Full-Time

Associate Media Director

Posted on 1/8/2025

Mediabrands

Mediabrands

10,001+ employees

Global media and marketing solutions provider

Consulting
Consumer Goods

Compensation Overview

$110k - $120kAnnually

+ Annual Discretionary Incentive Award

Senior

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Category
Project Management
Strategy Development
Business Development
Business & Strategy
Required Skills
Social Media
Data Analysis

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Requirements
  • 5-7 years’ experience required.
  • Able to build strong client relationships in order to develop a trusting partnership and facilitate mutual understanding process/priorities/needs.
  • Proven expertise in at least 3 channels, while developing additional acumen of cross-channel media marketplace and planning essentials (delivery levels, flighting, etc.), including Video/Audio Broadcast/Streaming, Direct and Addressable Digital, Social Media, Retail Media (if applicable), Print, OOH, etc.
  • Must be able to occasionally travel to supported markets or client events.
Responsibilities
  • Manage day-to-day operations of the client media plan and budget details, including flowchart, budget trackers, ensuring client signs accurate, timely media authorizations prior to buys.
  • Demonstrates understanding of Client's business/category.
  • Build and strengthen junior to mid-level client relationships as a business partner and thought leader to their organizations.
  • Coordinate collaboration, schedule status meetings and business updates with Mediahub's Partnership Investments, Audience Science, Campaign Insights, Insights + Action and Radical + Disruptive, in addition to extended Mediabrands and Kinesso specialty teams.
  • Support Group Director in maintenance of monthly MBIS investment and forecast tracking with Partner Investments and Client Finance.
  • Oversee supervisor/manager, who is the go-to resource for all inventory, billing and invoice discrepancies, including compliance with vendor set-up, Prisma entry for channels not managed by PI, Local MB or Kinesso.
  • Partner with Local Investments, Kinesso and Partnership Investments on development of partner list, RFP details and evaluation prior to client recommendations.
  • Support 1-3 accounts, pending scale and complexity of business and scope of deliverables.
  • Build and present media plan recommendations, recaps and thought leadership.
  • Partner with analytics team to implement measurement objectives and taxonomy.
  • Oversee flawless execution of media campaigns. This includes leading campaign implementation and execution, QA, monitoring/optimizing, and insightful reporting.
  • Create and provide Media Authorizations to clients for approval; once approved, notify channels.
  • To align with Group Media Director to approve/seek client approval for any budget/mix changes not clarified in the authorization (MA may include optimization guidelines and any over/under budget flexibility).
  • Utilize IGNITE planning strategy process (Implement business intelligence, generate multiple audience segments, Navigate the investment, Tap into culture, Evolve with speed and precision) as part of client teams, to guarantee robust analysis of business/media role.
  • Develop workback schedules and content to deliver on media brief deliverables, check-ins, presentations, launch, QA, and reporting.
  • Oversee junior team development of competitive spending reports and insights and connect to business intelligence for role of spend on share, etc.
  • Responsible for running all planning tools (i.e. Kismet, R/F, etc), as well as partnering with Analytics to run any models, to determine the optimal media mix (across all channels) and plan delivery.
  • Partner with Insights + Action and Audience Sciences to develop audiences, profiles, and strategies to implement and measure. When I+A is not in scope, create audience profiles using Scout and implement within Kismet to inform channel mix.
  • Identify great work and support team with writing, presenting, and providing data and assets to create case studies that win awards, win business and celebrate the work (internally and externally).
  • Contribute ideas that contribute to creative media tactics.
  • Participate in a diverse, inclusive, creative culture.
  • Collaborate with peer group to share work and inspire junior team members about creative-thinking, accountability, and thought-leadership.
  • Responsible for developing the skill and knowledge base of those more junior as well as supervise, advise, and counsel direct report(s).
  • Facilitate regular 1:1s with direct reports to ensure information is appropriately understood and actioned (where appropriate), feedback can be elevated (if needed), and additional context/education/etc. can be provided.
  • Elevate client work within the agency and partner with Growth and Comms teams to submit for awards and recognition.
  • Actively participate in agency DEIB trainings and events, ERGs, ensure recruiting/interviewing/management is unbiased, inclusive.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • Have participated in delivering effective work, and may have won an award, pitched new business and/or driven organic growth.
  • Able to demonstrate the ability to successfully multi-task while preserving high attention to detail, manage your time and show superb organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
  • Demonstrate excellent verbal, written and presentation skills and ability to think on your feet.
  • Strong mathematical abilities.
  • Advanced computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and knowledge of DCM, Prisma, comScore, MRI.

Mediabrands focuses on providing media and marketing solutions that help clients grow their businesses. The company uses data analysis and technology to create customized advertising strategies and content that aim to improve clients' return on investment. Mediabrands stands out from its competitors by offering a full range of services, including media planning, buying, and optimization, along with content creation and distribution. Its goal is to adapt to the changing media landscape while promoting an inclusive work environment that values diverse perspectives.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2007

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401(k) Company Match

401(k) Retirement Plan

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Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Unlimited Paid Time Off

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Remote Work Options

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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Employee Assistance Programme

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