Manager, Media Strategy

New York City, NY (Remote)

$80K/yr – $90K/yrManager5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

Job Summary

Lead and own cross-channel media strategy and client-facing storytelling, translating data into actionable plans across paid social, search, video, and programmatic, while guiding teams to cohesive, insight-driven campaigns.

  • Own strategic media planning across multiple channels aligned to business goals and performance
  • Present strategies and narratives to clients and executives, translating data into actionable recommendations

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead Cross-Channel Media Strategy
  • Own strategic media planning across paid social, search, video, and programmatic channels. Build integrated media strategies that align to client business goals, audience insights, and performance objectives while balancing brand and conversion priorities.
  • Bridge Media and Creative Strategy
  • Act as a strategic connector between media, creative, and content teams to ensure campaigns are grounded in cohesive audience insights and messaging strategies. Partner closely with teams like Creative and Creator to help shape more thoughtful, insight-driven creative approaches beyond tactical trend-based recommendations.
  • Drive Strategic Client Leadership
  • Serve as a trusted strategic partner to clients, confidently presenting media strategies, performance narratives, testing recommendations, and audience insights to both day-to-day contacts and executive stakeholders. Help clients understand not just what is happening, but why.
  • Translate Data Into Actionable Insights
  • Leverage quantitative and qualitative research, campaign performance data, audience insights, and measurement frameworks to inform media strategy and optimization recommendations. Connect performance back to broader business outcomes and future planning opportunities.
  • Develop Full-Funnel Media Plans
  • Build comprehensive media plans rooted in audience segmentation, channel roles, reach and frequency principles, testing frameworks, and campaign objectives. Partner with activation teams to ensure strategic recommendations are executable and scalable.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in media strategy, media planning, communications planning, or digital advertising within an agency or similarly fast-paced environment
  • Strong understanding of paid media channels including paid social, search, programmatic, video, and digital media planning fundamentals
  • Experience building media strategies grounded in audience insights, business objectives, and performance data
  • Strong grasp of media planning fundamentals including budget allocation, audience segmentation, channel roles, reach and frequency, testing frameworks, and performance evaluation
  • Familiarity with research, planning, and analytics tools such as MRI Simmons, SimilarWeb, Nielsen, Pathmatics, or similar platforms
  • Confident client-facing communication and presentation skills, with experience presenting recommendations and strategic narratives to senior stakeholders
  • Strong storytelling and narrative-building skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, compelling presentations
  • Experience synthesizing qualitative and quantitative information into actionable strategic recommendations
  • Collaborative working style with the ability to navigate cross-functional environments and build strong relationships across teams
  • Highly curious, proactive, and comfortable operating in ambiguous or evolving environments

Preferred

  • Creative Strategy & Brand Communications
  • Analytics & Measurement
  • Agency experience strongly preferred

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment with flexible hours
  • Unlimited PTO + company holidays
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and disability coverage
  • Life & AD&D insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid parental leave & family support
  • Pet care perks & insurance
  • Commuter & transit benefits
  • Exclusive employee discounts
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New Engen is a digital marketing agency driving impact for brands across every phase of the customer journey – maximizing it, measuring it, and repeating it. Through a genuine passion for building brands, a relentless desire to challenge the status quo, and deep digital expertise across hundreds of brands and verticals, we put our clients on the cutting edge of what’s possible in digital marketing.

Founded in 2016
Seattle, Washington, US
479 employees (204 in marketing)
74% recommend to a friend
97% CEO approval

Salaries

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$80K/yr – $90K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$10.6M
Last Raise
$8.1M
Private Equity, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2021
    Private Equity
  • May 2017
    Series A • $8.1M
  • Sep 2016
    Seed • $2.5M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
33.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$53
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.6%
Direct
45.4%
Referral
15.4%
Social
6.9%
Paid
1.4%

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Current headcount: ~471

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Manager, Media Strategy

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