UScellular Hiring for Associate Advertising Manager (Hybrid) at Chicago, IL Full Time

Associate Advertising Manager (Hybrid) – MAR001428

The Associate Advertising Manager will assist in the production and deployment of certain marketing communications. This role meets regularly with teams across the organization including Marketing Planning, Pricing & Promotions, Device, and Media to ensure strategic alignment to the overarching Masterband platform as well as specific offer positioning. This position is also responsible for managing the trafficking process across four lines of business, with approximately 1-2 content changeouts per month. The dynamic nature and strategic requirements of the position requires a person that has strong creative intuition, high attention to detail even in a fast-paced environment, is skilled in data synthesis and analytics, and possesses the knowledge and experience to make high quality, quick-turn decisions.

• Assist in managing the creative development and production of advertising vehicles (Video, Audio, Digital, Social, Out of Home) ensuring alignment to the creative brief and delivery upon key offer variables.
• Coordinate the trafficking of advertising assets with agency partners for multiple Lines of Business across all advertising channels, ensuring accurate and timely deployment.
• Partner with Advertising and Media partners to develop deep understanding of the media plan and the content rotations.
• Hold agency partners accountable and responsible for their trafficking timelines and accuracy.
• Proactively identify potential risks to plans or timelines and communicate them.
• Participate in cross-functional planning meetings, delivering status of key go-to-market milestones and messaging guidance that informs & influences message articulation across all channels.
• Write and present input briefs that deliver elevated marketing idea for the promotional period.
• Proactively provide recommendation on process improvements and tools that streamline and strengthen marketing and trafficking efforts.
• Bring critical planning, consumer and competitive messaging insights to assist in the development and implementation of value driven communications.
• Apply quantitative and qualitative research insights with the goal of creating advertising that achieves above norm results on key brand metrics
• Attend TV production shoots/recordings; clearly demonstrating a command of shoot/production protocols, securing the respect of agency partners and holding them accountable to commitments

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3-5 years of experience in a creative/advertising agency, communications company or a corporate marketing communications department required.
• Strong idea generation, story building and creative evaluation skills
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to navigate change in a fast-paced environment.
• Data review, analysis and interpretation
• Budget management experience.
• Ability to communicate with impact, both written & oral, to influence peers, leaders & agencies
• Proven record of translating strategy into tactical execution
• Ability to communicate and collaborate well with people, building alliances with both internal teams & external agencies
• Ability to manage multiple large and complex projects at the same time
• Results-oriented
• Ability to work in a team oriented environment
• Up to 10% travel

Salary range: $63,000-$95,667

Associates have access to healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision), retirement plans (a 401(k) plan with company match and a pension plan funded by the company), Paid Parental Leave (6 weeks after 6 months of employment), Basic Life Insurance (if eligibility requirements are met), Education Assistance (after 3 months of employment), paid Vacation Days (15 days accrued per year for full-time/6 days accrued per year for part-time), paid Sick/Care-Giver Days (6 days accrued per year), and seven paid national holidays and one floating holiday, among others. Short Term Disability (after 6 months of employment) and Long Term Disability (180 day waiting period) coverage is also available for full-time associates. Associates Scheduled to work under twenty hours per week or for a limited term are eligible for medical plans and retirement plans (a 401(k) plan with company match and a pension plan funded by the company).

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JOB : Marketing
COMPENSATION : $63,000-$95,667
UScellular® is an EEO employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race/color/age/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/veteran status, pregnancy or genetic information.