Senior Manager, Media Planning

Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)

$121K/yr – $181K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Marriott media planning by leading a multi-channel strategy team to plan, execute, and optimize campaigns across brand partners and agencies.

  • Own end-to-end multi-channel planning and campaign execution.
  • Must-have: 5+ years in digital media planning with cross-team influence.
  • Standout: Leadership of a planning team and cross-functional collaboration.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic media planning team including a team of Managers, acting as the primary advisor on media strategy, channel allocation, and investment prioritization.
  • Coach and develop team including implementation of best practices, setting team priorities, and driving accountability.
  • Work closely with brand partner teams to understand their needs and objectives, and then create and refine media plans, including campaign scheduling, budgeting, creating target audiences, etc.
  • Support annual planning process, quarterly campaign reviews, forecasting and regular performance check-ins with internal stakeholders and brand partners.
  • Manage all day-to-day campaign launch details for assigned initiatives and act as the main point of contact for brand partners and agency partners.
  • Provide clear and complete direction to cross-functional members and teams to design and kick-off the planning process.
  • Collaborate with internal Ad Ops teams to develop and execute media campaigns across multiple channels, ensuring alignment with broader business & marketing goals.
  • Collaborate with Reporting & Insights teams to deliver performance reports to brand partners.
  • Collaborate with Finance and Billing teams to manage media investment reconciliation, invoicing processes, and budget tracking.
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior internal stakeholders, brand partner teams, and agency partners. Foster a positive climate to build effective teams that are committed to organizational goals and initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Marketing, or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in digital media, marketing, media strategy, or advertising
  • Strong project leadership skills; demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-impact initiatives simultaneously and drive alignment across internal and external teams
  • Expertise in cross-channel digital media planning (programmatic, paid social, paid search, display, owned digital, etc.) with strong understanding of audience strategy, targeting, and investment planning
  • Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, translate insights into strategic recommendations, and present effectively to executive audience
  • Advanced analytical capability and familiarity with media performance measurement, optimization methodologies, and budgeting frameworks

Nice To Have

  • Growth mindset; curiosity about the MarTech/AdTech ecosystem, digital marketing trends, and evolving media strategies.

Benefits

  • All positions offer a 401(k) plan, stock purchase plan, discounts at Marriott properties, commuter benefits, employee assistance plan, and childcare discounts.
  • Full-time positions also offer coverage for medical, dental, vision, health care flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, life insurance, disability insurance, accident insurance, adoption expense reimbursements, paid parental leave and educational assistance.
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