Associate Director Media Strategy & Buying - Entertainment

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$110K/yr – $130K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 11 days ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 1. Media Strategy & Campaign Planning
  • FYC Specialist Strategy: Lead the development of comprehensive, highly targeted media strategies specifically tailored to target entertainment industry voters across key voting windows and phases.
  • Media Architecture: Build integrated, innovative media plans across digital channels, inclusive of publisher direct and paid social, ensuring messaging aligns with creative positioning and critical voting dates.
  • Client Advisory: Serve as a trusted, client-facing lead to present strategic media maps, pivot solutions, and campaign timelines directly to senior stakeholders.
  • 2. Execution, Buying & Platform Operations
  • Hands-On Buying Execution: Direct hands-on execution of in-platform buying (Self-Serve Social) alongside publisher-direct partnerships and trade media negotiations.
  • Cross-Channel Integration: Act as the strategic lead oversight for core digital/social elements, while collaborating on the integration of traditional media elements as needed:Core Focus: Social Media, Premium Display, and Video.
  • Holistic Touchpoints: Out-of-Home (Billboards, Wallscapes, etc.), Trade Print, Spot TV, Audio (Podcast/Radio), and Connected TV/Streaming.
  • 3. Optimization & Data Analytics
  • Real-Time Performance Management: Oversee daily in-flight optimizations across platforms to ensure maximum delivery efficiency, frequency capping among voter targets, and pacing safety.

Requirements

  • Experience: 6–8 years of media planning and buying experience, ideally within an agency network environment, with at least 1–2 years in a management or team leadership capacity.
  • Platform Expertise: Deep hands-on knowledge of major social ads managers (Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Reddit, etc.).
  • Entertainment Acumen: Experience running media in the entertainment ecosystem (streaming, broadcast, or theatrical). Comfort managing rapid pivot schedules based on industry news and nominations.
  • Client Management: Proven track record of handling high-touch, senior client relationships with clarity and professionalism cultivating and maintaining trust.
  • Leadership: Proven ability and experience managing others; a strong desire and capability to grow and develop talent
  • Communication: Compelling and persuasive written and verbal communicator and presenter. Knows how to reach a compromise when necessary.
  • Depth of Knowledge: Expert level media math skills
  • Flexibility: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Preferred

  • FYC Landscape Knowledge: Familiarity with the specific rules, regulations, and targets associated with guild and academy awards voters.
  • Traditional Media Fluency: Direct experience or foundational understanding of managing traditional media channels, specifically LA-market Out-of-Home (OOH), trade print (Variety, THR), Local Broadcast, and digital audio platforms
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Adelphi Group

The Adelphi provides a wide range of strategic support services and consulting for global pharmaceutical clients. Adelphi is dedicated to the healthcare sector, providing services across strategic marketing, marketing and business intelligence, real-world observational research and disease-specific programmes, health and economic outcomes, market access, pricing and reimbursement, value insight, multi-channel health communications, scientific services, and strategic product development consultancy. Headquarters are located in Manchester, UK with offices in Europe and the US. Adelphi employs over 700 people worldwide.

Founded in 1986
Bollington, England, GBR
233 employees (19 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
15.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
59.9%
Direct
26.4%
Referral
9.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~233

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
13 (6% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
140