Vice President Group Director, Media Investment

VP/GD, Media Investment (B2B Specialist)As VP/Group Director, Cross Channel Investments, you will provide investment leadership across all paid media channels, including but not limited to TV, OOH, video, audio, social, search, display, and influencer. In this role, you will manage the channel investment teams to ensure a consistent go-to-market approach and create synergies with our Media Strategy and Data and Analytics teams to exceed campaign KPIs.To help with this, we're looking for an outstanding VP/Director – someone who can win the hearts of clients, inspire their teammates, and skillfully juggle multiple pieces of business. Sound like you? Read on.We are seeking a leader who will bring an innovative approach to tactical planning and buying, endless curiosity to identify new opportunities and an ability to achieve greater value through strong partner negotiations and relationships. You will be able to speak fluently to channel buying tactics; often acting as a representative of the full media investment team to clients and the marketplace.ResponsibilitiesDay to day your role includes:LeadershipPartner with the marketplace, build relationships, and support channel negotiations as neededEstablish and maintain strong partnerships with relevant media partners in the media ecosystem (i.e. Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc.)Oversee the work of multiple channel specialists, managing workflow, QA process, providing strategic guidance and oversight and ensuring operational excellence across all stages of tactical planning and buyingServe as a central point of contact for clients and internal teams for the client investment portfolio.Speak fluently to multiple media channels, calling on deep expertise from activating one or more channels.Work alongside client finance partners to determine how best to spend their media dollars to drive outcomes.Bring innovative solutions and out of the box thinking to partners and clients.Provide thought leadership on media marketplace evolution, ensuring delivery of strong point of view and industry knowledgeManage and maintain relationships with internal practice leads and full investment teamServe as champion of bespoke agency solutions and offerings to evolve client relationshipBe a leader through strength and stability -- functioning as a point of escalation for clients and team members as needed.The role reports to SVP, InvestmentsPlanning & OptimizationLead tactical plan development and recommendations, ensuring cross channel and channel tactical recommendations ladder up to the media strategy and are backed up by industry trends, competitive and media insightsPartner with channel teams in the creation, distribution and evaluation of RFPs in the marketplacePartner with channel teams to assess proposals and negotiate pricing, added value and moreCreate and lead channel teams on a holistic media plan and flow chart by partner with associated details (flighting, placements, targeting, cost, etc.)Lead cross-channel budget shift decisioning and recommendationsLead on-going budget management across channels to maximize profitability and exceed client goalsOversee total dollars in market, monitoring pacing and navigating over and underspends by channel, and performance cross channelEstablish processes, where needed, to deliver operational excellence across buying and executionWork within teams to troubleshoot and quickly problem solve campaign management issues as they arise, as well as effectively partner with cross functional teams to appropriately communicate issues with clients.Reporting & AnalysisPartner closely with Data & Analytics (DNA) on cross channel performance analysis and reportingPartner closely with DNA and channel teams on optimization recommendations and opportunitiesPartner closely with DNA and channel teams on learning agenda & test and learn strategiesQualifications10+ years of media planning and buying experience, with a strong foundation in media channel investment and activation (option to add pending client: ";emphasis on performance media or video or retail media, etc")Bachelor's degree or higher, with a concentration in advertising, marketing, business administration, communications, or equivalentAnalytical background – comfort with data and numbers5+ years of people managing experience, overseeing five or more reports in an account management/client services teamDeep industry relationships with ad tech firms, brand teams, and publisher/platform partnersExcellent negotiation skills and understanding of how to add incremental value and communicate that to our clientsStrong communication and writing skills—you're poised, precise, and above all, kind when engaging with othersAble to package, merchandise, and sell in concepts and new opportunitiesStrategic thinking and able to see the bigger pictureSelf-starter with ability to work independently and in a collaborative team settingFamiliarity 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.Got the sparkle? Apply if you believe your unique skills are a fit.