Associate Media Director

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$115K/yr – $130K/yrSenior Level7+ years exp

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own the media planning leadership for a senior team, driving testing, oversight, and compelling storytelling while linking results to strategic partnerships and tool adoption.

Media Strategy & Testing: Identify opportunities for testing and innovation in media strategy and collaborate with IS to implement.
Campaign Oversight & Execution: Lead campaign management quality, troubleshoot issues, and provide hands-on support.
Team Growth & Mentorship: Mentor juniors, give feedback, and drive performance reviews to raise the team’s craft.

Job Description

Innovation & Testing: Identify opportunities for testing and innovation in media strategy, collaborating with IS counterparts to implement.
Campaign Oversight: Assume oversight of campaign management teams, providing quality assurance, troubleshooting, and support.
Presentations: Apply storytelling techniques to presentations, adapting fluidly to adjust strategies in real-time.
Media Insights: Provide deep insights into media performance, proactively managing brand impact, and identifying upsell/cross-sell opportunities.
Project Management: Manage media team scope on projects, flagging potential overages and organizing teams accordingly.
Process Optimization: Define and adjust processes for new tools and technologies as required.
Research Utilization: Regularly leverage research from media tools to propose and defend innovative ideas.
Digital Expertise: Demonstrate understanding of digital, social, and emerging platforms and technologies.
Strategic Partnerships: Initiate discussions with partners to influence product roadmaps and capabilities.
Relationship Building: Establish relationships with IS leads, department leads, client leads, and vendor leads to enhance collaboration and client service.
Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
401k with Company match of 50% on the first 6%
Adoption Assistance – Up to $2,500 of financial assistance
Company Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Short-Term Disability providing 100% of salary coverage
Paid Parental Leave for birth and non-birth parents (4 weeks)
Summer Fridays
Flexible Time Off (FTO)
11 Holidays and End of Year Office Closure
Company provided Learning and Development opportunities

Salaries

Posted range

$115K/yr – $130K/yr

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