• Associate Manager, Media Planning & Strategy

    Walgreens (Chicago, IL)


    Job Description:

    Job Summary:

    Supports the Walgreens Advertising Group team to scale and grow the Media Planning & Strategy Center of Excellence. Responsible for partnering with the sales team to help clients in achieving their advertising goals. Collaborates with functional teams to execute responsibilities which align with department strategies and evaluate various digital media business operation processes.

    Job Responsibilities:

    + Drives efficiency in Walgreens Advertising Group’s process and align with Revenue organization’s objectives.

    + Collaborates with internal stakeholders across the Wag organization on priorities: Planning, Sales, Solution Insights, etc.

    + Responsible for standard accounts and implements vertical strategy sales processes.

    + Support department’s best practices and shared learnings. Provides input and feedback to improve vertical strategy sales processes.

    + Develops and delivers customized presentations and provides account specific reports including account and campaign-level information which may include trends, competition, new product recommendations, pricing, etc.

    + Partners with respective Sellers to create cohesive working cadence between teams and client.

    About Walgreens

    Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

     

    Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.

     

    The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.

     

    **Job ID:** 1606799BR

    **Title:** Associate Manager, Media Planning & Strategy

    **Company Indicator:** Walgreens

    Employment Type:

    **Job Function:** Marketing

    **Full Store Address:** 433 W VAN BUREN STREET,CHICAGO,IL 60607

    **Full District Office Address:** 433 W VAN BUREN STREET,CHICAGO,IL,60607-00433-04579-2

    External Basic Qualifications:

    + Bachelor’s Degree at least 2 years of experience managing client accounts and relationships OR High School/ GED and at least 4 years of experience managing client accounts and relationships

    + At least 2 years of digital media experience

    + Experience interpreting advertising technology and data/performance measurement trends.

    + Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction

    + Experience developing and delivering presentations to various audience levels within an organization

    + Experience working with cross-functional teams

    + Experience developing and implementing media planning and strategy playbooks by industry to create ongoing shared learnings and best practices.

    + Willing to travel up to 25% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

    Preferred Qualifications:

    + Bachelor's degree in a related field such as marketing, communications, or business administration

    + At least 4 years of experience in media planning and strategy development across multiple media channels.

    + Retail Media Account Management experience (e.g. Kroger Precision, Roundel, Walmart Connect, etc.)

     

    We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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