MANAGER, MEDIA STRATEGY & ACTIVATION

USA (Remote)

$75K/yr – $85K/yrManagerFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive cross-channel media planning and client strategy to deliver insight-driven campaigns and rigorous reporting.

  • Must-have: Proficiency in cross-channel media tactics and planning
  • Standout: Ownership of end-to-end reporting and client-ready recommendations

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-channel media plan preparation and oversee execution.
  • Guide client interactions and communication.
  • Contribute to budget allocation across media channels.
  • Analyze research for insight-driven media recommendations.
  • Evaluate third-party proposals, negotiate rates and plans, and approve final recommendations.
  • Develop and present tactical media recommendations to clients.
  • Oversee campaign execution, pacing, and optimizations in partnership with others on the team.
  • Complete ownership of reporting deliverables, ensuring all channel and account insights are meaningful and actionable.
  • Ensure accurate campaign billing and reconcile invoices.
  • Research and evaluate emerging market technologies, tools, and platforms.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in cross-channel media tactics and planning
  • Mastery of research tools (MRI, Comscore, Pathmatics, eMarketer, etc.)
  • High-level understanding of media platforms (Meta, TikTok, Google, and Programmatic)
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Advanced understanding of media analytics
  • Basic understanding of digital ad operations and platforms
  • Proficiency with reporting tools (GA4, DCM, Datarama)
  • Excellent communication (including presentation skills) and collaboration skills (internal team & external clients)
  • Strong management & organizational skills (people, projects, deadlines)
  • Expert knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint

Benefits

  • a highly competitive benefits package that includes health, vision, dental, life insurance
  • a 401k with company match
  • wellness and technology reimbursements
  • home office setup support
  • over 7 weeks of PTO
  • Summer Fridays
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Stella Rising

We accelerate profitable growth through unified strategy, activation, and measurement for beauty, health, food, and lifestyle brands. At Stella Rising, we're celebrating two 2025 wins: we're Ad Age's Media Agency of the Year, Silver, and our SVP of Analytics & Consumer Insights was named to Ad Age's Media Buying Power List!

Founded in 1982
Westport, Connecticut, USA
103 employees (45 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
16.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40%
Direct
43.2%
Referral
9.7%
Social
5.7%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~103

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
43 (42% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
4.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$92.1M
Last Raise
$22.1M
Debt Financing, 10 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2014
    Venture Round • $22.1M
  • Jan 2013
    Private Equity Round