integrated communications plans across owned, earned, and paid connections. You work closely with the analytics leads to identify appropriate audience and data strategies to unlock growth. You lead the relationship with SBUs and client agencies roster throughout the design stages and work with the Partnerships team in evaluating & selecting the right partners, and appropriate spends across the Communications Design blueprint.

* Oversee client education program around communications design relevant marketplace trends.

* Present the communications design idea and recommendation to the client in collaboration with Client Leadership, Strategy and Partnerships

* Oversee the day-to-day requirements and workflow of the client as it relates to Communications Design outputs, in consultation with Client Leads

* In charge of the communications design brief deployment and relevant stakeholder engagement (Specialty Business Units, partnerships, partner agencies, media)

* Lead ideation sessions and curate outcomes

* Develop the communications idea all connections will help unlock

* Effectively design communications architecture and ecosystem delivery across Owned, Earned, Shared, Paid (OESP) for your clients. Within the team, must ensure communications plans move far beyond paid, and are unified by a clear idea and communications behavior

* Integrate Specialty Business Units activities within every relevant brief, in line with business goals

* Implement communications design deliverables as part of client business development & growth strategy

* Experience in an integrated planning role in media, publisher / vendor, or communications discipline (digital, content)

* Ability to delegate and oversee direct reports

* Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with senior clients, colleagues, and vendors

* Strong time management and organizational skills

* Experience/involvement in new business planning and strong presentations skills

* Required PC proficiency and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)

* Initiative does not require candidates to have a college degree

* 8+ years relevant experience with 4+ years of experience managing or developing staff

* Category or audience experience as relevant per assignment

* Proven problem-solving ability

* Ability to work successfully within a team, handling multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines under pressure

At IPG Mediabrands, we are unified behind a commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging. Together, we shine through a set of shared values and behaviors. We take pride in our responsibility to our clients, communities, and to each other. We embrace differences and recognize the unique value that each of us brings to our community.

We encourage you to apply, as unique backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences are welcomed.

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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. To give you the ability to better meet your personal needs, and in support of your physical and emotional well-being, you will receive discretionary time off days and…