Vice President Group Director, Media

New York City, NY (On-site)

$149K/yr – $239K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Lead on multi‑brand media strategy with a focus on retail, owning audience segmentation, channel mix, and cross‑team program design for client growth.

  • Own multi‑channel strategy development and client/partner relationships across media channels.
  • Own segmentation planning to inform reach, frequency, and channel choices.
  • Own program strategies across teams and drive new business opportunities on retail accounts.

Job Description

  • Lead a core team responsible for strategic initiatives on a top retail brand
  • Articulate departmental and customer segmentation and Media tactics
  • Oversee development of program strategies across different teams
  • Assume a lead role on core client teams and new business opportunities
  • Maintain senior level relationship with publishers and clients
  • Engage in public relations within the Media field
  • Represent the agency within industry organizations
  • Support relevant training sessions
  • Establish long-term trust with clients
  • Four year degree (Master’s degree preferred)
  • 6-12 years of Advertising and Marketing industry experience
  • Experience with retail business strongly preferred
  • 3 years of staff management and team leadership
  • Deep understanding of core media planning principles (e.g. audience segmentation, reach and frequency, media mix modeling, etc.)
  • Expert level strategy development across channels - Linear TV, Streaming, Digital Video, Audio, Social, Display, Content. Upfront, OOH, Experiential, and Programmatic a plus
  • Proven leadership ability and previous client relationship experience
  • Exemplary verbal and written communication skills
  • Time management and problem solving skills
  • Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MRI, and CMR
  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation
  • medical coverage
  • dental
  • vision
  • disability
  • 401K
  • parental and family care leave
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