Director, Integrated Media Investment (Temporary) at CROSSMEDIA | USA | $100K/yr – $135K/yr

CROSSMEDIA

Director, Integrated Media Investment (Temporary)

USA (On-site)

$100K/yr – $135K/yrDirector/Executive6+ years expTemporary

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the integrated media investment product across direct buys, biddable, offline, and procurement, unifying channels into one cohesive team that delivers client ROI and a clear investment roadmap.

Cross-channel ownership: lead the One Marketplace across all channels and ensure pricing, performance, and procurement are aligned with client goals.
Client and partner leadership: steer negotiations, new business, and senior stakeholder communications with investment leadership and agency partners.
People and process enablement: mentor teams, drive cross-team training, and roll out integrated investment models and agency processes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Engagement in Enterprise Partnership Program (EPP)
Lead Agency Negotiator, Client voice & potential New Business
Consummate communicator Client, Account team and Investment Leadership
Leading the One Marketplace team across direct buys, biddable, offline, procurement - ensuring you bring all channels into one cohesive team and optimal media investment approach
Provide strategic leadership as the steward of the investment product delivered to each client, including understanding client business, target consumer, and category dynamics
Participation in training teams, supporting rollout of new agency processes, supporting agency enterprise deals, rolling out integrated investment model across teams
Reliably acting in Crossmedia and client’s best interests; maintaining high ethical standards
Leads relationships with clients alongside account leadership, cross functional leadership, and external partners
Mentors staff and drives team training and development
Find the best integrated media strategy across buying, bidding, and procuring to optimize pricing and performance for clients

Requirements

6 + years of experience in media investment and campaign management
A thorough understanding of the media landscape and how it’s evolving.
Experience with providing strategic leadership based on an in-depth knowledge of each clients’ business
Advance media product delivered to clients, fueled by a holistic understanding of advertising and media.
Liaison between partner agencies, vendors, in-house client strategy/creative teams
Leverages deep knowledge of media landscapes and market rates to negotiate cost-efficient, high-impact placements that drive client ROI.
Builds strong relationships with media partners, unlocking premium inventory, added value, and early access to innovative opportunities
Uses data-driven insights and strategic packaging to craft compelling negotiation points that align with campaign goals and maximize value.
Team management, including managing and mentoring team members. Reviews, performance issues, timely reviews/feedback, active work distribution and fair rotations
Participation in new business

Preferred

Benefits

CROSSMEDIA

3.9 Glassdoor

Welcome to Crossmedia, a global, independent and minority-owned, full-funnel agency committed to doing media the right way for the last 25 years. Rooted in TRUST, REASON, and the Pursuit of HAPPINESS, we are committed to acting without bias and backed by the strictest transparency standards, making decisions grounded in data and common sense, and leading with strategies that deliver employee, client, and customer satisfaction. We focus on what media agencies should do: create innovative connections between brands and people regardless of channel or budget, and we do it in an honest way.Our culture is also pretty great. We invest in every colleague’s professional and personal wellbeing and growth, with XM groups like XMEquity365, XMFit, XMReads, and more! Of course, we also have our famous Burgerday every month, along with regular wellness workshops and educational sessions—part of the reason Crossmedia has been named to Ad Age’s Best Places to Work list the past six years in a row!Crossmedia is headquartered in New York and has hubs across the U.S., London, Germany and Toronto.

Founded in 2000

New York, New York, USA

321 employees (103 in marketing)

crossmedia.com

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89% CEO approval