Vice President Director, Media - Light pharma exp preferred

New York City, NY (On-site)

$121K/yr – $194K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the bridge between brand objectives and digital media outcomes, translating insights into actionable strategies, guiding client thinking, and surfacing cross-offer opportunities that accelerate business impact.

  • Strategic translation: convert brand goals into platform-agnostic digital media plans with measurable outcomes.
  • Client partnership: educate brand teams on digital marketing value and adapt their thinking for effective activation.
  • Opportunity spotting: identify broader Digitas capabilities and articulate timely proposals to senior leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic translation: convert brand goals into platform-agnostic digital media plans with measurable outcomes.
  • Client partnership: educate brand teams on digital marketing value and adapt their thinking for effective activation.
  • Opportunity spotting: identify broader Digitas capabilities and articulate timely proposals to senior leadership.
  • Audience insights: develop consumer insights and translate them into meaningful digital behaviors and strategies.
  • Adaptability: shift and adjust to meet business demands and individual client needs.
  • Representative role: embody Digitas and serve as a trusted face to staff and clients.
  • Travel readiness: willing to travel as needed to engage new places, faces, and ideas.

Requirements

  • Four years of college education (and preferably a master’s degree) plus ten to twelve years of agency experience
  • Light pharma experience preferred
  • Deep familiarity with the digital environment and a demonstrated ability to translate insights into meaningful digital behaviors and marketing strategies
  • Ability to think beyond media and act as a sharp, informed digital marketing advocate for clients and the team
  • Knowledge of qualitative measurement approaches – online and offline – and how/when to apply them for measurable successes
  • Classroom familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools is a plus

Preferred

  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus.

Benefits

  • medical coverage
  • dental
  • vision
  • disability
  • 401K
  • parential and family care leave
  • family forming assistance
  • tuition reimbursement
  • flexible time off
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Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

Founded in 1980
Boston, Massachusetts, US
2.8K employees (892 in marketing)
74% recommend to a friend
82% CEO approval

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Current headcount: ~2.9K

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673 (23% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
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