Media Director-(Media Agency)

MEDIA DIRECTOR

HYBRID 3-DAYS IN OFFICE NYC

SALARY: $140-150K

MUST HAVE B2B EXPERIENCE

The Role

As Media Director, you will provide strategic vision and leadership across a portfolio of media clients, ensuring the execution of innovative, effective media plans that deliver client goals. You will be a strategic partner to clients, developing lasting relationships based on consistent business performance.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee a portfolio of media clients, with a focus on strategic vision and team management
• Play an integral role in the scaling and growth of our agency
• Provide efficient and profitable servicing of clients, including staffing, team structure and assignments
• Manage all projects to ensure the highest level of quality assurance, performance, and innovation
• Develop innovative media strategies and recommendations that are consistent with client objectives
• Lead client contact, responsible for developing lasting, collaborative relationships
• Demonstrate a complete understanding of client’s business as basis for all future work

· Foster an environment which encourages intelligent risk taking, innovation and creativity

• Keep abreast of technology, market, and media trends to apply strategically to clients’ business
• Actively promote agency’s ambition to media partners and build strong partner relationships
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level planners, with oversight and ultimate accountability for their growth, training, and professional development

· Accurately, objectively, and constructively evaluate performance of junior and senior media planners

• Exhibit ambition by driving agency thought leadership and new business

· Actively participate in new business pitch presentations

Discipline Specific Skills:

· Highly skilled at developing and driving media and account strategy

• Superior knowledge of media fundamentals and quantitative skills, including analytical abilities

· Proven success leading and growing client business

• Decisive management of multidisciplinary teams
• Management of campaign client billing, budget reconciliation
• Knowledge of reporting, analytic, auditing, and financial platforms, and tools
• Experience onboarding new client accounts
• Ability to deliver projects on time and within budget
• Exceptional written, verbal, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Strong ability to communicate with all levels of employees and clients
• Exceptional attention to detail and follow-through

Qualifications Preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree or Higher
• 8+ years of integrated media planning experience
• Experience managing media teams
• Expert in PowerPoint, Excel, Word

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