Media Director

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$130K/yr – $150K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end media planning and budget governance for a major account, driving integrated strategies, client leadership, and cross-functional collaboration across Strategy, Analytics, and agencies.

  • Lead client communications and ensure flawless execution
  • Drive data-driven media recommendations and performance optimization

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support the day-to-day management of client media plans and budgets, including flowcharts, budget trackers, billing oversight, media authorizations, and financial stewardship to ensure accuracy and timeliness across all campaigns.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for media budget management and operational coordination across internal teams, including Partnership Investments, Kinesso, Analytics and specialty agency partners.
  • Lead and manage client communications, ensuring responsiveness, proactive issue resolution, and flawless execution across all deliverables and requests.
  • Build strong relationships with clients, partner agencies, and cross-functional teams to foster collaboration, trust, and integrated solutions aligned to business goals and KPIs.
  • Participate in and lead client meetings, briefings, proposals, recommendations, and points of view while demonstrating a strong understanding of client business objectives, category dynamics, and competitive activity.
  • Develop and oversee integrated media strategies and plans across all channels, including TV (Upfront experience preferred), video, audio, digital, programmatic, and emerging platforms, ensuring alignment with marketing objectives and business priorities.
  • Partner with Strategy, Audience Sciences, and other specialty teams to deliver innovative, insight-driven media recommendations and best-in-class client work.
  • Monitor media performance, industry trends, consumer behavior, and competitive activity to identify optimization opportunities, surface actionable insights, and introduce new media and technology solutions.
  • Ensure seamless campaign execution through coordination of creative asset delivery, media authorizations, and operational workflows across agency and client teams.
  • Act as a strategic and operational leader across one of Mediahub’s largest accounts, balancing priorities while maintaining high standards of quality, organization, and client service.

Requirements

  • Experience in an integrated planning role in media, publisher / vendor, or communications discipline (digital, content)
  • Ability to delegate and oversee direct reports
  • Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with senior clients, colleagues, and vendors
  • Strong time management and organizational skills
  • Experience/involvement in new business planning and strong presentations skills
  • Required PC proficiency and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)

Preferred

  • 8+ years relevant experience with 4+ years of experience managing or developing staff
  • Entertainment category or audience experience
  • Proven problem-solving ability
  • Ability to work successfully within a team, handling multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines under pressure
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Mediahub Worldwide

Mediahub is an award-winning global media agency and part of IPG's Mediabrands. We're an agile, fast and modern agency built for brands who are disrupting the status quo and want a media agency partner to help them achieve brand velocity in times of great change and volatility. Creative at our core, we're powered by the Acxiom data spine and the intelligence power of Magna Global. For more information please visit www.mediahubww.com.

Founded in 2005
New York, New York, USA
747 employees (410 in marketing)

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14.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.9%
Direct
42.3%
Referral
5.8%
Social
1.9%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~747

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