Associate Media Director, Integrated Media Planning

Clayton, MO (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end media planning across traditional and digital channels, tying strategy to client goals and audience insights while driving measurement and vendor management.

  • Integrated media ownership: develop and align strategies, tactical plans, and briefs across TV, radio, print, OOH, social, programmatic, and paid search.
  • Measurement and optimization: establish KPI-led measurement strategies with learning agendas to guide insights and campaign optimization.
  • Agency partnership and leadership: manage reporting outputs, client relationships, vendor RFI/RFP processes, and cross-team activation to scale opportunities.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the development of integrated media strategies and full media plans across traditional (TV, radio, print, OOH) and digital (social media, programmatic, paid search, etc.) channels.
  • Align media strategies with client objectives, target audiences, media and industry landscape while supporting campaign goals.
  • The development of strategic and effective tactical plans that align with the integrated strategy and channel mix.
  • Manage and provide input on media briefs to ensure strategies and integrated plans align with the client’s core business goals and are structured to effectively achieve objectives.
  • Conduct research and analysis for assigned clients, including audience insights, competitive landscape, consumer journey, market trends, and industry/category knowledge.
  • Understand the agency's research tools and know how to leverage them to create strategic media plans.
  • Develop points of view (POVs) and maintain a clear understanding of the evolving media landscape, emerging technologies, and other critical factors shaping the industry.
  • Effectively develop and manage Measurement Strategies that connect media with clear KPIs and optimized metrics to ensure success of the media campaigns.
  • Create learning agendas within the measurement plan to guide insights and optimization efforts, ensuring clear hypotheses, methodologies, and timelines are established.
  • The Supervisor of Integrated Planning will oversee and take ownership of final reporting outputs.
  • Establish and maintain goodwill and strong working relationships with the client, including regular calls, visits and check-ins to ensure the agency is meeting their needs.
  • Work with teams across the agency to ensure timely signoff and feedback from clients.
  • Develop and maintain key vendor relationships, forming partnerships and seeking innovative approaches/opportunities.
  • Guide RFI/RFP efforts with new and existing vendors, gather and synthesizing proposals, plans and rates with teams.
  • Manage, mentor, and motivate activation strategy team members to encourage professional development while providing guidance.
  • Proactively and collaboratively work with Performance and Spot Activation teams to manage, plan and execute campaigns, and bring forward new ideas to expand on media opportunities.
  • Provide negotiation guidance and tactics to activation strategists.
  • Oversee media agreements and contracts with outside media vendors.

Requirements

  • 5 - 7 years in planning & executional roles for media, publisher/vendor, or communications discipline (digital, content)
  • 5- 7 years of experience in a traditional and digital media planning/buying position at an advertising/media agency
  • A bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, with a degree or concentration in advertising, marketing, or communications preferred.
  • Proficient in media planning tools and software, as well as analytics platforms (GA4, Commspoint, Nielsen, MRI, Bionic, Media Tools, Media Ocean, etc.)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to clients and internal teams.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with clients, team members and other stakeholders in our agency.
  • Flexibility to adapt to changing client needs, industry trends, emerging media channels and internal structure changes

Benefits

  • The chance to be a part of a growing company and the next success story
  • Amazing opportunities for career development
  • Recognition programs
  • Employee referral bonus
  • Hybrid work schedule; 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home
  • Fun and collaborative work environment
  • Casual dress code
  • Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability)
  • 401(k) retirement plan, with employer 4% match
  • Work/life benefits, including mental health and wellbeing support
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True Media

True Media is an independent media agency helping leading and emerging brands across North America build stronger connections with customers. True works closely with clients and creative agencies to apply deep media expertise and genuine human perspective to find what's true and elevate brands across all digital, traditional, social and performance media channels.

Founded in 2005
Columbia, Missouri, USA
186 employees (70 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.4%
Direct
45.6%
Referral
5.7%
Social
16.8%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~186

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
65 (35% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
5.8 years