Media Account Manager

New York City, NY (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end client relationships and multi-channel media planning, translating briefs into actionable strategies and driving optimization.

  • Lead day-to-day client communications and campaign delivery
  • Turn data into insights to inform recommendations and reporting

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Acting as a key day-to-day contact for clients and building trusted relationships through responsive, knowledgeable and proactive account management.
  • Developing a strong understanding of clients' businesses, audiences, products, competitors and marketing objectives.
  • Interrogating client briefs, asking the right questions and helping translate business and marketing objectives into effective media recommendations.
  • Leading the development of multi-channel media plans, working with specialist teams and senior colleagues where appropriate.
  • Evaluating media opportunities and recommending the channels, partners, audiences and approaches most appropriate to the brief.
  • Clearly communicating media recommendations and the rationale behind them to clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Coordinating campaign activation across internal teams, clients, media partners and other stakeholders to ensure campaigns launch accurately and on time.
  • Maintaining a clear view of campaign delivery, budget and performance and proactively addressing issues before they affect client outcomes.
  • Identifying and driving optimization opportunities based on campaign data, audience insights and wider client objectives.
  • Ensuring reporting goes beyond campaign metrics to explain what performance means, what has been learned and what action should be taken next.

Requirements

  • Strong knowledge of paid media and an understanding of how different channels can work together within an integrated media plan.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn campaign data into insights and actionable recommendations.
  • The ability to understand a client's marketing objectives and connect media recommendations and performance back to their wider business goals.
  • Confidence managing day-to-day client communications
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present recommendations clearly and credibly.
  • Excellent organization and project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple campaigns, stakeholders and deadlines.
  • A proactive, solution-oriented approach to campaign challenges and client needs.
  • Commercial awareness and an understanding of the financial considerations involved in managing media accounts.
  • Strong attention to detail while maintaining sight of broader client objectives.
  • Curiosity about the changing media and B2B marketing landscape and an interest in bringing new ideas to clients.

Benefits

  • 20 paid vacation days per year, increasing to 25 days after 1 year's service
  • X3 Float Days per year to celebrate moments that matter
  • x2 Volunteer Time Off days a year
  • 11 paid holidays per year
  • 10 paid sick days per year
  • Time off to vote
  • Flexible working
  • Flexible medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Modern Health mental health and emotional wellness support
  • Carrot fertility services
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Pretzl

We don’t do business as usual. Neither should you.Founded in 2025, Pretzl brings together customer science, AI, and award-winning B2B creativity under one roof. We help companies navigate today’s complex buyer journeys, turning twists, turns, and unexpected stops into clear, measurable results.Through our proprietary JourneyLab platform, we combine human insight, real-time signals, and data-driven analysis to understand how buyers actually behave — from decision-makers to influencers. Then we act on it, delivering strategy, creative, communications, media, and technology solutions that are smarter, faster, and unusually effective.At Pretzl, we don’t just optimize the status quo — we rewrite the rules.

Founded in 2025
20 employees (3 in marketing)

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (10% of company)
Median Tenure
0.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~21
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Media Account Manager

Pretzl · New York City, NY · On-site