Media Supervisor

About Avalere Health

Established in 2001, Avalere Health is a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries.

Our 1,500+ experts combine their knowledge and expertise across our core disciplines — Consulting; Medical; Policy; Value, Evidence, and Access; Marketing; and Digital Experience Technology — to create the connections that make better health happen.

Avalere Health partners with its clients to navigate the complex and rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem. Together, our experts help clients connect patients with life-changing therapies, realizing the potential of strategies and solutions to accelerate innovation that improves lives.

We live and breathe our five values in everything we do: We are authentic. We act with integrity. We value difference. We play for the team. We enjoy the journey. At Avalere Health, we imagine a healthier world and create the connections to make it happen. 

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About the role:

The Media Supervisor’s role includes managing the delivery of high-level brand and consumer insights that drive media strategy and planning and crafting their people management skills across all facets of media plan development and execution. The Supervisor will contribute to and lead ongoing strategic client engagements – developing a deep understanding of the client’s business environment, competitive landscape, brand goals, vision and strategy. The Media Supervisor will also lead and delegate the day-to-day charge to proactively identify compelling insights, customer needs and market opportunities that create a competitive advantage and help drive business for our clients. 

What you'll do:

• Develop, implement, revise and maintain strategic and integrated client media plans and marketing recommendations 
• Build plan options that deliver against objectives/strategies; proactively investigate media opportunities and craft well supported, articulate points – of – view 
• Exhibit in-depth understanding of digital media channels (i.e., SEM, Programmatic, Social) with traditional channel knowledge a plus 
• Understand that clear business objectives are the key to driving success and know how to work with clients to develop clear business cases around opportunities for engagement 
• Ability to successfully articulate media, competitive, targeting, marketplace and landscape trends and be able to apply their findings and determine what the implications might be for our clients.
• Meet realistic client expectations and make every effort to exceed them, by providing quality work in a timely and responsive manner 
• Manage client communication on all day-to-day business needs 
• Monitor, analyze and interpret campaign results along with analytics teams and prepare recommendations for optimization on a regular cadence 
• Lead and motivate team members while overseeing and directing account activities; provide guidance on setting or re-defining priorities 
• Manage a staff of media professionals.
• Develop the staff through performance management and consistent feedback.
• Identify developmental opportunities with staff and help them to work toward their professional goals 
• Mentor Associates and Planners
• Manage human resource administration, which includes: maintaining staff levels through effective recruiting, performance management and conflict resolution 
• Serve as a liaison among Avalere Health departments contributing to a client account, as well as developing Agency Management and Client relationships 
• Maintain thorough, real- time knowledge of client business 
• Establish processes, communicate clear direction and delegate appropriately to direct reports 
• Manage and be accountable for media budgets and client billing 
• Work with direct reports to compile and accurately update regular internal and client status reports 
• Ensure communication of creative needs and coordinate with creative teams on timely delivery of all assets for proper campaign launches 
• Contributes to new business pitches, in brainstorms and ideation sessions 

About you:

• BA/BS degree in related field or equivalent work experience
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with clients, colleagues and vendors 
• 4+ years of experience in Strategy, Planning and/or Digital with strong ability to lead the media planning process – experience in HCP and DTC healthcare media strongly desired 
• 1+ year(s) of experience in managing or developing a staff 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong negotiation and presentation skills, ability to communicate to vendors and clients
• Proven ability to handle multiple priorities/tasks proactively 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Desktop programs, specifically with Excel and PowerPoint 
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team

What we can offer

Avalere Health aims to empower every employee to develop and thrive. We empower our team with the tools, skills, and support needed to think differently and to solve healthcare’s most complex challenges.

At the center of our people-led culture is our Career Experience team, whose mission is to provide every employee with a purpose-driven career. We also pride ourselves on our personalized learning approach to ensure you receive the training you need to help you grow within the company and take advantage of our global scale and scope.

We are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our organization. We encourage diversity of thought, inclusive behavior, and break down barriers to ensure every individual feels valued and encouraged to contribute their unique abilities and potential. As part of our commitment to building a healthier world, every employee is also encouraged to participate in our community engagement efforts, which support a wide range of healthcare programs and wellbeing causes worldwide.

We have city hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia, geared toward collaborating, training, socializing, and coming together as a global organization while maintaining and fully supporting flexible working practices. Our compensation and benefits package is benchmarked across the industry. We offer a generous company pension/retirement plan, private medical insurance, comprehensive employee wellbeing initiatives, compelling time-off policy, plus many other excellent employee benefits. 

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