Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the VP of Media, representing their perspective in critical forums and driving consensus across matrixed teams with engaging priorities.
• Manage critical internal communications, strategic leadership initiatives, and high-impact meetings and presentations to maximize the VP’s effectiveness. Anticipate organizational needs, identifying potential hurdles and opportunities ahead of key-executive discussions.
• Support the development, execution, and tracking of global Media Lab strategies, including market analysis, goal setting, and resource allocation.
• Support annual and quarterly planning-cycles, including all executive presentations, translating high-level market trends into initiatives and managing the associated change management and communications.
• Identify organizational bottlenecks and design data-backed solutions to improve operational velocity. Partner strategically with external global media agencies and internal cross-functional teams to evaluate media effectiveness, optimize global investments, and ensure alignment with the VP’s direction.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, media strategy, or marketing strategy or 6 years of experience with an advanced degree.
• Experience working with media planning, buying, agency management ecosystems, or global media campaigns.
• Experience advising, partnering with, and crafting communications for C-suite or Vice President-level executives.

Preferred

• MBA or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in analyzing complex media data to evaluate performance, incrementality, media return on investment, and Media Mix Modeling (MMM).
• Experience navigating complex and matrixed global organizations.
• Understanding of the global media landscape, including agency holding company models, programmatic buying, and the evolving Advertising Technology/Marketing Technology ecosystem.