COURTNEY JONES
Toronto,ON
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Communication Design
Initiative Media, Interpublic Group Of Companies
05.2022 - Current
- Oversee the LEGO Group media team and lead all planning and execution
- Monitor and coordinate workflows to optimize resources
- Lead and mentor planning team through agency goals, managing workloads, providing feedback and continued support for development and growth
- Responsible for ensuring key client objectives are met, with a lead role in client business meetings
- Cultivate and maintain client, agency and media partner relationships at a senior level
- Proactively see opportunities for process improvement and efficiencies
- Responsible for new hires and current employee growth and development
Director of Digital Media
Prospect Media Group
09.2018 - 05.2022
- Oversee media department and lead all digital strategy, planning, and execution
- Grow media department and digital media tactics/ offerings with a fully developed team
- Responsible for new hires and current employee growth and development
- Share digital knowledge with the entire media team through training and process implementation
- Lead new technology implementation among management, media, and analytics
- Drive client marketing goals with digital integration
- Manage forecasting and reporting for clients' specific performance KPIs
- Play an active role in client acquisition, growth, and new business
Associate Media Director
Ogilvy/ Mindshare
08.2015 - 07.2018
- Acted as the digital lead on IBM for both theLocal Canadian Market as well as a division of the WW Market
- Initiated Campaign planning with the client by completing staffing plans and scoping documents
- Oversaw planner's workload and planning duties by delegating projects as necessary
- Managed Assistants' progress and learning of the IBM business and process, as well as the output of work
- Operated as the primary digital contact for client and account teams on an overall basis and assisted with day-to-day activities
- Assisted in leading new process changes for the agency and IBM through various transitions
- Handled all billing coordination
Senior Digital Specialist
OMD
03.2014 - 08.2015
- Digital lead on various clients such as; PepsiCo Foods, Mitsubishi, Activision, SiriusXM Radio, State Farm, and Campbell's.
- Supervised junior planners and oversaw all digital strategy planning and campaign execution
- Managed external team processes', including client and creative teams
- Main day-to-day digital contact for the client and internal strategy teams
- Assisted in problem-solving with suppliers, clients, and internal team members
- Handled all vendor invoicing and client draft approvals
Account Executive
ZenithOptimedia
09.2012 - 03.2014
- Monitored daily activities for Loblaw
- Handled all strategic planning and presentation of Media plans
- Managed and motivated internal team members during the execution and traffic process' of each campaign
- Supervised all campaign progress and status
- Handled day-to-day contact and problem-solving with suppliers and internal team members
- Developed campaign weekly and post reporting as well as work back schedules
Interactive Specialist
Mediacom
08.2011 - 09.2012
Media Assistant
Proctor & Gamble
05.2010 - 08.2011
Education
Accredited Mortgage Agent Certificate -
Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association of Ontario July
07.2023
Advanced Advertising And Communication Diploma -
Mohawk College
Hamilton, ON04.2010
Skills
- Strategic Marketing
- Leadership and Coaching
- Strong Organization and Time
- Management
- Problem-Solving
- Relationship Building
- Communication
Timeline
Director, Communication Design
Initiative Media, Interpublic Group Of Companies
05.2022 - Current
Director of Digital Media
Prospect Media Group
09.2018 - 05.2022
Associate Media Director
Ogilvy/ Mindshare
08.2015 - 07.2018
Senior Digital Specialist
OMD
03.2014 - 08.2015
Account Executive
ZenithOptimedia
09.2012 - 03.2014
Interactive Specialist
Mediacom
08.2011 - 09.2012
Media Assistant
Proctor & Gamble
05.2010 - 08.2011
Accredited Mortgage Agent Certificate -
Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association of Ontario July
Advanced Advertising And Communication Diploma -
Mohawk College
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