Associate Media Director

Position Description: The Associate Media Director helps leads strategy and client relationships across our growing portfolio.
This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll develop media strategies that deliver real business outcomes, build lasting client partnerships, and mentor a team of planners, all while staying connected to the work. We need someone who can see the big picture and roll up their sleeves with the team.
You'll thrive here if you:

• Want ownership over strategy, client relationships, and team development
• Get energized building something, not just running a playbook
• Can move fluidly between senior client conversations and day-to-day planning work
• Love connecting data, culture, and media trends into smarter recommendations

Position Responsibilities: Lead strategy & planning:

• Develop omni-channel media strategies and recommendations aligned to client business objectives
• Stay ahead of market trends, current events, and media developments that impact client business
• Use third-party research and data to shape strategic conversations and planning decisions
• Lead partner negotiations and guide the team to deliver flawless execution of media plans

Own client relationships:

• Build lasting, collaborative partnerships with clients at all levels
• Develop deep understanding of each client's business as the foundation for all work
• Negotiate and execute custom content programs and partnerships

Build & develop the team:

• Manage and mentor junior and senior media planners, providing clear and constructive feedback
• Set the tone for collaborative, innovative work; encourage smart risk-taking
• Train the team on media fundamentals, client business context, and industry trends
• Maintain control over workflows and processes to ensure quality and efficiency

Drive agency growth:

• Occasionally participate in new business pitches and thought leadership
• Build strong relationships with media partners to elevate the agency's profile

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: What You Bring: -

• Omni-channel media planning experience with advanced knowledge of digital, social, and programmatic
• Proven client leadership; you've grown relationships and grown business
• Team management experience across multidisciplinary groups
• Strong analytical skills and solid grasp of media fundamentals and quantitative thinking
• Ability to deliver on time and within budget in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills, written, verbal, and presentation

Qualifications: -

• 5+ years of media planning and buying experience, preferably in an agency environment
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Comfortable in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

Additional Information: Reports To: Director of Media
What We Offer:

• No cost medical, dental, vision plans (plus other options)
• Generous vacation and US holidays
• 401(k) with match
• Commuter benefits
• Basic life insurance
• Monday team lunches, happy hours, and more

Location: Hybrid. 3 days/week (Mon, Tue, Thu) in our SOHO office, with flexibility for more.

$105000.00 - $135000.00 Annual Salary