Director, Content & Digital Investment

New York City, NY (On-site)

$129K/yr – $207K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead luxury digital media strategy and investment across channels, driving integrated audience-first plans for national/global brands.

  • Own day-to-day digital investment leadership and performance optimization with clear KPIs and financial stewardship.
  • Translate data into strategic recommendations for clients and internal teams, shaping marketplace POVs and innovation opportunities.
  • Collaborate across Commerce, Search, Social, Programmatic, and Partnerships to build integrated media plans that drive client growth.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead development of digital media strategies and investment recommendations across all digital channels, ensuring alignment with client business objectives and luxury brand positioning.
  • Serve as the primary day-to-day digital investment lead and strategic partner for client stakeholders.
  • Oversee campaign planning, activation, optimization, and performance analysis to ensure successful delivery against KPIs.
  • Translate data and campaign performance into actionable insights and strategic recommendations for clients and internal teams.
  • Collaborate with Commerce, Search, Social, Programmatic, and Partnerships teams to develop integrated, audience-first media plans.
  • Develop and present compelling media recommendations, performance recaps, thought leadership, and innovation opportunities to clients.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with media partners, evaluating emerging opportunities, partnerships, and marketplace trends.
  • Ensure financial stewardship across digital investments, including oversight of billing accuracy, reconciliations, vendor management, and forecasting.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop team members while fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
  • Champion innovation by identifying new media opportunities, technologies, measurement approaches, and consumer engagement strategies relevant to luxury audiences.

Requirements

  • B.A. or B.S. in Marketing, Advertising or related field highly preferred
  • 8+ years of digital media buying experience
  • Demonstrated experience leading integrated digital media strategies for national or global brands.
  • Strong client leadership experience, including presenting recommendations and performance insights to senior stakeholders.
  • Deep understanding of the digital media ecosystem, including Programmatic, Paid Social, Search, Online Video, Retail Media, Partnerships, and Measurement.
  • Proven ability to analyze data, identify insights, and translate findings into strategic recommendations.
  • Strong financial management experience, including budget oversight, billing reconciliation, and investment stewardship.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, including pivot tables, v lookups, financial analysis, and executive-level presentations.
  • Experience with Prisma and industry research platforms such as Nielsen, Comscore, MRI-Simmons, or similar tools preferred.

Preferred

  • Luxury, premium, or high-consideration brand experience strongly preferred.
  • Content partnership and custom media program experience preferred.
  • Experience with Prisma and industry research platforms such as Nielsen, Comscore, MRI-Simmons, or similar tools preferred.

Benefits

  • medical coverage
  • dental
  • vision
  • disability
  • 401K
  • par parental and family care leave
  • family forming assistance
  • tuition reimbursement
  • flexible time off
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Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V

Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]), Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global solutions deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in over 100 countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

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